What do you want to play the DVD with? A normal DVD player? What software are you burning with? Does it have a DVD image option? I think that's the most general term for what a standard player will play, but it depends on the machine. Hell, my $50 player accepts flash drives.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
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§ ita § - Nov 27, 2009 7:29:25 pm PST #11845 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Nov 28, 2009 3:52:29 am PST #11846 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Doesn't Tivo have DVD burning software that will make all those decisions for you?
For a playable DVD, you need an m2v video file and a separate audio track (which can be a few different formats), but the usual way to do that is to import the media (in whatever format it originates) into your DVD burning software and say "Make this a DVD". That way the computer makes the decision about compression rates etc, which it can do better than you.
I'm pretty sure that imported Tivo files are MPEG-2 already, which means you shouldn't have to do any transcoding, just drag it into the DVD burning software and hit go.
Gris - Nov 28, 2009 3:57:16 am PST #11847 of 25501
Hey. New board.
On 17 November 2009, after a period where the tracker was offline, The Pirate Bay indicated that it would be permanently shut down with the hope that users will move fully away from trackers and adopt DHT and Peer Exchange as their primary source for locating peers.
Yes, but that's just the tracker. The site is still around and serving torrents, they just run trackerless - it's a technology that's been around for a while and works fine.
I use TPB for pretty much everything. I rarely find that I need to go elsewhere.
tommyrot - Nov 28, 2009 7:44:48 am PST #11848 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Any recommendations for a good pair of headphones for around $100?
Jon B. - Nov 28, 2009 7:49:36 am PST #11849 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
NoiseDesign - Nov 28, 2009 9:27:51 am PST #11850 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I was about to recommend the same headphones.
If you want noise canceling ones I have a pair of these and I'm pretty happy with them:
Vortex - Nov 28, 2009 9:51:00 am PST #11851 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm pretty sure that imported Tivo files are MPEG-2 already, which means you shouldn't have to do any transcoding, just drag it into the DVD burning software and hit go.
no, they're not. When I try to do that I get an "uncompatible format" message.
NoiseDesign - Nov 28, 2009 9:58:03 am PST #11852 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Tivo files are MPEG-2, but they are in a proprietary wrapper, the software strips that wrapper off, but there isn't a needed transcoding step.
It's all very crazy and annoying.
omnis_audis - Nov 28, 2009 9:58:42 am PST #11853 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I purchased a Seagate FreeAgent drive for the work Mac. It seems the bugger goes into energy saver mode if idle for a few minutes (not sure of time). As we are start/stop with rehearsal, there are times when the drive spins down when we want it to stay spun up. It seems to be a firmware thing, as there is a WINDOWS app that can adjust that, but no MAC app. Even though the drive says MAC on the box! There is one Seagate app, but it is for FW800 drives, and this is a USB only drive. Any thoughts that do not involve connecting to a Win machine?
Jessica - Nov 28, 2009 10:26:08 am PST #11854 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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