How to Burn Dl DVD Movies
Copyright laws allow DVD owners to have a legal backup of owned movies, but if you don't have a DVD drive or you would rather download the movie itself, downloaded movies come in many different formats and may be a hassle to burn. There are several ways you can download movies, but two programs--WinAVI and Nero Vision--offer the easiest and most convenient methods available.
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Instructions
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WinAVI Method
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Open the WinAVI program. A free trial of the program is available at its official website if needed, or you can purchase the full program in order to open up all of the capabilities.
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Click on the "DVD" button once the program is installed and running. A pop-up window will appear asking you to choose the files to burn. Find the downloaded video file and press "OK."
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Choose an output directory for the files. The easiest place is your desktop so that you can quickly load them later.
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Keep "DVD" as the output format. It's the easiest format to choose and will be the fastest choice when burning the movies.
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Press "OK" to start the conversion. During this time there is a progress bar that shows the current percentage of the DVD. You can also preview the video by pressing the "Preview" button. The process could take over an hour, so you can also choose the option that says "Shut Down Computer when Tasks Have Completed" if you wish.
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Find the folder with the DVD files and burn them as a DVD disc by using a DVD burning software program and a blank disc.
Nero Method
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Open Nero Vision and select "Make New Project" and "DVD-Video" in the opening menu. A new project will start on the "Content" screen of the disc.
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Drag and drop the movie files directly into this section. A bar will showcase how much of the blank DVD disc is taken up. If the video file exceeds the whole disc, the program will ask you if you want reduce the image quality in order to fit the video on the disc. Press "OK" to reduce the quality.
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Press "Next" to go to Nero's menu editor. Here, you can change the text of the menu, the background of the menu and the thumbnail preview for the video. You can also change the color of the text and highlight selections if you wish. It's recommended that you add a shadow to the text in order to make the DVD menu easier to read.
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Press "Next" to preview the disc. Press the buttons on the digital on-screen remote to scroll through and test out your menu. When you have completed this, press the "Next" button again.
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Press the "Burn" button to start the DVD burning process. In most projects, the program will need to convert the videos on the DVD. This could take over an hour, depending on how long the movie is. An estimated time will be listed on the screen, along with a progress bar.
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