Exporting files for CD-ROM playback

If you want to play back your video and audio files on a CD-ROM drive (rather than a DVD or Blu-ray player), encode the file in a format playable on computers. You create the encoded file on your hard drive, and then burn it to recordable CD media (known collectively as CD+/‑R/RW). Use third-party CD-burning software and a CD burner.

Encode your files so that they do not exceed the storage capacity of the target CD: 650 MB or 700 MB. However, to ensure that your files play back successfully, also encode them with the hardware and software available to your audience in mind. Keep the file datarate low enough to limit filesize to CD capacity, but also to ensure smooth playback on a range of systems. Also, set the datarate low enough for any of your intended viewers who use older CD-ROM drives, or computers with slower processors (CPUs).