Making a DVD from a mov

Randall_Flagg

So basically I have a 2.3 gig .mov file and I want to make this into a DVD.

But I haven't found any DVD burning software that can burn an mov file into a DVD, and I haven't found any software that can convert a .mov into a .mp4 or whatever DVD burning software wants. Can someone recommend me the best way to make a DVD out of this file? Thanks!

MyNameIsWalrus

I don't know if it's the best way, but Handbrake will convert .mov files to .mp4.

ZackSchilling

Are you on a PC or a Mac?

What do you know about the actual formats inside the .mov?

Randall_Flagg

I'm on a PC, and I'm not sure I understand your second question.

so, I guess the answer would be "not a lot?" I'm not too familiar with video file formats.

ZackSchilling

MOV is a container format like AVI or MKV, meaning that it doesn't imply that the video is encoded any particular way. It could be DV, straight off a camera. It could be XviD, mpeg4, H.264 or anything, really.

The absolute easiest solution is to find someone with a Mac, have them load up the file, and burn it with iDVD. It's direct, free, easy, and will incur minimal quality loss.

If that's not an option, you should explore video conversion. First, find out what the format of the video is. Open it in Quicktime and activate the movie inspector. It will tell you what kind of video and audio are in the file under the Format section. We can go from there.

Randall_Flagg

it says

H.264, 1280x720, Millions
AAC, Stereo, 48.000 kHz

ZackSchilling

Randall_Flagg wrote: »

it says

H.264, 1280x720, Millions
AAC, Stereo, 48.000 kHz

That's a very good format.

Quicktime Pro can convert it directly to an MP4 without any transcoding, though I doubt you have Quicktime Pro. Due to similarities between the MP4 and MOV formats and the fact that H.264/AAC is a valid format combo for an MP4, many Windows software packages should be able to open and play it without any trouble.

I'm out of my league now though, selecting Windows video converters and DVD burning software. I suppose you can try this. CNET says its ok: http://download.cnet.com/Instant-CD-DVD-Burner/3000-2646_4-10393316.html?tag=mncol

Watch out for the extra downloads.

Randall_Flagg

all right. Thank you very much!