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Thanks everyone for the tip. Used TMPGEnc and it was easy as pie. I wanted
to use iDVD, but it doesn't allow import of MPEG-2, though maybe there's an
add-on available from another provider for that. Thanks again, all who
replied. N

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> Newbie here. Confused. I have tried Nero, Toast, Alcohol, etc., and I'm
> unsure how to simply turn a 1.8 GB MPEG-2 video into a playable DVD movie
> disc that I can pop into my home DVD player, and simply watch. From what I
> gather, any of the above programs or another can do it, by converting the
> MPEG-2 to whatever the format is to make it play like a DVD. Do I have to
> use
> a DVD-R disc as the output medium, or will a CD-R disc work (please don't
> beat me up for not knowing; that's why I'm asking). Thanks in advance to
> anyone who can take a minute to describe the steps necessary to turn my
> movie
> file into a playable DVD, whether it's Mac or windows (and no platform
wars,
> please, unbiased here and I have both available). Thanks, N
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