[friendnwv]

i have signed up for a share program where i download movies , i bought the easy cd & dvd burning ( red box) and burn 2 dvds
but they won't play in my home dvd player. or in a a pc could someone please help me

[Brendon]

Can you describe what format [AVI, MPG, MOV, WMV etc] these downloaded movies are in?

And will you please describe [in some detail] which program in this software suite you are using, and how you made the discs with it?

If you put a disc back into the computer drive and "explore" it with Windows, what sort of files do you see on it?

The more detail you can give the more likely it is that we can work out what has gone wrong.

[friendnwv]

Can you describe what format [AVI, MPG, MOV, WMV etc] these downloaded movies are in?

And will you please describe [in some detail] which program in this software suite you are using, and how you made the discs with it?

If you put a disc back into the computer drive and "explore" it with Windows, what sort of files do you see on it?

The more detail you can give the more likely it is that we can work out what has gone wrong.

thank you so much for tring to help me.
ok the name of the place i down load my movies from is graboid they download in my documents in the file graboid complete.
i'm useing the red box easy cd and dvd burning. the files i downloaded in is video avi it is working in the pc that i made it from but not
in my other pc i have. please let me know if you need more ifo

[friendnwv]

when i go to my dvd express it puts a red x on the file and it says xvid-prism under it i have no clue what it means or what i have to do 2 make it work.

[Brendon]

Hello, friendwv,

This one took an hour or two. I'll explain a little for those who are watching with their fingers poised above their anal-retentive keyboards, watching for me to say something out of line about downloaded movies.

I went and located Graboid, subscribed to it, and downloaded a video or three. The site says they don't host any material, but get you videos from DMCA Compliant sites for a subscription price. Unless I see otherwise, I have to assume they are saying sooth.

Now, friendwv, I'm afraid you're "sol" or 'up that well-known creek without a paddle'. There's no way you are going to be able to burn these downloads to a Video-DVD with this software.

The downloads I got from Graboid came down as .divx files. This is a most common and popular form of AVI file compressed with the DivX codec.

Unfortunately, this software [Easy CD and DVD Burning (red box) Vista Compatible], has been deliberately crippled to prevent you from using any file encoded with DivX. Please see this topic for a full discussion about this.

So the nett result is that there's no way you'll be able to turn .DivX files from Graboid into Video-DVD discs with this software. The full retail version [Easy Media Creator 9] will do it, but not this version.

I'm sorry about that.

Brendon

[Jim_Hardin]

Nice work Brendon!

I think as time goes on, that DRM will become more Gray.

We already see legal downloads for portable devices and audio downloads that you can burn... I suspect the Motion Picture industry will realize that there is a untapped market out there if they can find a way to minimize pirating while appealing to the market.

[friendnwv]

thanks so much for you help you guys are great