How do I burn my iTunes video files to a DVD that is playable in my DVD player?

tomandshell said:

I have not found a way to do that. I got an Apple TV last year for Christmas, and it just streams my videos to the TV. So I gave up looking for a DVD creating method, but even when I was interested, I couldn't find a way to make it work. If their software allowed people to burn a bunch of DVDs from a single purchased video file, there would be even more bootleg DVDs at the swap meet than there are now. They wouldn't be able to control what you did with your hard copies once they were created, so rather than allow people to open up a bootleg DVD store in their garage, they limit playback to Apple hardware/software.

The industry is getting completely paranoid about piracy, and even traditional digital copies are being phased out. Now everybody is switching to Ultraviolet streaming copies that will expire in a year. They are going to force us to have no hard copies and no permanent files stored on our hard drives or portable devices--just streaming video with temporary permission that can be turned off when they feel like it.

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The Monster said:

tomandshell, I bought the new season of Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head through iTunes. It cost me $19.99 so I am looking to make a playable DVD of it as a backup if my PC would go down.

I also pre-ordered it on Blu-ray.

Nick

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tomandshell said:

I have not found a way to do that. I got an Apple TV last year for Christmas, and it just streams my videos to the TV. So I gave up looking for a DVD creating method, but even when I was interested, I couldn't find a way to make it work. If their software allowed people to burn a bunch of DVDs from a single purchased video file, there would be even more bootleg DVDs at the swap meet than there are now. They wouldn't be able to control what you did with your hard copies once they were created, so rather than allow people to open up a bootleg DVD store in their garage, they limit playback to Apple hardware/software.

The industry is getting completely paranoid about piracy, and even traditional digital copies are being phased out. Now everybody is switching to Ultraviolet streaming copies that will expire in a year. They are going to force us to have no hard copies and no permanent files stored on our hard drives or portable devices--just streaming video with temporary permission that can be turned off when they feel like it.

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The Monster said:

So Ultraviolet digital copies are not files that you get to keep forever? Then why should we have to pay for them? The industry will see a drop in sales if they do away with traditional digital copies where people get the file to keep. People are all about being portable these days. People like me with Cerebral palsy rely on traditional digital copies as it is hard for me to deal with the discs.

Nick

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tomandshell said:

I have not found a way to do that. I got an Apple TV last year for Christmas, and it just streams my videos to the TV. So I gave up looking for a DVD creating method, but even when I was interested, I couldn't find a way to make it work. If their software allowed people to burn a bunch of DVDs from a single purchased video file, there would be even more bootleg DVDs at the swap meet than there are now. They wouldn't be able to control what you did with your hard copies once they were created, so rather than allow people to open up a bootleg DVD store in their garage, they limit playback to Apple hardware/software.

The industry is getting completely paranoid about piracy, and even traditional digital copies are being phased out. Now everybody is switching to Ultraviolet streaming copies that will expire in a year. They are going to force us to have no hard copies and no permanent files stored on our hard drives or portable devices--just streaming video with temporary permission that can be turned off when they feel like it.

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