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i am entirely too retarded to use idvd/imovie/anything good for dvd-burning, from what i can tell.

so, i have a question: can i just burn .avi files to dvd as data? and then just open up the files from the dvd individually in VLC or whatever, without having fancy menus and things? that way i can skip idvd entirely. plus it seems like i can fit a lot more on a dvd that way - with idvd it wouldn't let me add more than 4 350MB files to a disc, which seems ridic since the discs hold over 4 gigs.

it seems like a reasonable assumption but i'm not positive and i don't want to waste my time here. i keep googling to try and figure this out for myself, but i'm failing wildly.

help?

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[xrogue81.livejournal.com]

I've burned .avi files on a dvd as data and I'm able to play them on my VCR. I can fit more on a disc if I do it that way :)

[livehead16.livejournal.com]

you should be able to. you might have to format the dvd for "storage" first... depends on the dvd type and the computer. but then you should be able to copy files to it. i haven't tried it with a mac, but it works on my PCs.

when you stick the dvd in your mac, does it show up sort of like a drive in your main list? or on your desktop?

the size thing is probably because idvd is formatting the videos to be watched on a television.

[faith21.livejournal.com]

i think that as data you can, as long as you just want to play them on your computer and not your dvd player. i think i actually have some eps burned to cd somewhere because i didn't have a dvd burner at the time. it should act just as removable storage.
i hate trying to figure this stuff out. it's so time consuming and you've wasted a disc if it doesn't work.

[livehead16.livejournal.com]

psst... did you get my emails yesterday and earlier today? they weren't anything remotely important, but i've sent a handful of emails to various people over the past 48 hours and gotten no replies. i'm starting to wonder if it's broke.