How can I burn a movie onto a CD when the movie is, say 800mb and the disc is only 700mb without zipping it so that it can play on my normal TV DVD player?
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Well You can Because the Cd capacity for video files is measured in mins of video it stores on it not the size of the video file.\n\nTry Using Create Video Disc Option in your Burning Software to do it.\nif you are using Nero you can see it at start up screen of the software.
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Nero 6 burns avi's just perfectly. I suspect a pebkac error.\n\nYou can only fit slightly more 700mb onto a cd and 4.37 GB with on a dvd. If you are having problems you should have given the error message. If you just want to burn it as a standard AVI so that it can play on any computer the only problems you could have is that the AVI is too large or the disk you are using isn't in good condition. The writer could also be at fault.\n\nBurning an AVI so that it works on a dvd player as a VCD or DVD requires that you download updates, if you don't already have Nero 6 Reloaded. To convert the AVI to DVD-VIDEO or VCD you need Nerovision Express.\n\nhttp://www.nero.com/nero6/eng/nero-up.php\n\nGive us details about the error.
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Put the blank DVD into your DVD drive (it isn't used any differently then a cd drive) Start up nero. Choose copy movie (if you already have it on your hard drive) or make your own dvd video if you only have video files. Edit. Then burn.
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If you have a CD or DVD burner and Windows XP, you can just drag and drop them onto your CD/DVD drive and then burn them that way.  If you don't have XP, you'll probably need a third party program like Nero to create a data CD or DVD.\n\nIf you're using CDs, you'll need 2 (each holds 650 MB, and you have 1500 MB, if I'm reading your numbers above correctly).  If you're using a DVD, you only need one - they hold 4.7 GB, although there are other DVDs (dual layer, double sided, etc.) that will hold more than 4.7 GB.
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By far the easiest way for a newbie is to use Windows Movie Maker that comes with XP.  Assuming you can play the movie, you should be able to import it and save it as a wmv video file, which would play on most people's computers.  It makes it really easy to choose the size of the output file, and will automatically cram it down to that size.\n\nDon't try zipping it; it won't help.
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cd disc hold 600-800 mb~ depending on files...\ndvd disc holds 2-4 gb\nhttp://www.osta.org/technology/dvdqa/dvdqa6.htm\n\nCD burner can burn real player files, but can not burn dvd movie type files, there are cd/dvd(both) burners as well,\n\nnero sysreq':\nsays up to 1gb and requires 900 mg free for swap file transfer,\nhttp://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/Nero_7_Premium_System_Requirements.html
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Copying Movies can be a slightly complicated process if you're not familiar with the programs used to do it. However, once you're accustomed to using the software, it's much easier.\n\nSo here's how to get started:\n\nBurning DVDs with DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, and Nero.\n\nBefore you start, you’ll need to have the following programs installed on your computer:\n\nDVD Decrypter\nhttp://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/ \n\nDVD Shrink\nhttp://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/ \n\nNero (version 6.3 or higher recommended, which you can download from oldversion.com)\nhttp://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=nero \n\nserial number for Nero 6.3\nhttp://computer-tricks.blogspot.com/2006/05/nero-63.html \n\n\n(Note: DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are free online.)\n\n(Note: Always try to use a new, unscratched DVD movie disc whenever making copies, as discs in poor condition may not copy, or will likely pass on glitches to the copy.)\n\nIt’s also recommended that you don’t run other programs while burning DVDs unless you have over 1GB of RAM or more.\n\nInsert the disc you wish to copy.\n\nClose any DVD player program that opens.\n\nPhase 1\n\nOpen DVD Decrypter.\n\nClick on Mode > ISO > Read\n\nNow click on the folder icon that shows where the DVD file will be saved. Choose a folder.\n\nNow click on File > Decrypt.\n\nThe process of making an exact copy of the disc to the hard drive should take approx. 30-40min. depending on the length of the movie and extra features.\n\nWhen DVD Decrypter is finished creating the file, you can close the program and eject the disc.