Burn .avi to DVD... how??

[James Bond]

What I'm attempting to do:
Burn .avi file to a DVD. It is not a pirated movie.

I have .avi files that I want to burn but I'm just not sure how to do it with my new burner. I backed up some of the DVD's I already own with no problem using DVD-Shrink. Is this similar? I found out I could mount some of them in Alcohol (some were image files, not avi's).

Any advice? I have Nero and Plextor A40

Thanks in advance!

 

[hans030390]

I'm not sure exactly what I used...maybe avi2dvd?

I got all my .avi to dvd help at www.afterdawn.com

 

[MustISO]

www.videohelp.com
You need to convert the video and audio. I use some freeware tool which works fine for TV shows in Divx or Xvid.

 

[Mark R]

If you have Nero 6 (paid for version), then Nerovision express will do this for you.

 

[Gooberlx2]

doom9 knows all.

OT Question: Why does everyone disclaimer that they're not pirating nowadays? "I wan't to burn a mix CD from mp3s....ripped from my own CDs, I promise!", "I want to backup my movies to DVD+-R so my kids don't destroy the originals...not stealing from Blockbuster, I swear!", etc...

Are people really so afraid of the e-attacks from the anti-pirate brigade? Maybe I just don't assume evil intentions...

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
doom9 knows all.

OT Question: Why does everyone disclaimer that they're not pirating nowadays? "I wan't to burn a mix CD from mp3s....ripped from my own CDs, I promise!", "I want to backup my movies to DVD+-R so my kids don't destroy the originals...not stealing from Blockbuster, I swear!", etc...

Are people really so afraid of the e-attacks from the anti-pirate brigade? Maybe I just don't assume evil intentions...

I would just assume its porn.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
doom9 knows all.

OT Question: Why does everyone disclaimer that they're not pirating nowadays? "I wan't to burn a mix CD from mp3s....ripped from my own CDs, I promise!", "I want to backup my movies to DVD+-R so my kids don't destroy the originals...not stealing from Blockbuster, I swear!", etc...

Are people really so afraid of the e-attacks from the anti-pirate brigade? Maybe I just don't assume evil intentions...

I would just assume its porn.

hmm i should download more porn ^^*

 

[James Bond]

I would rather spend one second typing out a sentence rather than paying for it for the rest of my life.
"Are people really so afraid of the e-attacks from the anti-pirate brigade? Maybe I just don't assume evil intentions..."
SO AFRAID? No. Willing to prevent it, yes.

 

[Loop2kil]

One of the easiest that i've used is Ulead's Movie maker 3 and/or 4

 

[MikeMike]

try Nero Recode which u get with a purchased version of nero

 

[cubby1223]

I used TMPGEnc when I wanted to try that out. They offer a free version for download, or a ~20 day trial Pro version that either converts .avi to the proper dvd mpeg2 format.

I like to use TMPGEnc's DVD Author software to author dvd's before burning them. If you're cheap, they offer a ~20 day trial version on that software as well.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: Loop2kil
One of the easiest that i've used is Ulead's Movie maker 3 and/or 4

I second that. just click on the media you want to add to the dvd and burn. of course you can add menus very easy as well.

 

[Auric]

VSO DivxToDVD. Highly rated on videohelp.

 

[James Bond]

I used Nero Recode, so now its converted... what do i use to burn now? Nothing in Nero wanted to work

 

[James Bond]

bump

 

[QueBert]

don't use Nero Smart Start, go into the actual Nero Burning Rom, select DVD-Video drag the encoded file into the video_ts folder on the left hand side, it will scan the file to make sure it's dvd complient. hit burn, your pirat...por.... I mean movie will be burnt

if you have a bundled Nero that only has Smart Start, it should be easier I just never have used that sorry...

 

[Slickone]

Lots of opinions on different software here. There's no one app that most think does the best job, easily?

 

[AnitaPeterson]

urgh...

1) download VSO Divx to DVD, like someone else said... totally foolproof. Then

2) take TMPGEnc DVD author, and make a nice menu for the resulting files, along with chapters and whetevere else you need.

3) Burn the end product with Nero.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Look in the sticky thread in this forum - find D.I.K.O.