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Ramin Hashemi
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 129
From: Houston TX
Registered: Sep 2004

posted 11-16-2007 12:54 PM

I am trying to make a slide film clip using Microsoft movie maker to be shown on a regular TV or digital projector using a DVD player. I made the movie, and can play it using Windows Media Player. The problem is that although the DVD player is capable of playing MPEG, it does not recognize the file format. Any ideas?

thanks

Ramin

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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 11-16-2007 01:26 PM

I haven't used Movie Maker, but the most likely reason is that the video isn't in the correct format for a video DVD. The requirements are quite strict, you can't just put any MPEG files onto a DVD and have them play on a normal player. How are you creating the DVD? Does Movie Maker do this, or is it just used for editing, with some other software used to create the DVD?

If you open the DVD on a computer are you seeing the correct file structure, there should be a folder named 'VIDEO_TS', which should contain various .VOB, .IFO and .BUP files. Are you seeing this, or something different?

Another possibility, though unlikely now, is that some old DVD players can't play recordable DVDs; mine can't for example, but it is a very early model.

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Michael Brown
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1522
From: Bradford, England
Registered: May 2001

posted 11-16-2007 02:11 PM

If you have just an .avi file it'll need converting into a DVD before it'll play in a DVD player. (you need the .vob files and correct DVD structure generating). You can do this with Nero Vision that is packaged with Nero, or there are freeware/shareware applications that will do this.
Look here for help.

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Thomas Pitt
Master Film Handler

Posts: 266
From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Registered: May 2007

posted 11-16-2007 03:30 PM

Actually you may not have to go as far as that. You mentioned that the DVD player is capable of playing MPEG files, so it doesn't necessarily have to be formatted as a DVD movie. Just find out what codecs the DVD player accepts, and make your file using that codec before burning to a CD.

For example, my DVD player at home can play DivX and XVid AVI files, but it can't play AVI files compressed with a different codec. It also can't play WMV or Quicktime videos.

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John Lasher
Master Film Handler

Posts: 493
From: Newark, DE
Registered: Aug 2001

posted 11-18-2007 05:06 PM

Windows Movie Maker can import and export WMV and AVI format video, neither of which are inherently compatible with DVD spec.

But not to worry, the DVD burning software that was included with your DVD burner (some barebones edition of Sonic MyDVD or the like) is most likely capable of converting the file.

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