(i saw the topic but i can't reply to it so i decided to start a new topic) in that topic it says to use nero, is there a particular version that has a free trial that works on windows 98 (& i only have a dvd-rom drive that says "52x 32x 52 16x")? i wanted to burn some fansubs to dvd, most of them are in the avi XviD format. would i need to convert them to a different type before burning & how?
You can not burn a DVD without a DVD burner. So you will need to buy a DVD burner if you want to burn on DVD media. If the AVI(Xvid, DivX) files are less then 700MB you can put them on CD-R and buy a DivX/Xvid compatible Standalone player to watch them.
cool i know where to get one for $40. i've been burning them onto data cd-r's using real player, those will work on it right? since nero doesn't work on windows 98.
You should be able to run Nero7 with windows 98. You may have to install the below software package to run Nero7 on Windows98 http://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/Problem_with_oleacc_dll.html You should also be able to right click on the nero.exe file and choose the compatibility tab and tick the box that says (run this program in compatibility mode for) and choose to run it as a Windows 98 Application.
The question you get into is what kind of system do you have that is still using Windows 98. System resources dictate the amount of time it takes to run a program or if it can be run at all. There are guidelines according to CPU speed and amount of RAM (and part of that usable RAM). Even P3s will run Windows XP if they have the RAM. The best bet is to upgrade the OS if possible. You get into issues of file size when dealing with 98. The older OS had FAT32 and the XP has NTFS. Simply put the XP handles larger files which is necessary with video files and the newer software. However the free DVD Shrink was written to work with FAT32 or NTSF. So a person can transcode with Shrink and burn with Nero. But for that matter a person can burn with DVD Decrypter or ImgBurn and not have to have retail apps at all and work in the FAT32 file system of Windows 98.
I have never used real player to burn CD-Rs but I do know most Real player videos have a different extension on it which is not AVI. Which means if the video file was converted to a real player extension file then I doubt it will play on the Stand Alone player unless your Standalone will play real player files.
no they are still avi files because i burn them & then watch them on my sister's laptop using windows media player since they won't play on my computer.
That doesn't mean they are not RealMedia files, as WMP can play RM files if the proper codecs are installed. In any case, assuming they ARE AVI files, then burning with RealMedia can work, but there are vastly better products out there. The only way to know is to try.
I meant the system and it's resources, something like Intel P4, AMD 3800, the cpu and the size in MHz or GHz, and how much RAM the system has and how much is usable, what do you have in the line of a hard drive and how big is it, how much space free and what RPM does it run at (if you know). The CPU and RAM can be found under System. 98 doesn't take up a lot of RAM like XP, but that doesn't account for the AV and internet security needed. So when I ask what kind of system, I was asking for the system resources, not the OS.
(just to let u know i'm not too good w/ computers aside from html so sorry if this stuff is wrong) 256MB RAM 28% system resources free GenuineIntel Pentium II Processor (i have 2 hard drives) C - 1069MB of 18352MB D - 4340MB of 19872MB
Rika24 , You need at least 13-15 GB of free HD space to do a movie. 7-8 gb for the rip and then 4.3 GB for the transcode. You need a bigger HD, more Ram, DVD Burner and personally I would just get another computer as the amount of $ to upgrade might be more than a new computer.
The processor being real slow is a big problem and for best results it would be a good idea to have a newer OS like XP? Fat32 vs NTFS is just one issue. A PIII is slow for doing work with video. I'd suggest at least a system with a AMD 3800 or Pentium 4 at about 3GHz with at least 512MB RAM (1GB would be better). Plus what Car.Mike said. Most newer PCs come with 40 to 80GB hard drives. So if you don't keep too much on it you'd be okay. You can get something like that cheap. I saw some Dells about $400 to $500 you could do good with. Of course a newer dual core system would be better.
If you got a DVD burner with this P2. It would take about 5 hours to burn one DVD. Sorry I didn't mean for this post to be a Private Message.
EricCarr I couldn't help but notice your specs. You must really be proud of it. I noticed AMD released the 5200 not long ago. I had no idea they were now up to a 6400. That must be one screamin fast machine. Where did you find the 6400 processor?
