playing movies

mark1972 · 26th December 2004, 11:47

hi im new to this so here is a simple but probably stupid question.is it possible to play movies on cds or do i have to put them on dvds?

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 26th December 2004, 11:54

It depends on where you got the movie from. I guess you downloaded it, so you have to see if the file size will fit on a regular CD. If yes, you can play it from there on your Computer, but I doubt that your regular DVD played will be able to do so.

*waits for the more tech savvy people to come in here and explain it better than I did*

And by the way: Welcome to the forums!

Mia

gaekwad2 · 26th December 2004, 12:29

It also depends on where you want to play it:

If it's a regular video file that fits on a CD (and your drive is fast enough) you can put it on there and play it on your computer directly from the CD.

For a Video CD that can be played in any DVD player the video has to be MPEG1 in 352*288 (NTSC:320*240) resolution, other formats burned to a standard CD-ROM only work in some players (eg. DivX compatible ones).

26th December 2004, 11:47	#1
mark1972 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3	playing movies hi im new to this so here is a simple but probably stupid question.is it possible to play movies on cds or do i have to put them on dvds?

26th December 2004, 12:29	#3
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,149	It also depends on where you want to play it: If it's a regular video file that fits on a CD (and your drive is fast enough) you can put it on there and play it on your computer directly from the CD. For a Video CD that can be played in any DVD player the video has to be MPEG1 in 352288 (NTSC:320240) resolution, other formats burned to a standard CD-ROM only work in some players (eg. DivX compatible ones). Fuck this place.

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26th December 2004, 11:54	#2
Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	It depends on where you got the movie from. I guess you downloaded it, so you have to see if the file size will fit on a regular CD. If yes, you can play it from there on your Computer, but I doubt that your regular DVD played will be able to do so. waits for the more tech savvy people to come in here and explain it better than I did And by the way: Welcome to the forums! Mia