Can't put onto disc.

[netibiza]

I download (legally) TV progs rom UKNova, but some of them won't go onto dvd-R disc so I can't watch them on the tv. Lots of them are Ok and work but the "bad" one have the little folder symbol (as do the others) but when I go to play them they don't open if you know what I mean. Is there a reason for this, and anything I can do to remedy it. Many thanks.

[ChuckFickens]

Try right clicking on them and selecting extract.

[netibiza]

when do I right click on them, after I have downloaded to computer, and they are sitting there (I can watch them on comouter but it's not very comfy) so then what...please!

[scotman]

Does your disc burning software automatically 'finalise'(or equivalent) the disc to make it playable on any device. When I record from TV using my DVD recorder I always get this message at the end of the burning.

[Answerprancer]

The filetypes might be wrong.
In order to make a DVD that is playable on normal DVD players, the original video file needs to be converted into the right type (VOB usually).
WinAvi Convertor does this nicely.

[netibiza]

I use Nero and it automatically finalises it.

WinAvi, I will try to sort that one out.

Many thanks to you all.

[AlBags]

I presume you are playing on a DVD player that will also play jpg's, mp3's, etc.
It will play avi or divx or xvid unless the format is incorrect .. like the size too big . or sample rate too high. Home players usually play an .avi size up to 720x576 max. It will also play mpeg1, mpeg2 (as DVD VOB format) and some like newer Philips also play WMV. If you have an .mkv, or a VOB, most players will not play without converting to a standardised avi or to DVD first.
You need to know what format you have .. using Mediainfo or GSpot to see if you need to convert first. If you convert to DVD, you cannot then use as a data disc in most home players.

[Answerprancer]

Hold on a mo, does your version of Nero have the function "burn a video DVD"?
If so, that should be ok and the problem lies elsewhere.
I don't like Nero, I found it messed up my system something rotten; taking over everything and generally making a niusance of itself, then I found it was a project and a half to remove it !

[AlBags]

You do NOT have to burn everything to DVD to watch on a home player, you know.
If I have video files that are not DVD, I burn a multisession data DVD and keep adding til full. I just make sure the burned data will be supported by the player.
Home players play 'open' discs these days (and all the sessions)

[AlBags]

Nero will make perfectly playable DVD's .. but it's full of unnecessary crap .. menus and the like. So long as you have the DVD plugin installed.

[netibiza]

Yes all my dvd players play dvix, and nearly all the progs download to disc pefectly alright, just the odd occasional one doesn't. Some timesthe dvd player says "Not supported file" or "wrong file content", but other downloaded one work ok. I use dvd -R disc 4.700 gb, but am very ignorant as to avi, mp4 etc.

[netibiza]

I do several programmes on one disc (usually the previous night's English viewing) and once in a while, one won't open up and play. My Nero does burn data discs

[AlBags]

OK .. Now we're getting somewhere .. Yes you just have un-supported files that's all.
Download MediaInfo ..
http://sourceforge.ne...ows_i386.exe/download
That will help you checkout the file(s)
There are a few apps that will do it .. but I convert to divx/avi with TMPgenc 4 Xpress. You can just selec a Home Theatre profile with one or two pass encoding.

[netibiza]

Thank you will do that now.

[netibiza]

Well I've downloaded that but cannot find it now. How will I use it for my unsupported files?