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As part of my course on Meteorology there are a series of short videos in MP4 format. I am gradually downloading them onto my PC - but - they are taking up valuable space. Does anyone know if it is possible to download these onto an ordinary CD or do I need special ones?

Any advice would be most welcome.
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06-08-2018, 10:25 PM
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Re: MP4s

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
As part of my course on Meteorology there are a series of short videos in MP4 format. I am gradually downloading them onto my PC - but - they are taking up valuable space. Does anyone know if it is possible to download these onto an ordinary CD or do I need special ones?

Any advice would be most welcome.
As far as I know, you can put them on a normal writeable blank cd. Rewritable ones are best though.
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Thanks Fender!
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Personally I wouldn't use rewriteable CDs they are expensive and slow to write to - ordinary CDs are less 40c each - they are a cheap disposable item. I am surprised rewritable CDs are still available.

DVDs are actually better because they hold 5 times (?) more and cost about the same. You could even made a proper DVD (ie with a menu) out of your MP4s using a free program like DVDStyler or even Freemake that can be played on any DVD system player.
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Thanks, Bruce, food for thought there - will have a look at DVDStyler.
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Thank you again to Fender and Bruce for your excellent advice. Bought some blank DVD discs this morning and all the short videos now safely captured.

Didn't need to use DVDStyler, Bruce, had forgotten I already have Roxio12 Professional version.
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Thank you again to Fender and Bruce for your excellent advice. Bought some blank DVD discs this morning and all the short videos now safely captured.

Didn't need to use DVDStyler, Bruce, had forgotten I already have Roxio12 Professional version.
Easily done.
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07-08-2018, 01:27 PM
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shame I just saw this thread, I could have said you a bob or two as Ive a stack of DVDs sat here forever doing nowt
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Oh no - that would have given me a wonderful excuse to fly home for a few days!!
 

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