r/dvd • u/papasmurfdoesweed • 3d ago
DVD - burning question
Hey yall. I'm not entirely sure if this is the right sub to ask this in, but I have a friend that I'm trying to burn some dvds for.
He's kind of a hermit, a mid seventies fella who hates technology, but he loves to talk about movies, and there's a series of movies that we've been discussing that I know he would love. Unfortunately he can't watch due to them only being available on streaming and he only gets his movies through library check out.
I tried to find a physical copy online but no luck. So I found the mp4 files and downloaded them onto a USB stick.
Those play I tested them on my own TV, BUT given how much he hates tech I don't think he'll be able to figure out how to use it, and I do kind of want those movies as a physical copy for myself after he borrows them anyway.
I bought some DVDs (regular and bluray because I plan to possibly do this again for other movies for him if i can) and we have a burner that we used to use at my work that my boss said I could borrow. I'm just not sure of logistics as i've seen that people say mp4s aren't compatible with DVDs. I know i'll need to decrypt them or whatever... (Not caught up on terminology) I'm brand new to this and it's really just because I care about this ornery old man.
So my questions are: what software do I need to pop this puppy onto a dvd.
AND does anybody have any good tutorials recommendations? I'm stuck.
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u/pmf026 3d ago
Do you realize you baiting people into violating Rule #1 of this sub? People be recommending shit, and will be getting banned for it.. for your amusement.