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Question

Any mac software to burn multiple movies to dvd?

by Apr 9, 2013 12:10AM PDT

Hey, Ive been using Convert X to DVD4 on my PC and am after changing over to a Mac running 10.7.5 anyway I'm in the process of getting any software etc moved over but what i'm stuck on is a software for the Mac that can do the same or similar as Convert x to dvd4 i.e.. convert multiple video files and burn onto a disc. Is there such a software or can ye help in any way ????

Thanks in advance

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Most folk just place the files on the media
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 9, 2013 12:15AM PDT

As your average PS3, XBox and many BD players can play the files with no conversion, why not just burn the files onto the media and play?

Also, you could skip all this and get an Apple TV and let it play them from your Apple.
Bob

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need in dvd format !
by Lop3z23 Apr 9, 2013 3:06AM PDT

ya that would be fine but its actually for putting dvd's onto a disc for my daughter so really need a way to burn in dvd format !! If possible !!!!!!!!!

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DVD is defined as
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 9, 2013 3:13AM PDT
http://www.acronymfinder.com/DVD.html or http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Digital+Versatile+Disc

So this media can hold those files just fine. If you want a Video DVD then you can only put so much on each blank and most folk use whatever Video editor they are comfortable with.

As an average movie is 120 minutes long, there is no possible way to fit more than one movie per standard Video DVD onto one disc. But I'm sure you knew that and that's why putting the files you have onto the DVD is the only solution today to fulfill your request of more than 1 movie per DVD.
Bob
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For clarity.
by Forum moderator Apr 9, 2013 3:25AM PDT

Convert X seems to take .AVI and such files and possibly make Video DVDs. On an Apple there are dozens of apps that we call Video Editors that you can add compatibly encoded videos and create a Video DVD.

Look up iMovie for example.

But the fact you wanted more than one movie on a DVD but didn't share it was to be a Video DVD has me take your question at face value and guess you wanted more than the usual 120 minutes. To that end the simple cure is to take the source video files and burn them directly to the recordable DVD media.

Since such can now be played on many devices and again you didn't detail that the only playback was a Magnavox R232 I offered a solution that works for most of us.
Bob

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