How to Convert Mpeg4 to DVD Video
The MPEG-4 video format is highly regarded for use on portable computers, mobile devices like iPods and cell phones, but it is not compatible with the DVD video file format that is used by DVDs. Converting an MPEG-4 video file into an MPEG-2 DVD video file can be done using any of a number of free video conversion programs. The conversion will not affect the MPEG-4 file in any negative fashion.
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Instructions
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Download and install a video converting program to the computer's hard drive, such as the free "Burn" program for the Mac or the free "DeepBurner" program for a PC. Restart the computer after the video converting program has been installed.
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Create a folder on the computer's desktop by right-clicking with the mouse on a PC or holding down the "Control" key while pressing the mouse button on a Mac and selecting "New folder" from the popup menu that appears. Name the folder "DVDVideo."
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Select "DVD-Video" from the drop-down menu on the video converting program's main window. Drag the MP4 file that is to be converted to DVD video into the center column of the video converting program.
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Click the "Yes" button when the window pops up asking "Would you like to convert that file to DVD mpg?" Manually select the MPEG-2 icon if no pop-up window appears.
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Navigate to the "DVDVideo" folder on the desktop in the window that appears. Select "NTSC" from the drop down menu next to "Region" in the window.
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Click on "Choose" at the bottom of the window to convert the MP4 file to a DVD video file inside of the "DVDVideo" folder on the desktop. Quit the video conversion program once the MPEG-2 DVD video file has been made.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep a copy of the MP4 file in case you might need to convert the file into the MPEG-2 DVD video file format again.
An MPEG-2 DVD video file that is converted from a MP4 file will not have as high a video resolution as a native MPEG-2 file.
