To make a VCD,SVCD that you can play on your computer or on a standalone DVD Player you need a CD-R or CD-RW Burner and for DVD a DVD-RW Burner.

If you have a videoclip in AVI, ASF, DivX, MOV, DVD then you need to convert it to a MPEG in (S)VCD MPEG Format, read here how to convert.

If you plan to capture video from VCR,Video,Camcorder,DV or DVD then you need a capture card and a capture software, read here how to capture and what card to get.

And after you have your videoclip in MPEG format you can easy burn it to (S)VCD or (mini)DVD with almost any burning applicaion, read the burn guides.

Last should you be able to play the (S)VCD or (mini)DVD on your computer and also maybe on your DVD Player, read here how to play it on your computer and check the DVD Players list for your player to see if supports (S)VCD or (mini)DVD and on what media.

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