Last updated on 2023-11-14, by Cassie

[MP4 to DVD] Top Ways to Convert MP4 to DVD in 2023

When you are traveling or gathering with friends or family, you might record the precious memory with your camcorder, camera, and smartphone. Most of these recorded clips are saved in MP4 file format. It would be a wonderful idea to burn these recordings from MP4 to DVD discs so as to make them more convenient for sharing and safekeeping. But what is the best MP4 to DVD converter? How to burn MP4 to DVD disc? On this page, we would like to share detailed guides on burning MP4 video to DVD content in various ways.

Part 1: Can I Burn MP4 to DVD?

Can I burn MP4 video to DVD disc? Of course, you can. The answer is without a doubt yes. You can not only burn MP4 to DVD disc, but convert and burn videos in various other formats to DVD disc, folder and/or ISO image files.

Nowadays, most DVD players have added support for video playback, especially DVD player software like Leawo Free DVD Player, which is a comprehensive media player tool to play back Blu-ray, DVD, video and audio files for totally free. However, old DVD players still don’t accept MP4 video playback. You need to burn MP4 video to DVD disc for playing MP4 video files on DVD player software or standalone DVD players.

There are 2 types of DVD content: data DVD content and video_DVD content. The former is just a storage type that stores your MP4 videos and other videos on a writable DVD disc, which can not be directly played back on standalone DVD players, but can be played back via several DVD player software tools. The latter one, video_DVD, is also called playable DVD, which can store your MP4 videos and then be directly played back on both standalone DVD players and DVD player software tools. You can directly copy and paste your MP4 video files onto a writable DVD disc to create a data DVD. But to create a playable DVD, you have to use an MP4 to DVD converter tool to convert and burn MP4 video to DVD disc, since video files in playable DVD content are saved in VOB files. Therefore, the key fact is that you need a professional MP4 to DVD converter to help you burn MP4 to DVD playable on any standalone DVD player and DVD player software.

The below content will show you how to create playable DVD content from MP4 files in different ways and on various platforms.

Part 2: How to Convert MP4 to DVD on Wins?

If you are using a Microsoft Windows computer, how can you convert MP4 to DVD on Windows? Can you directly convert and burn MP4 files to DVD disc with Windows Media Player? Here we would recommend 2 MP4 to DVD converters to help you convert MP4 to DVD content on a Windows computer.

1. Burn MP4 to DVD with Leawo DVD Creator

As a professional DVD authoring software tool, Leawo DVD Creator can help you convert and burn videos to DVD (DVD-9/DVD-5) disc, folder, and/or ISO image files on your Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 in simple clicks. It supports 180+ video file formats as input, including MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, MKV, WMV, etc. Videos from various sources, including videos you have downloaded from YouTube, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, etc., recorded with your smartphones or camcorder, shared from your friends, etc., can be imported into Leawo DVD Creator for burning to DVD content. The burned DVD content can be played back on standalone DVD players, DVD player software, computers, laptops, etc. It even comes with various useful and practical bonus features like video editing, menu adding, menu editing, subtitle adding, etc.

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• Leawo DVD Creator

  – Convert videos in more than 180 formats to DVD in high speed without quality loss.
  – Provide 40+ preset disc menu templates for customization.
  – Burn ISO file to DVD disc within one click in either DVD-5 or DVD-9.
  – Generate photos into slideshows and burn to DVD.

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You can follow the below guide to learn how to convert and burn MP4 files to DVD with Leawo DVD Creator on a Windows computer. First, free download and install this software on your computer, which is a module built in Leawo Prof. Media. And meanwhile, get source MP4 video files ready for burning.

Once the burn process completes, you will get a DVD disc, folder or ISO image file, which can be played back freely. With Leawo DVD Creator, you can burn multiple MP4 files to DVD disc, and even create up to 10 DVD copies during the burning process.

2. Burn MP4 to DVD with DVDStyler

DVDStyler is an open-source DVD burner to help you burn MP4 to DVD on Windows 10/11 for free. Meantime, it supports burning some other popular digital formats to DVD such as MOV, AVI and so on. If you want to create a favorite DVD, you can use it for a try as it offers abundant editing features in creating DVD menu and provides many menu templates. Besides, it also offers some menu templates, supports adding subtitles and audio tracks, and is easy to operate with an intuitive interface.

Check the below guide to learn how to convert and burn MP4 to DVD with DVDStyler:

DVDStyler is a free DVD authoring tool that enables you to convert and burn MP4 files to DVD disc. Compared to Leawo DVD Creator, DVDStyler doesn’t provide video editing features and sometimes fails to complete the video to DVD burning tasks. DVDStyler enables you to select and add disc menu, but doesn’t support a disc menu DIY.

Part 3: How to Convert MP4 to DVD on Mac?

What if you are using a Mac computer? How can you convert and burn MP4 to DVD on Mac computer? As mentioned above, Leawo DVD Creator has a Mac version for Mac users to convert and burn MP4 files and other videos to DVD on Mac. You can try Leawo DVD Creator for Mac to complete the MP4 to DVD burning tasks on Mac. In the below content, we would like to recommend 2 other Mac MP4 to DVD converters.

1. Convert MP4 to DVD on Mac with iDVD

If you still have iDVD, you must be an old Apple, since iDVD has been discontinued since 2011. iDVD helps you easily convert and burn videos in MP4 and other formats to DVD on Mac. You can convert and burn MP4 video to DVD on Mac in simple clicks only.

Follow the below guide to learn how to use iDVD to convert and burn MP4 video to DVD on Mac.

Then, you only need to wait for the burning process to complete. iDVD needs a lot of free hard drive space in order to buffer and burn a DVD.

2. Convert MP4 to DVD on Mac with Burn

Burn software for Mac can burn videos, songs as well as data to DVD. While coming with limited features and a rather simple user interface, the app is easy to use with decent performance. You can use the app to convert MP4 to DVD on Mac.

Check the below guide to learn the detailed steps on how to burn MP4 to DVD on Mac.

You can see that both Burn and iDVD can help you convert and burn MP4 videos to DVD on Mac computers. But their limitations are quite obvious. iDVD is no longer available, while Burn can help you create disc menu and edit videos. You can actually make use of 3rd-party professional Mac DVD authoring software tools like Leawo DVD Creator for Mac to complete Mac video to DVD burning tasks.

Part 4: How to Convert MP4 to DVD Online?

Besides making use of desktop MP4 to DVD converter tools, you can also get other solutions to convert MP4 to DVD. There are various online MP4 to DVD converters can help you do this. ZAMZAR is one of these online MP4 to DVD converters.

You can follow the below steps to learn how to convert MP4 to DVD online in detail:

Once the MP4 to VOB DVD conversion completes, you will get download notice to downloaded VOB files to your computer. Then, you only need to copy and paste the VOB files to your DVD disc to complete the final MP4 to DVD conversion task. It should be noted that online MP4 to DVD converters actually convert MP4 to VOB files. The created DVD disc might not be playable on standalone DVD players.

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Here we have collected top ways to convert or burn MP4 videos to DVD. Among all of these tools, Leawo DVD Creator is powerful to help you complete this video conversion. Hope you could get an effective method on this page.