Resolved Convert .flv to "?" for home DVD use

Hi all,

I downloaded a TV show using RealPlayer. The file extension for RP is .flv. What do I convert it to so I can watch it on my home DVD?

I use Media Convert to convert any media I want to another format. I just don't know what to convert a .flv to?

 

Maybe I have misunderstood, but if you want to watch this on your DVD player then you would need to burn it to a DVD. You would only need to convert to a media that your DVD video burner is compatible with.

 

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies, but, I know I have to burn it to a DVD and I know I have to convert it first so it will play on my Mitsubishi DVD player.

My question is to what extension do I convert it? It's now .flv. To play it on my DVD player (not my computer) what file extension do I convert the .flv file to? MPEG-1? MPEG-4? Or ____?

The site that will do the converting has a lot of extensions it will convert to. I just need to know which.

 

Hi broni,

I'll have to dig out my owners manual and see what types of files it will play.

When I did the Google search it said, "About 42,400,000 results ".

Yeah, right. Like I'm gonna go through 42 million pages!

As a totally off-topic question, my 'puter is running properly and in one of the scans you had me do when I had "the bug ", now there's an extra line in my boot.ini file that says: "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console — Do Not Use This (Debugger Mode) ".

Is it safe to edit that line out? Is it necessary?

Thanks, broni.

 

jpChris, I use "Any Video Converter Professional" and it will convert almost every format.. It will also burn directly to a DVD.

It doesn't matter what format your video is, just tell it to burn to CD/DVD.. works great, never had a problem, and is very quick...

I have also, in the past used "ConvertXtoDvd" and it works exvellent aswell, Any Video Convertor just supports more formats...

 

jpChris, I'm responding to this comment you made.

When you make a DVD video with a DVD burning program it automatically makes the DVD so that it will play in a DVD player, you do not need to know what file formats your player is compatible with.

The only part of the process you need to worry about is that your DVD burning program can use the file type that you have. As was mentioned earlier some burning programs can use .flv so you would not have to convert anything.

You cannot simply convert the video format and then burn it straight to a DVD disc as you would do when backing up files. You need to have 'Video Burning Software'.

 

@ broni,
Thanks — I'll leave it alone.

@ A & Ω,
I use CDBurnerXP: A free burner that works flawlessly for me. And rather than downloading\buying a converter, the online link in my first post does it for free.

@ markmadras,

That's what I'm not understanding. If I burn (e.g.) a .wmv, or a .mpg to a DVD it will play on my computer, but not on the home DVD. If I burn a .flv file to DVD it will have a .flv extension. And while a .flv format will play on my computer, it will not play on the Mitsubishi DVD player.

All the video converters I've looked at all ask what "output format "; and that's what I'm trying to ascertain.

 

Hi broni,

The first link you posted has CDBurnerXP as a link "” which is what I have. And in the second link it shows that it will burn .flv files.

F'rinstance, I just burned a .flv file using CDBXP to DVD and it's now playing on my computer's DVD drive (with RealPlayer). However, it will not play on the home DVD.

Also, in the main menu of CDBXP it says it will burn: ISO, Data, MP3-CDs and Video Disks. So, I know it will burn and play DVD video files.

Anyway, are you saying that "DVDFlick" (when I burn a .flv file) will automatically convert it to DVD format?

 

Hi jpChris,

The link broni gave you for dvdflick does have a link for CDBurnerXP, but to get dvdflick you need to click on 'Download' at the top of the page, this will take you to the download page for the software.

CDBurnerXP is only for burning audio and data discs, it does not make DVD video discs.

If you burn your video as data it will play on your computer but not on your home DVD player.

I have just read through the full specification for CDBurnerXP and there is no mention of Video CD's, you may just find that is for copying a video disc. It will not create a DVD video.

Try the dvdflick and see how you get on. This software is compatible with most file formats so you should not have to worry about converting your video .flv file.

 

OK, I contacted Mitsubishi and was told the two types of DVD extensions it recognizes and plays are .VOB and MPEG4.

So, I'm set there as far as knowing what to convert my files to.

However, with DVDFlick it would not recognize any .flv file "” music or video. I get ".FLV could not be found. File corrupted or format unsupported. "



When I use CDBurner XP, I can burn and watch\hear the same files that DVDF says are corrupted or unsupported.

Again:

So, what now?

 

Ok, use your converter to convert the .flv file to .avi (I doubt if there is a single DVD video burner that cannot use this file format)

Then use the DVDFlick to burn the .avi file to a DVD video.

If either of these processes gives an error message you may find that your .flv file is corrupted and you will have to download a fresh copy.

As I have tried to explain before, you do not need to know the file format for your home dvd player, the burner software will produce the video disc so that it will play on virtually any DVD player. You only need to convert the file to a format that the DVD video burner can work with.

 

The free software available from this link will burn .flv without you having to convert it.


http://download.cnet.com/Total-Video2DVD-Author/3000-2140_4-174444.html

 

Hi Mark,

I'll try to convert it to .avi and give DVDFlick another shot.

I know the files aren't corrupted as, like I mentioned, I've been able to burn everything .flv using CDBXP.

Also, thanks for the link. I noticed that it says "Free to try ", but does that mean it will work once or twice? Or, does it mean that when I "try it" it doesn't function and just says it's capable of doing the converting?

 

Sorry jpChris, I didn't see that and the answer is, I don't know, I use Nero 8 but that is not free. Try DVDFlick and see how you get on. With a .avi file there is no reason why it should not work.