How do I convert a movie from cdr to mpeg to burn DVD?

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How do I convert a movie from cdr to mpeg to burn DVD?

Hi, This is the first time I've ever tried to burn a DVD. I'm also new to my Mac. I've been watching YouTube videos and downloaded the free "Burn" app, but it won't let me convert the cdr disk image so I can burn it to a DVD that will play on any DVD player.

So, where I'm at right now: I have a copy of the movie on my desktop in cdr format. I was able to burn this to disk and it plays fine on my Mac, but won't play on my PC.

How do I convert the cdr copy of this movie to a format that will play on any DVD player? I'm assuming that would be mpg format? And then burn it to a new DVD disk?

What app will do this? I'm not into creating videos. I just want to be able to copy NTSC movies I own onto another DVD disk. The simpler and cheaper the better. I'm overwhelmed with the options in the app store.

I've been Googling and YouTubing all morning, and I need help! Thank you :-)

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 13, 2015 1:26 PM

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Answer 1

lllaass

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May 13, 2015 1:37 PM in response to esquirette2007

I use the free Handbrake video converter app.

https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

Convert it to a format that yur PC can play.

This app can play most formats

http://www.videolan.org/

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Answer 2

May 13, 2015 2:50 PM in response to lllaass

Thanks, but when I looked at Handbrake online, it looked like it wants me to pick a device. I want to burn a blank DVD.

Will Handbrake convert a cdr file? I didn't see that listed as an option on their website.

So, to be clear, I'm trying to copy a DVD from a DVD to a blank DVD. I don't want to watch it on any devices. I just want to burn a copy of a DVD movie to a blank DVD. I want it to be capable of playing on any DVD player.

Thanks

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Answer 3

Klaus1

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May 13, 2015 4:01 PM in response to esquirette2007

How to copy previously-burned DVD-R video discs

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2059

To create an image file, launch Disk Utility and select File: New: Disk Image From Folder. In the window that appears, navigate to the desired folder and then click on Image. Give the image file a name, and click on Save when prompted. That’s it.

Or, if you have Roxio Toast, just use the copy function.

'cdr' is a description of the media, not of the format of the files on it. Whether it will play on an external DVD player depends on the file format.

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Answer 4

May 13, 2015 8:17 PM in response to Klaus1

Hi Klaus1,

Thanks for taking the time to respond, but I feel like I'm not explaining myself.

I have a DVD that I bought with a movie on it. I did not previously burn it.

I used the Disk Utility to create an image file. It ends with .cdr.

I used the Disk Utility to burn that image file to a DVD-R.

BUT, this DVD-R that I burned will only play on my Mac.

I want a copy of the original store-bought DVD movie, burned onto a blank DVD-R that will play on any DVD player in NTSC format.

So, how do I make that happen?

Thanks.

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Answer 5

lllaass

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May 14, 2015 1:18 AM in response to esquirette2007

This "I have a DVD that I bought with a movie on it" sure sounds like it is a commercial DVD. Those are usually copy protected and it against copyright law to break the copy protection

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Answer 6

May 14, 2015 9:55 AM in response to lllaass

I own the movie. I can make a copy of it.

I guess you don't know the answer regarding how to make a copy of a DVD to a DVD that will play on any DVD player.

Does anyone else, please?

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Answer 7

lllaass

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May 14, 2015 9:59 AM in response to esquirette2007

If if is a commercial DVD you do not own the move. You only have a licence to play the DVD. That licence included prohibiting copying it.

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