TSGL: Burning mpg to DVD

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Don, I use Nero as well. (NeroVision Express 3 but 
Nerovision 2 should be about the same)

Here's the procedure I use:

Add files -->Next
Create Menu-->Next
Preview-->Next

Burn Options Page:
Recording Setting - Automatic, Use Burn at Once,
Burn to DVD
Speed - Try using the lowest write speed in the drop 
down list

Details: (this is a sample listing with one video, Your 
listing should have all your individual titles listed)

Book Type setting: 'Automatic'

Sample format: Automatic
Audio format: LPCM
Encoding mode: High Quality (2-Pass VBR)

Number of titles: 1
1. Christmas 2006 (Video Title, 0h 02m 57s)
Video mode: NTSC
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Quality: Standard play (5073 kbps)
Resolution: 720 x 480 (CCIR-601 D1)

Number of menus: 1
- Menu for Christmas 2006 (1 page)

-->Burn

Nero should then automatically convert your files and 
create the correct DVD structure on the DVD

Possible solutions:

Lowering the write speed might help because it can 
write a stronger signal to the DVD
Make sure you have burn at once selected.
Are you using a DVD format that your DVD player can 
handle. I once had a DVD player that wouldn't read 
DVD-R. And some can't read DVD RW formats.

Bob


Don Penlington wrote:
> I want to make a domestic DVD from several mpg2 files which I've copied 
> into my hard drive from my VCR. For that step, I used my digital videocam 
> and NeroVision as the capture software via firewire.  That step works well 
> and even improves the quality of the video slightly.
> 
> I have a problem with the next step.
> 
> I open Nero and click on "Make a DVD", then drag and drop the mpg files 
> into the open Nero window.  They seem to lodge there in the right place OK 
> and I can burn them as single mpg files.  But these won't play in my 
> domestic DVD player, probably because they lack the DVD file structure. 
> Obviously I'm missing a step somewhere.
> 
> I can play them as individual files in my computer DVD player.
> 
> I've a vague feeling reading somewhere that they need to be "reauthored" 
> (Whatever that is---presumably some sort of conversion?).  Do I need to 
> process these files first in some way before loading them into Nero 
> Burn?  I think I need to create some .bup and .ifo files.
> 
> For what it's worth, I have DVD Decrypt and DVD Shrink.  I've tried 
> dropping the mpg files into them but no go. I'm aware that .vob  and 
> .mpg2/4  are identical formats, but just renaming them to .vob didn't help 
> either.
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> Don Penlington
>  From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
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