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I have downloaded some video clips from my digital camera on to my computer. How do I save them on to a CD/DVD in a format that I can play back using a DVD player?

TIA

Have you got Nero? The latest version should be able to convert them into a format you can watch. 

The easiest way is to use a standard bit of DVD burning software such as Nero and with in the photo and video section is a "make your own dvd-video".
This type of function usually allows you to simply add any movie file from your pc such as an .avi, .mpg, .mpeg etc to the disc as if you are burning a normal CD/DVD and it does the clever stuff of converting it all on it's own. You can even create custom dvd menus on it which can be kind of fun.

I personally use Nero as it has come with every dvd/cd writer I have ever purchased but find it easy to use.

Hope this helps and points you in the right direction.

Thanks guys! Can I download Nero from the web?

Yes but where you download it from depends on if you want the official version or the 'free' version :D

You can use windows movie maker already installed on your puter.
Open it up, import pictures and drag them into the boxes along the bottom, then save them as a movie and burn it to disk.
You can also add a soundtrack if you want.

Is that just pictures or can you use video clips as well?

forgot about that, the missus uses this I think, it's not something I've dabbled in but by all accounts it's pretty good :)

Either, mix of the 2 if you want.

Great! Where is it?

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start>programs>accessories

Mine's

Start>All Programs>windows movie maker

i.e. not under Accessories

Do you use a Mouse, Ian?....;)

Funnily enough (or not), during a recent "chase" (dunno who was doing the chasing) i knocked my lappy over and broke the mouse port, so no i use the touchpad

Who were you chasing? Presumably this was after school.

sigh

She left school a few years back :)

Long term truant!

I know, the joke's wearing thin now, no more from me, until next time I feel like it.

You know i don't mind bud.
I'll tell you something strange though, the girl i've been seeing for 9 months now has recently turned 22, for some reason i feel less attracted to her now she isn't 21 anymore..................:)

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Burned it to disk but DVD player wont read it  :dontask:

How did you burn it?
You should "save to my computer" then burn it from there.

I chose the "Write these files to cd" option in Moviemaker.

If I save to my computer, does it matter where I save to, i.e. "My Documents?"

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/expert/bridgman_burndvd.mspx

"As you may be aware, Movie Maker 2 doesn't natively burn DVDs."

As someone else said, you need something like Nero. You can download a trial version from www.nero.com (beware, it's huge). Or download a freeware DVD burning application like www.imgburn.com

Save it as i said then open it in media player (right click>open with) then select "burn" at the top and on the right it will say something like burn loaded file and burn it onto dvd.
Media player is free too btw

I'm not really sure what "save to my computer" means Ian. I have saved it to "My documents" but you didn't say if that was ok.

Windows media player won't open it btw.

In movie maker click view>task pane, this opens a window on the left, there is an option under "3" to "save to my computer" this will save the file as .wmv which can be opened and burned by media player.

Right. Saved to my computer, opened and burned by media player (about 30 short clips) only 4 of these readable on DVD player. Those 4 were taken with a different digital camera.

Any ideas?

PS- I can open/view all with media player now.

Hmmmm, i really don't know too much about the subject TBH just know what you can do rather than have ever done it.
Afew things spring to mind, are the 4 working pics a different format/extension??
i.e. are they .jpg and the rest .tif or something?
Does the burned disk work on your computer? if so it could be the dvd player.
The other thing is maybe the burner on media player isn't too good, maybe try one mentioned by others in this thread?
Poor quality dvd's can also have an effect on the dvd player you are using.

I will investigate further, thanks for all your help.