How to Burn a DVD Movie on CD-R or CD-RW

CDs can store data files, not just audio files.

Burning a DVD movie to a CD-R or CD-RW is easy to do, but you will not be able to watch the DVD through the CD-R or CD-RW because CDs do not work in DVD players. To burn a DVD to a CD-R or CD-RW, you have to burn it as a data CD, which means it functions as a storage drive, not an audio CD. Burning is the same thing as copying; the only reason the term "burning" is used with CDs and DVDs is because a laser is used to write the data to the disc.

Instructions

1. Insert the CD-R or CD-RW into the CD drive of your computer.

2. Open the "My Computer" folder, in which the DVD movie is stored.

3. Click on the DVD once and hold down the "Ctrl" and "C" keys to copy the data.

4. Double-click the blank CD-R or CD-RW in My Computer. Press the "Ctrl" and "V" keys to transfer the DVD movie to the CD-RW or CD-R.

References

• University of Wisconsin: Cut, Copy, and Paste