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swampdogger · 2012-05-03, 04:29 PM

Hi, i came back from mexico and had used my Canon Power Shot camera to film , i finally got it on DVD to work on my Blue Ray recorder , but it will not work on a regular dvd player. I was wondering if there is a program that will convert it for me , preferably free, Thank's.

Cockroach · 2012-05-17, 01:37 PM

Might be stating the obvious but does your DVD player play DVD+/-R and if so, did you record on the appropriate +R or -R discs?

Footballer · 2012-05-17, 02:18 PM

You may also have to finalize the disk. If it is not finalized it will play in the original recorder but not in any other machine.

roger1818 · 2012-05-23, 12:48 PM

Are you just putting JPEGs on your DVD? If so, not all DVD players will play that type of disk. To be fully compatible, you will need to create a slideshow DVD. I believe Picasa will do this for you.

willw · 2012-05-29, 05:24 PM

Was it video you shot on your Canon? and if so, is it HD video that this camera shoots?

Then if all is true then that would explain why he can not play HD video on his non-HD DVD player.

roger1818 · 2012-05-30, 09:53 AM

^^^True. I was thinking stills. In this case most modern DVD authoring software will down-convert to SD when you burn a standard DVD.

2012-05-03, 04:29 PM	#1
swampdogger Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: cobourg,ontario Posts: 27	converting from sd card to dvd Hi, i came back from mexico and had used my Canon Power Shot camera to film , i finally got it on DVD to work on my Blue Ray recorder , but it will not work on a regular dvd player. I was wondering if there is a program that will convert it for me , preferably free, Thank's.

2012-05-23, 12:48 PM	#4
roger1818 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa (Stittsville), ON, OTA (Radio Shack Omnidirectional Antenna and 5Y6S in Attic), MythTV HTPC Posts: 5,628	Are you just putting JPEGs on your DVD? If so, not all DVD players will play that type of disk. To be fully compatible, you will need to create a slideshow DVD. I believe Picasa will do this for you. __________________ Link to my TVFool results is in my profile Homepage URL. I suggest others do the same.

2012-05-30, 09:53 AM	#6
roger1818 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa (Stittsville), ON, OTA (Radio Shack Omnidirectional Antenna and 5Y6S in Attic), MythTV HTPC Posts: 5,628	^^^True. I was thinking stills. In this case most modern DVD authoring software will down-convert to SD when you burn a standard DVD. __________________ Link to my TVFool results is in my profile Homepage URL. I suggest others do the same.

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2012-05-17, 01:37 PM	#2
Cockroach Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 580	Might be stating the obvious but does your DVD player play DVD+/-R and if so, did you record on the appropriate +R or -R discs?

2012-05-17, 02:18 PM	#3
Footballer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 81	You may also have to finalize the disk. If it is not finalized it will play in the original recorder but not in any other machine.

2012-05-29, 05:24 PM	#5
willw Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 32	Was it video you shot on your Canon? and if so, is it HD video that this camera shoots? Then if all is true then that would explain why he can not play HD video on his non-HD DVD player.