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I created a dvd of videos of my grandson dancing. It plays on all my dvd players/tv. However it won't play on my computer. I wanted to copy the disc to a flash drive.
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- What program on your PC should play that DVD? Windows 8, for example, doesn't unless you buy an extra pack.
- Do other DVD's play on your computer?
- Does this DVD play on other computer?
- Does it need to play to copy the contents to a flash-drive?
- What would you do with the contents of that DVD on a flash-drive? What format would it have to be in? Do you have a flash-drive player?
Kees
Thanks for the information. I was unaware that an additional program was required for windows 8. It burned the DVD from video clips I had downloaded into real player. When I can get the files on the flash drive I intend to carry it with me
How did you create the DVD? What type of media (DVD) did you use? What computer type and what do you use for playback software?
I'm assuming that no DVDs are playing on that computer. If that's the case, you need a DVD player software package (such as WinDVD or another) which includes the MPEG-2 codec. This is included in many manufacturers' PCs, but not all, since it carries royalties. Once you have the codec, either Windows Media Player or the DVD software can play the disc.
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