Burning Videos

[milkmanjoe]

Hey Guys...This is a computer type question....

I video my sons' Little League games and put them on a private Youtube for the parents to watch. Especially the parents who miss games due to work. One of the parents asked for a DVD of the game cause Grandpa up in Massachussetts doesn't have a computer. I can download the nicely edited video from Youtube to my computer, but I cannot get it to play on a regular DVD player on my TV. I figure I have to convert the file, but don't know to what file type. After trying several file types I got from Internet reading, I cannot make it work.

Anybody know how to take a Youtube, step by step, and get it to work on a home DVD player?

[Caleb]

Here is one way..

Watch "Burn Video Files to DVD | Play in DVD Player" on YouTube


I think this is similar to the one above....
Watch "How to burn Videos to a CD or DVD that plays on a DVD Player" on YouTube

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by IamCaleb

Here is one way..

Watch "Burn Video Files to DVD | Play in DVD Player" on YouTube


I think this is similar to the one above....
Watch "How to burn Videos to a CD or DVD that plays on a DVD Player" on YouTube

Tried these with no luck.....This in one of those ridiculous little things that can drive me nuts. I know I am doing it right but it won't work. I am missing something simple.

[TLE2]

Maybe obvious, but make sure you're burning it as a video rather than data. Depending on the burning software, the setting may not be obvious.

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by TLE2

Maybe obvious, but make sure you're burning it as a video rather than data. Depending on the burning software, the setting may not be obvious.

We think(daughter and I) that is the problem. We must be missing a setting.

[BlackKnight]

It's a format issue. Just because a video on CD plays on a computer doesn't mean that it will automatically play on a DVD player.
Must have a burner program that can format it to that.

[DrHenley]

Depending on what type of computer you have, you might need to buy a DVD authoring program. Not all computers come with the necessary software for authoring DVDs. Burning a DVD for use on a computer is different than authoring a DVD to be played on a DVD player, which requires more complicated software. There are licensing issues involved.

Read this:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_authoring

[7.62Kolectr]

I used to use windows media player to burn the video to a dvd not saving it off YouTube. The raw file stored on your pc, burn that to dvd with media player.

Or

If he has a fairly newer tv that is considered a smart tv it will have an Internet browser on it and he can watch the YouTube right on it, no disc needed. Or if he doesn't have that most likely he has a smart phone like an iPhone or droid. If so you can get a cable with an HDMI plug on one end and corresponding phone plug on other and stream the YouTube to the tv.

[pitor]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

Hey Guys...This is a computer type question....

I video my sons' Little League games and put them on a private Youtube for the parents to watch. Especially the parents who miss games due to work. One of the parents asked for a DVD of the game cause Grandpa up in Massachussetts doesn't have a computer. I can download the nicely edited video from Youtube to my computer, but I cannot get it to play on a regular DVD player on my TV. I figure I have to convert the file, but don't know to what file type. After trying several file types I got from Internet reading, I cannot make it work.

Anybody know how to take a Youtube, step by step, and get it to work on a home DVD player?

I'm not going to sugar coat it, it is almost impossible without professional, pricey software.

Final Cut for Mac and Premiere from Adobe for PC

[milkmanjoe]

I guess I am going to go the "raw" footage route. Just the same, a Sony palmcorder puts a "MOD" extension on the movie file. That will not play in a DVD player. I can convert the file, but what extension is best? The recorder was set on the highest resolution.