I just converted a video but what file is the one I need to put onto a disk?
Iv got loads of BUP, IFO, and VOB files
Ok get ready for a long post! What you need to do is change your settings on the DVD Flick program. Specifically where the final files are stored. While I could tell you how to move the files you've created, I suggest you start over, since it will be much simpler to explain and understand. Here goes...
1) Start DVD Flick and set up your project like you did before (choose the video(s) you want to burn). Remember, you are making a REGULAR DVD, so you can't store more than 2 hours of video per disc. I'd suggest at least for this first try, you just put a single episode on the disc.
2) Click on the
Project Settings button at the top of the screen.
3) From the Project Settings menu/window, click on "
Burning" (the bottom choice).
4) In the Burning window, click the checkbox labeled "
Burn project to disc"
5) (OPTIONAL) In the "
Disc label" window, type in the name you want to give this disc.
6) If you only have one DVD burner connected to your computer, you shouldn't have to choose the drive (just make sure the drive displayed in the "
Drive" window is your burner). Otherwise, use the down arrow to the right of the "
Drive" window to choose the correct drive.
7) To recap (and cover a few options not mentioned above) the following should be the settings for this window (some of these settings are NOT critical, but use the settings below if possible, at least for this first burn, then we'll both have done the same thing):
Create ISO Image: UNCHECKED
Burn project to disc: CHECKED
Disc label: Prison Break 2x19 (or whatever you want, this is optional)
Drive: YOUR DVD BURNER
Automatically erase disk if it is rewritable: UNCHECKED (this only matters if you ARE using rewritable disks)
Delete ISO image after burning: UNCHECKED (you can change this later on, but if you always use the same "Project destination folder" (see step #9) on your hard drive, any files in that folder will be erased when you burn your next disc).
8) Click on the "
Accept" button, you'll then go back the main screen.
(NOTE: Once you've burned a disc successfully, you may want to go back to these screens, set the options the way you want (except for the disc label), and then click on "Use as defaults". That way the settings will stay the same each time you run the program.)9) Now look at the "
Project destination folder" at the very bottom of the window, it should be something similar to
C:\Documents and Settings\VW\My Documents\DVD Once you've successfully burned your DVD, you can erase the contents of the DVD folder to free up space. If you run DVD Flick again, that folder should be rewritten automatically, so unless space is critical, you don't have to erase it each time.
10) Now click on the
Create DVD button at the top of the screen.
You'll get a pop-up window reminding you to be sure there is a blank disc in your burner drive. Make sure of this and click
OK. You'll then get a "Are you sure you want to proceed?" Click
YES.
The program will then start creating the files to be burned. Go and eat dinner, read a book, write your memoirs, etc.
When the actual burning of the disc starts, a second program called "ImgBurn" will automatically be launched and it will write the proper files to your blank DVD.
Once this disc has been burned, your drive should eject the disc. Push the drive back in and let the ImgBurn program verify the data written on the disc. (
NOTE: Verifying a disc is normally very useful, but it does take a little extra time. If you're simply burning a disc to play on your Xbox, but are going the leave the original avi files on your computer, you can turn the verify option off (your decision). Personally, I almost always verify my discs, I'd rather know NOW that there's a problem rather than later on when I try to use that disc.)When the files are successfully verified, the ImgBurn program will end, you be at the subscreen for DVD Flick and you'll be told the DVD burned successfully. Click on the
Close button which will take you back at the main screen for DVD Flick. Quit the program, eject your disc (or the other way around, the order does not matter), and try the DVD on your Xbox.
If all goes well, everything will play fine on your Xbox. HOWEVER, there is still the possibility of it not working because of the whole codec issue discussed in previous posts. There's even an earlier message in this thread that talks about this problem (see th message from
mr62 on 2008-03-07 (post #11). If that happens you really will need to find help from an Xbox forum, because at that point they are going to be the likely ones to have the knowledge to help you. Hopefully that won't be necessary (keep your fingers crossed!).
Whatever happens, post here on your success or failure, so I (and others) know how well it went. Good luck!
