carmen04,
yes you can back up your vids to a CD-R or CD-RW.
It's called a VCD. You can write up to 700MB on 1 CD-R/RW. Get yourself a bunch of CD-R or -RW's. Use the CD Burner to make VCD's. The only difference between a CD and DVD is a CD stores up to 700MB and a DVD up to 4.7GB. You'll need a program to import the vids to to burn the VCD. There are lots of free trials out there. I use Intervideo WinDVD Creator. There is an option in the "Make Movie" step to make a VCD.
I hope this helps.........any questions ask me Capt Snow or anyone, we'll help