DVD data on a CD??

clearvu wrote on 11/28/2003, 4:35 AM
I have a project that is under 650 meg. As a result, is it possible to burn the data onto a CD?

I've used DVDA to create the data on my HD. DVDA won't allow burning to a CD.

However, I know that NERO will easily transfer data to a CD. I've tried a few things so far. I have only been able to get the burned CD to play fine on my computer. It responds exactly like a DVD video. But the disk would not play in any TV top unit. Since NERO has quite a few options in its settings for burning, are there options to do what I would like?

It seems like a waste to have to burn a DVD with so little data.

Any guidance much appreciated.

Comments

RBartlett wrote on 11/28/2003, 5:05 AM
You could try burning the CD in UDF mode (or if you have already, a plain non-Juliet extended mode-1 ISO9660, and if that fails a mode-2 ISO9660).

Otherwise, check that your DVD player has a dual-laser to read CDRs (even your own music), or select Orange-book CDRs (Philips make them for starters) as the refelctivity might be a problem. CDRWs sometimes work when all CDRs fail.

Ultimately, the DVD player knows what the disc is and often it is a conscious decision by its makers not to play mini-DVD or the almost similar SVCD muxed cd-DVD.

If the discs are just for you, try selling on your old DVD player as many half-name brand players you get for free with the washing powder will play mini-DVD. Check with DVDrhelp.com and at least one other unrelated reference before you do such a thing, or even better, take a mini-DVD with you.

If I have under 650Meg to write to a DVD and the disc is for me to watch. I tend to backup my own PC documents to it. Maybe ZIP them with a password longer than 7 characters if you worry about losing sensitive data in a burglary etc.
pete_h wrote on 11/28/2003, 3:19 PM
Before buying a DVD burner, I spent about 8 months trying to get SVCD's and mini DVD's to work on our Set Top DVD player. The best luck I had was with using NERO, but they still didn't work reliabaly.

NERO and the other programs I tried always burned a playable VCD, though at different quality rates ("up to VHS quality" never happened for me!)

When I finally bought a DVD Burner (SONY), I've never bothered to try the CD alternative (DVD'S are much better quality)

Yes CD's are cheaper @ 25 to 50 cents each, but why bother. For 2 dollars your problem is solved with a DVD and better quality, better compatability, and no more CD 'coasters' that don't play!

Just my opinion.....

Pete
clearvu wrote on 11/28/2003, 4:26 PM
After researching the subject I started fiddling with an SVCD. Did a test run and was rather surprised at the video quality. Mind you, you really can't do much in the way of menus and chapter points, etc..., but with the particular video I'm dealing with, it's so short it really doesn't matter.

So, bottom line is I managed to burn an SVCD with one menu and the results turned out absolutely fine.
robycos wrote on 12/5/2003, 1:45 AM
try to use VideoCD Easy.. you will be able to do much and much for menus, submenus and chapter points. Furthermore VCDEasy create a xml file describing the 'structure' of the SVCD. You can easily change this file before burning obtaining astonishing results.
johnmeyer wrote on 12/5/2003, 8:58 AM
If you burn on a CD, you can burn using VCD, SVCD, XVCD, or miniDVD formats. These are listed in ascending order of quality (VCD worst quality; miniDVD best quality). This also happens to be the inverse order of compatiblity with set top players (VCD plays on most DVD players; miniDVD plays on very few).

For information on miniDVD:

MiniDVD

For other related information see the DVDrHelp FAQ:

DVDrHelp FAQ