k3b , burning video

[james tate]

On 04/07/13 19:41, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2013-04-07 at 09:55 -0400, Jim wrote:
>> On 04/07/2013 12:07 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2013-04-06 at 18:56 -0400, Jim wrote:
>>>> F18
>>>>
>>>> what video format does k3b burn,  mp4 etc. ?
>>> The question as it stands is meaningless. K3B just burns bits. It
>>> distinguishes between audio CDs and everything else, but that's all. If
>>> you need to convert something to a specific video format, you need
>>> something like ffmpeg or transcode to produce the bits. Then K3B will
>>> happily burn them to a medium.
>>>
>>> poc
>>>
>> Yes, But  convert to what format so k3b can burn a Video CD/DVD ?
> You probably need to create a DVD structure as an ISO file, then burn
> the file to a DVD as data. Creating the ISO can be done several ways,
> e.g. DeVeDe or tovid (not sure if that last has an rpm).
>
> This is all from memory as I haven't actually created a DVD in several
> years. Most modern DVD players have USB sockets so you can use pendrives
> as input and avoid all the hassle, not mention saving on media costs.
>
> poc
>


Devede did a very good job at burning a Video DVD.