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Chapter 8 - Advanced - Downloading Files From the Internet

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Overview

There are a variety of ways you can download video from the Internet. Maybe your favorite website offers movie trailers for download? Maybe your friend emailed you a home movie? Virtually all of these can be converted to the VCD format and played on your stand-alone DVD player.

Codec

As long as you have the correct video and audio codec installed you can convert these video files to the VCD format. What's a codec? In simple terms it's the software that allows you to record and play your video files. How do you know if you have the proper codec installed? Easy, try playing the video! If you can successfully play the video on your computer then you should also be able to convert it to VCD. There are however exceptions such as QuickTime video which cannot be converted using TMPG Enc.

One of the most popular video formats found on the internet today is called DivX. Video created with the DivX codec contains the highest quality video available today which makes it excellent for converting to the VCD format. It also creates ultra-small file sizes which is why it's so popular on the peer-to-peer networks. You can learn more about DivX by visiting www.divx.com

There are a variety of other codecs in use on the internet. Most of these can be acquired automatically by playing your video in Microsoft Media Player 7. Media Player includes the ability to download and install the appropriate codecs for the video you're attempting to play. Once you can play the video in Media Player you should be able to convert it to the VCD format. You can learn more about Microsoft Media Player by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

Peer-to-peer (P2P)

Peer-to-peer file-sharing services provide you with the ability to search and download media files from other P2P users. Many of these applications support audio, video, software, games, images, and documents. They are a rich source for online videos that can be converted to the VCD format for viewing on your stand-alone DVD player.

Here are a list of the most popular P2P applications at the time this guide was written.