\n\nPhase 2\n\nNow open DVD Shrink.\n\nClick on File > Open Disc Image\n\nBrowse for the file that you saved when copying with DVD Decrypter.\n\nDVD Shrink will now analyze the movie for a minute or two.\n\nUncheck boxes for extra audio Languages that you don't need on the DVD\n\nClick on the plus + sign by the Extras folder.\n(This is where the bonus materials are on the disc)\n\nTo have higher movie quality, remove the extras by clicking on the individual files and selecting Still image/still images from the dropdown menu. (You can preview the extras if you want to see the clips before removing them.)\n\nIf you'd like to keep the extra features on the DVD, select the clip and change the dropdown menu to custom compression and lower it to about 50 or 60 percent for each extra.\n\nClick on the main movie folder. If you've removed enough extras, or compressed them, the movie quality should be around 60-70%, the HIGHER THE BETTER.\n\nNote: Target quality is about 65-70%, anything higher than 65%, and on regular size\nTV's you won't be able to tell the difference between the copy and the original.\n\nI personally either remove the extras or compress them to achieve the best quality.\n\nIf a movie is not too much over two hours, or doesn't have many extras, it will copy\ncloser to 100% quality.\n\nWhen you’ve achieved the quality setting on the main movie that you’d like, click on the Backup! icon.\n\nInsert a blank DVD disc.\n\nBefore clicking OK to start the burning, click on the Burn Settings tab and change the speed to 1 or 2 speeds lower than the highest available.\n\nDVD Shrink will now compress the file that DVD Decrypter made and create DVD video files. Afterwards, it will automatically burn those files and the disc will be completed.\n\nThis will take about 20-30 min. to create the DVD video files and approx. 10-15 min. to burn onto the blank disc.
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Using  DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter(free online) you can convert those files to ISO and burn them. It'll play in any DVD player. You can also rip any movie.
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You need DVD burning software to burn movies.\n\nhttp://www.cdfreaks.com/software/Copy-DVD-Movie-Software.html\n\nhttp://ww2.nero.com/enu/index.html
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There is no mechanism for burning a DVD format video using a simple CD burner. However, there are programs which will convert and compress DVD files so they can fit onto a simple CD. These usually cost money unless you download them through illegal means such as Limewire. The most popular program to date is Blaze Media Pro. For further information check out their website. I hope this helps.
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Usually a CD/DVD writing software such as Nero has this capability. I have done it many times with various video formats.\n\nIn Nero you go into 'create a DVD' select the file you want to add to your DVD, once added you can either export that format into MPEG 1,2 or 4 format. Or you can just add files and burn it into the DVD without exporting at all. Usually DVD players support Mpeg and DIVx formats for playback. So far AVI, WMA and Quicktime files have to be converted before playback.
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Is right, DVD shrink will work. I have better solution: Get thou self an external HD and back up to it. Unless you are thinking of playing it on a regular DVD player. I know nothing about how or if that would work
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You can't just copy movie DVD files to a hard drive and  then copy them to a blank CD/DVD. It doesn't work that way. You need this free software call DVD Shrink version 3.2. It will help you decode/encode/compress DVD movies to fit your blank CD/DVD.
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The format is not a CD format. If you are going to burn a game, make sure the game format is correct, and burn it on a DVD. As well, burn at the slowest speed. You may need a mod-chip installed for some games.
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You can by dual layer DVDs, assuming you have Dual-Layer burner. They hold twice as much. Otherwise, use a burning utility that allows you to compress the data.
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DVD Shrink is hard to find, but it's free.\n\nYou can rip almost any DVD.\n\nThen use Nero Burning ROM to burn them. Not free.
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find the program "DVDDecrypter" (freeware) on the net,  download it,  and use it to rip the movie to your hard drive.  once its in,  you can shrink it w/DVD Shrink.