Burning .avi files to dvds

[hans030390]

I have the ulead software, but anytime i try to burn the AVI to a DVD, if it's over a certain size or length (which this .avi is) it says that the file is like 6.6gb (when its like 1.9gb) and it wont let me burn it.

I'm looking for similar software that will let me burn the .avi file directly onto a dvd and have it compatible with most dvd players, like ulead does. And i'd like it to let me burn the whole movie, not a trial with time limits on the movie or something. and no watermarks on the movie either

thankee.

 

[MustISO]

It has to be converted to DVD format before it's going to play in a DVD player. Try these programs: DVDSanta, DIKO, or VSO DivxtoDVD. From there you need to author the disc, anything that can work with DVD files should work just fine.

 

[hans030390]

Ok...Last time i converted an avi file to dvd format i got some artifacts when there was like a bright flash or the like. I'm willing to convert it if it will not do it again.

and are there no other programs like ulead that just let me directly burn the .avi file onto a dvd?

oh and does anything know why ulead movie factory says my avi file is 6.6gb when its only like 700mb? it does that to any file thats above a certain size or movie length, and if its fixable, that'd be my first choice instead of converting files.

 

[0roo0roo]

its not gonna be dvd quality though...

 

[hans030390]

yeah...the avi file isnt dvd quality. I'm just concerned about why ulead calls my 700mb file a 6.6gb file (not allowing me to burn it onto a dvd) or why the last time i used avi2dvd it caused some weird artifacts in bright flashes....just trying to see if anyone knows about this...

 

[mundane]

I know with some of the DVD authoring programs I've used, they calucate the size of the resulting video file by its duration - a full 2 hour video will fill ~4.3 GB. So it would report a one hour clip as ~2 GB, and three hours of video as ~6 GB. They don't take into account compression and image quality.

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Use TMPGENC to convert the AVI to MPEG2. Then try to burn.

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I know with some of the DVD authoring programs I've used, they calucate the size of the resulting video file by its duration - a full 2 hour video will fill ~4.3 GB. So it would report a one hour clip as ~2 GB, and three hours of video as ~6 GB. They don't take into account compression and image quality.

the movie is only 1hour, 40mins

thanks for the help everyone