How to Convert an MPEG-4 Video to Play on a DVD Player
MPEG-4, or MP4, is a video format most commonly used by mobile video devices. The Apple iPod uses MP4 videos as its prime video format, but you can still watch the movie on your computer without any special programs. If you want to watch an MPEG-4 video file on your DVD player all you need to do is burn the file on a video DVD.
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Instructions
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Insert the blank DVD into the DVD burner. Close out any windows that open, asking you to launch a specific program.
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Launch the DVD burning software you have on your computer. The DVD burning software either came pre-installed (your computer came equipped with to burn DVDs), or it came with the DVD-burning hardware you added onto the computer.
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Select to create a "Video DVD." Although the other option, a data DVD, is great for storage, the disk can not be played on a DVD player.
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Click-and-drag the MPEG-4 video files into the DVD burning software's main viewing window.
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Click "Burn" and the videos are placed on the disk. Depending on the size of the files and the speed of your DVD burner, this process can take several minutes to complete.
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Insert the DVD into the DVD player. In a moment the contents of the disk loads and you can watch your MPEG-4 video on the DVD player.
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