Do I really need to convert my WMV files?

[McMakan]

I have a DVD player that supports WMV format. I tried different DVD creating
software (namely the adobe and sony one) but all of them seem to convert my
video files to MPEG-2. This is lenghty process and since my DVD player can
already play WMV it's probably unnecessary too. Does DVD standard accept
only MPEG vidoe? Is there a DVD creator that does not require converting my
WMVs to MPEG?

Thanks,

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

A DVD file is a variant of MPEG2 so no, there is no way you can create a DVD
without creating an MPEG2 file.

If you believe your DVD player can indeed read WMV files, then burn a DATA
DVD (not a Video DVD) containing just WMV files and try to get your
standalone player to read it.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"McMakan" > wrote in message
...
>I have a DVD player that supports WMV format. I tried different DVD
>creating
> software (namely the adobe and sony one) but all of them seem to convert
> my
> video files to MPEG-2. This is lenghty process and since my DVD player can
> already play WMV it's probably unnecessary too. Does DVD standard accept
> only MPEG vidoe? Is there a DVD creator that does not require converting
> my
> WMVs to MPEG?
>
> Thanks,
>

[McMakan]

Thanks Cari. Copying just the WMV data file plays fine. I guess the only
thing I'm missing is the DVD type of menues. I'll cope with it :)

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> A DVD file is a variant of MPEG2 so no, there is no way you can create a DVD
> without creating an MPEG2 file.
>
> If you believe your DVD player can indeed read WMV files, then burn a DATA
> DVD (not a Video DVD) containing just WMV files and try to get your
> standalone player to read it.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
>
> "McMakan" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have a DVD player that supports WMV format. I tried different DVD
> >creating
> > software (namely the adobe and sony one) but all of them seem to convert
> > my
> > video files to MPEG-2. This is lenghty process and since my DVD player can
> > already play WMV it's probably unnecessary too. Does DVD standard accept
> > only MPEG vidoe? Is there a DVD creator that does not require converting
> > my
> > WMVs to MPEG?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>
>
>