ultimate99 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'm looking for an app that converts .m4v to a format compatible with DVD players. Windows default and Burnware Free don't work. SO any suggestions? Ofcourse, free is preferred. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted September 14, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted September 14, 2012 Freemake Video Converter DVD Flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ottawa Gamerz Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 m4v dont u mean mpeg4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +BudMan MVC Posted September 14, 2012 MVC Share Posted September 14, 2012 dvd flick should work, but to be honest converting video files to DVD is really outdated method. I would look more to directly playing the files on your TV/Monitor you want. There are plenty of <$100 appliances that can do this. There are many PCs grfx cards that output hdmi now, etc. I would assume your original digital copy of the file is higher resolution than DVD supports, so just the process putting in on dvd would make the video of less quality no matter what process you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Xinok Subscriber² Posted September 14, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted September 14, 2012 m4v dont u mean mpeg4 m4v is the container type, which also has the file extensions mp4 or m4a. A container contains a collection of video and audio streams, metadata, and even subtitles or menus. MKV and AVI are also containers. MPEG4 is a codec, which is used for compressing the audio or video. H.264 and Xvid are two popular video codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Gary7 Subscriber² Posted September 14, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted September 14, 2012 I use ConvertXToDVD, it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ultimate99 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 dvd flick should work, but to be honest converting video files to DVD is really outdated method. I would look more to directly playing the files on your TV/Monitor you want. There are plenty of <$100 appliances that can do this. There are many PCs grfx cards that output hdmi now, etc. I would assume your original digital copy of the file is higher resolution than DVD supports, so just the process putting in on dvd would make the video of less quality no matter what process you use. Ya, but I don't want to connect my laptop to the tv everytime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +BudMan MVC Posted September 14, 2012 MVC Share Posted September 14, 2012 Which is why you get a <$100 appliance and just put your collection there, or pull it from box on your network. DVDs are so 1990 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ultimate99 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Which is why you get a <$100 appliance and just put your collection there, or pull it from box on your network. DVDs are so 1990 ;) suggestions? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +BudMan MVC Posted September 14, 2012 MVC Share Posted September 14, 2012 I use a popcorn hour, a bit higher than $100 - but there are plenty of them at and below that price point http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174%3B+-+Apple+TV%26%23174%3B/4854433.p?id=1218552476525&skuId=4854433 Our Price: $99.99 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Western-Digital-WD-TV-Live-Media-Player/19414692?findingMethod=rr Online $89.00 I use a popcorn hour A110, and pull the files from my NAS as example http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ Depends on how much you to spend, and what specific features you are looking for. But they can be found for <$100 so this clearly makes it affordable for pretty much anyone that has computers at all. If you have laptops, computers, internet access, HD TVs, etc.. and you can not afford $100 price point maybe you need to look into your budgeting of your toys. Do you have usb disk? If so look for one that you can plug that into.. Shoot most Tv's play digital video files without a player - my son tv he just puts the files on a even a flash thumbdrive and plugs it in and plays them, etc. Some can even pull from your storage on your network, etc. If your serious about going this route - what budget are you looking for. And do you want one where you have on device storage, or usb, or pull from your network, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tomoko Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Freemake works fine for me, but I agree with the suggestion to get a player instead of converting. WD TV Live can play almost everything, as can most new Blu-Ray players or even the Xbox 360 and PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ultimate99 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Surprisingly, my has 2 HDMI outputs, 1 vga, and NO usb! That sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Growled Member Posted September 15, 2012 Member Share Posted September 15, 2012 I usually use Any Video Converter or Winff to convert files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ultimate99 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 I really wanted something simple and to the point. Nothing fancy. I've researching some TV boxes, what do you think of Android Network players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ultimate99 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 I really wanted something simple and to the point. Nothing fancy. I've researching some TV boxes, what do you think of Android Network players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sagum Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Ya, but I don't want to connect my laptop to the tv everytime... You might want to consider a Roku box. http://www.amazon.com/Roku-2500R-HD-Streaming-Player/dp/B007KEZMX4 They are super cheap and so small and light (smaller then a CD case) that they can just be hung from the back of any TV set. The remotes are blue tooth so you don't need line of sight either, and with them being wireless you only need to provide it with power. That one will do 720p, but you can get the slightly more expensive one if you want 1080p. Next up, grab Plex Sever for your PC, its free and will allow you to stream movies, tv shows, pictures and music to your Roku. Plex will also go out and grab cover art and a bit of burb about the content you're trying to watch. A nice example of how it work - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I'm looking for an app that converts .m4v to a format compatible with DVD players. Windows default and Burnware Free don't work. SO any suggestions? Ofcourse, free is preferred. :D
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