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I need some advise from Gary or/and Sparks.

I now have the need to save files to DVD.....(avi, DivX, MPEG4) are those all the same?.(windows movie)

The files are to big for CD, and I would prefer to convert? them to DVD? than split them in 2.

BUT CAN I AT LEAST SAVE TO DVD AND CONVERT LATER? as DATA PERHAPS?

PS, I don't want to leave them on the hard drive!!!!

I've never done this since I burn DVD's and have software
You should be able to play any of those formats with VideoLan
http://www.videolan.org/
A smart DVD player may even play the original format to your TV
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Copy files and folders to a CD
Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD recorder. Use one of the following:
Recordable compact disc (CD-R)
Rewritable compact disc (CD-RW)
With rewritable CDs, you can copy data to and erase data from the CD multiple times.
Click Start, and then click My Computer.
Click the files or folders that you want to copy to the CD.
To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.
If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then go to Step 5.
In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.
In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are located before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.
Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/ ... 91033.aspx

The CDs are 700MB and the files are 800MB, so Gary splits the large files.

I am able to watch DivX files on the computer and on a CD/DVD player.

I am not able to copy the downloaded files to DVD, not even as backup files.

You need a software program to 'compress' your video files. Of course these programs are available from the 'usual sources' - and you have to know the names of the people recommending and/or virus screening software and/ or running a program in a 'sandbox' - sandboxie.com - which is a shell around any program, including a web browser so that your system and boot files cannot be accessed.

Here is a link, from a name I trust, on rapidshare - it is free but you have to wait a while for the free download to kick in.
http://rapidshare.com/files/242452925/Amadis_AVIDIVXWMVMPEG....www.hoaxfree.com.rar

password: http://www.hoaxfree.com if required

Copy a copy of 'the patch' to the program file folder. Select patch and then select the amadis.exe. I just rechecked everything out -works fine, no virus/trojans.

"madis AVI/DIVX/WMV/MPEG/MOV/SWF/FLV/MKV Video Converter is an all-in-one video
converter application, which, is more powerful and conversion from videos toAVI
(DivX, XviD, etc.), DV AVI, MP4 (inc. Sony PSP, Apple iPod, Archos DVR, Creative
Zen), WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO, MPEG 1,2, MPG,
DAT, VCD, SVCD, ASF, MJPEG, H.263, H.264, Real Video (RM, RMVB), DVR-MS,MKV.
Very user-friendly interface and easy to use. Very quick in conversion speed and
no quality is lost!

Key Features

Very fast and without any quality loss
Support Batch convert
Very user-friendly interface
Supports AVI, Divx, Xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2, ASF, WMV, DAT, H264, H263, RM, RMVB,MKV
All supported formats to MPEG I/II MPEG4
All supported formats to VCD,SVCD,DVD(PAL,NTSC)
All supported formats to Windows Media Format
Support large video files, even large then 2GB

AVI/DIVX/XVID Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to AVI
WMV to AVI
ASF to AVI
RM to AVI
RMVB to AVI
MOV to AVI
QT to AVI
DVD/SVCD/VCD(NTSC/PAL) to QT
MP4 to AVI
3GP to AVI
iPod to AVI
MKV to AVI
WMV/ASF Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to WMV/ASF
AVI to WMV/ASF
Xivd to WMV/ASF
RM to WMV/ASF
RMVB to WMV/ASF
MOV to WMV/ASF
QT to WMV/ASF
DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL) to WMV/ASF
MP4 to WMV/ASF
3GP to WMV/ASF
iPod to WMV/ASF
Divx to WMV/ASF
H264/H263 to WMV/ASF
MKV to WMV/ASF

MPEG/DVD/VCD/SVCD Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
AVI to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
Xivd to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
RM to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
RMVB to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
MOV to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
QT to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
VCD(NTSC/PAL) to DVD(NTSC/PAL)
SVCD(NTSC/PAL) to DVD(NTSC/PAL)
Divx to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
MP4 to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
3GP to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
iPod to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)
MKV to DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL)

MOV/QT Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to MOV/QT
AVI to MOV/QT
Xivd to MOV/QT
RM to MOV/QT
RMVB to MOV/QT
WMV/ASF to MOV/QT
DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL) to WMV/ASF
MP4 to MOV/QT
3GP to MOV/QT
iPod to MOV/QT
Divx to MOV/QT
H264/H263 to MOV/QT
MKV to MOV/QT

SWF/FLV Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to SWF/FLV
AVI to SWF/FLV
Xivd to SWF/FLV
RM to SWF/FLV
RMVB to SWF/FLV
WMV/ASF to SWF/FLV
DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL) to SWF/FLV
MP4 to SWF/FLV
3GP to SWF/FLV
iPod to SWF/FLV
Divx to SWF/FLV
H264/H263 to SWF/FLV
MKV to SWF/FLV

RM/RMVB Converter
MPEG1/2/4 to RM/RMVB
AVI to RM/RMVB
Xivd to RM/RMVB
SWF to RM/RMVB
FLV to RM/RMVB
WMV/ASF to RM/RMVB
DVD/VCD/SVCD(NTSC/PAL) to RM/RMVB
MP4 to RM/RMVB
3GP to RM/RMVB
iPod to RM/RMVB
Divx to RM/RMVB
H264/H263 to RM/RMVB
MKV to RM/RMVB

Sorry ... thought you had 4gig DVD's. I'd suggest buying some if you have a DVD R/W drive

I have 2 DVD burners, on a windows computer.

I am not able to convert (avi, Mpeg4), to (DVD, Mpeg2) to burn on DVD.

The only TV programe that I want is in avi MPEG4.

Gary, I dont want to compress,(if I can help it) I want to burn a 90min show on a 4.7GB DVD.

This program converts mpeg4 to VCD - or nearly anything. All software of this type is based on some form of compression. Mpeg4 to Divx would be your best option if your player supports divx disks. Divx gives the best picture at a medium size compression.