I saw that there were several packages that I have always used, like CDBurnerXP and ImgBurn. However, these will not work with MP4 files. So, is there any good FREE software out there I should get? I ask as I only use this once or twice a year at the most.
Thank you all. OH, if it matters I use 64bit Win10 Pro...not CU.
Hi, could you describe more exactly what are you trying to do? Author a DVD complete with titles, chapters, menus?
What sort of mp4 files are they? Audio? Video?
Presumably you're not simply wanting to burn the mp4 files to a DVD.
See e.g.
Windows 10: WinX DVD Author - Free DVD Maker, Free DVD Burner Software
-freewareHow to make home video DVD in Windows (10) from video files, camcorder, webcam, YouTube and personalize it with DVD chapter menu & subtitle (*.srt)? WinX DVD Author is your ideal solution and it is totally free!
With step-by-step wizard built in, even novice can easily convert and burn MKV, MP4, FLV, MPEG, MOV, RM, RMVB, H.264, AVI, ISO to DVD, etc. Equipped with fast and powerful decode encoder engine, this free DVD burner software takes less than one hour to make a full 4.3 G high quality DVD, while delivering 100% excellent audio and video effects. Furthermore, it is fully compatible with DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD DL+R, DVD DL+/-RW that perfectly helps you backup your precious files into DVD-5 or DVD-9 discs in NTSC or PAL format.
More:
Best Free DVD Authoring Software | Gizmo's Freeware
Five free DVD authoring tools - TechRepublic
Below is a great Program and it works very well! It is not free though....
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert-x-to-hd/
Thank you both. Well, when an episode of a show that my wife missed is on that website, like Lifetime, they let you watch it online. No problem, but she wants to see it on TV. So, Snagit will capture the video and sound and save it as an .mp4. I want to turn that mp4 into something that will play in a dvd player that is, of course, connected to our TV.
Hi there
another solution (IMO probably better, more flexible and easier).
1) get an amazon fire TV box / firestick and connect to TV
2) install KODI on it - easy to do -- you can even do it from a phone (android) with app2firetv or similar
3) simply then on the TV open the amazon TV box / stick (probably will be connected via the second / other HDMI input cable) --> home-->my applications-->kodi and then browse for your mp4 file --then just play it. If your remote computer is linux it's even easier -- just mount the HDD your multi-media is on as a samba shareable drive and then simply browse the drive in the kodi app - choose the file and simply play --kodi plays more formats than even the legendary VLC. !!!
4) for subtitles you can (from the fire tv stick / box) within the kodi application simply download subtitles from opensubtitles.org or subsceene.com (or other user selectable sites).
Brilliant application --plays almost anything - even ripped DVD iso's with menus etc.
Cheers
jimbo
Is the TV a SmartTV and connected to your router? Most SmartTVs are DLNA devices and you can stream media to them without the aid of additional hardware (such as a firestick).
Tty right-click on the .mp4 file in File Explorer and hover the mouse pointer over 'Cast to device'. If your TV appears in the list of available devices you can stream the .mp4 direct to your TV. That's how I watch all my video files.
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