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Hi all.

A friend sent me a short video as an attachment in a email, it's only 2.5 MB, and I would like to transfer it to a DVD so I can share it with other friends who don't have a computer. Can someone please explain how I can do this?

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raised a common case: a small video attached to email that needs to become a DVD playable on a standalone player. was correct that an authoring/conversion step is required. The simplest reliable approach and the likely causes of the OPs problem are outlined below.

Save the attachment to a known folder (Desktop or My Documents), then confirm the file extension (Explorer: Tools > Folder Options > View > uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"). If playback works in Windows Media Player, the file and codecs are present; if not, a missing codec is the likely blocker. For sharing with non-computer users, a DVD must be authored as DVD-Video (VIDEO_TS with MPEG-2), not just burned as a data file.

Common troubleshooting when an authoring app does not show the saved file:

  • In the file-open dialog set the file type filter to "All files (.)" or drag the file into the project window.
  • The attachment may have been saved to a temporary folder; re-save using “Save As” from the mail client to a known location.
  • If the authoring tool refuses import, transcode the clip to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 first (NTSC or PAL), then add that file to the DVD project.

A quick ffmpeg transcode example (NTSC DVD):

ffmpeg -i input.avi -target ntsc-dvd output.mpg

For PAL replace ntsc-dvd with pal-dvd. After creating the MPEG-2 file, use the DVD-authoring function (create DVD-Video) to generate VIDEO_TS and then burn to disc. A short clip converted to DVD format will grow from a few MB to a larger file, but a single short clip fits easily on a 4.7 GB DVD.

For more on ffmpeg capabilities see FFmpeg.

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You'd need some kind of video authoring software, like PrimeTime, or Sonic MyDVD. You should check out your local electronics retailer for software along those lines-- there should be a whole section there.

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You'd need some kind of video authoring software, like PrimeTime, or Sonic MyDVD. You should check out your local electronics retailer for software along those lines-- there should be a whole section there.

I have Nero suite 6, and DVD Shrink, when I use Nero and go to add, the video dosen't appear in my documents. I'm using W2k Pro sp4, and if I right click on the video in the documents, I only have the options to send the video to the floppy drive, desktop, email, or documents.

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