video download question

[ellenfl]

i have been trying to download 'the power of nightmares' to copy to dvd. i had completed downloading it last week (it took HOURS!) and the files disappeared from my computer. the downloads had a .mpeg extension. i downloaded them again tonight and chapter 1 has since disappeared but chapters 2 and 3 are still on my hd. i have changed the extension from .mpeg to .mpg thinking that the 4 charater extension was why i might be losing the files.

can i get the original files back? i mean, they can't have self-deleted could they? how can i find them?

also, i bought an iomega 16x dvd writer (usb 2.0) and have tried to write 2 of the chapters to disk and was told that the files were too big. assuming this whole 3-part series should fit on one disk, what am i doing wrong?

the fastest i can write to disk using the program bundled with the dvd writer is 6x but it is taking forever for the disk to write . . . if it IS writing.

tia from a dvd novice.

ellen fl

[kittenpants]

1. I had the same problem.

I downloaded it 3 times and the most I could watch was about a minute before the video quit playing. It took forever to download as you said & then it wasn't there. It's okay though, I already witnessed the power of nightmares last November.:argh:

[dave502d]

2. Did you try and do a seach for them.n/t

[kittenpants]

3. I tried downloading it from several different places

& never was able to watch any of them.

[bluedonkey]

4. Try here

They have been very helpful to me in the past.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=240

[ellenfl]

5. thanks. didn't see that forum. i'll re-post over there. eom

[LiberalUprising]

6. You could also post here

DU computer help and support group
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242

I downloaded Power of Nightmares using ABC bit torrent, you can download it here
http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/

Then get the torrent files here
http://www.chomskytorrents.org/Torrents.php

You may have to reduce the file size to fit on a DVD, I use Nero 6 and it reduces file size automatically to fit a single layer 4.7 gig disc.

What burning program are you using?

[LiberalUprising]

7. Try finding files by

going to start> search> files and folders.

Type in filename and click search, if they are still on your hard drive they should show up here.

DVD 's should be encoded in mpeg 2 format, you may have to recode them, Nero 6 will do this for you automatically.

On edit

I had to burn parts 1 & 2 on one DVD and put the third part on another.

[Parrothead Terp]

8. another question

I can't start a post yet, because I don't post that much. I am having a discussion with a freeper who does not believe that any senators would of voted against the resolution acknowledging the wrong doing of the lynchings. If anyone has that list, it would be greatly appreciated.