Good DVD Maker program for Windows 7.

[vhx]

So after spending 4 hours trying to get a DVD made on Windows 7, I give up on finding a single program to do the job. I tried over 5 different programs, all either didn't work properly or didn't do what I want. Basically I just want to take any movie, whether it's DIVX, XVID, H264, or whatever codec. Then convert it into a DVD format with the VIDEO_TS folders so I can burn it. I have yet to find a single program that will do this. The close I got was converting a movie to MPEG2 using one program, then using some TrialWare program to convert it to the DVD VOB's and folders.

I don't care about fancy menus, in fact I don't care about menus at all. I just want something simple to create playable DVD's. Anyone have experience with any programs that work with Windows 7?

 

[sivart]

ConvertXtoDVD
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/

I've used it before and it did a decent job.

You might also want to check out http://www.videohelp.com for more programs and reviews.

 

[Crow550]

http://www.dvdflick.net/

For more check: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-dvd-converters?orderby=Rating

Also http://alternativeto.net/desktop/dvd-flick/


Hope this helps.

 

[phantom404]

I use AVS Video Converter...it isn't free but it does the job very nicely.

 

[blinblue]

I found DVDstyler to be pretty good for making the DVD menu and whatnot. The best one I've found that's free

 

[Raincity]

Did you even try the Windows DVD Maker. It works for me most of the time.

 

[Rottie]

How about Nero Buring ROM?

 

[UberNeuman]

http://www.dvdflick.net/

For more check: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-dvd-converters?orderby=Rating

Also http://alternativeto.net/desktop/dvd-flick/


Hope this helps.

DvdFlick is the way to go to make a simple dvd out of many files...

 

[mc866]

Another vote for DVDFlick

 

[amddude]

convertx and dvdflick are both good

 

[vhx]

Just wanted to post my results.

And yes I did try Windows DVD Maker, it was the first thing I did try. It just spend 30 minutes converting a video, got to the burn stage and was just like "Failed to burn DVD." before even trying and would stop. Then it would want me to do re-encode again for another 30 minutes to even attempt to try to burn it again (no temp?). And of course it would fail everytime.

Convertx - Very easy to use, I liked how it was setup. Simple add, and convert, just what I need. Unfortunately the disk that it made could not even be read by my DVD player. Tried again and wasted another disk.

DVD Flick - Took twice as long to convert as the others, but actually DOES the job. Thanks for everyone's help. Who knew a free one would succeed where the paid ones failed?

 

[Firsttime]

I use convertx and have never had a problem. Awesome program with tons of options for title menus and stuff and it's simple to use.