I want to burn my movies (AVI files) to dvd discs, HOW?

[mjzone512]

I want to burn my downloaded avi files to dvd discs and play them on my standalone dvd player and my pc, ill be using nero 6,
Whats the best way??
should i convert them to mpeg??
whats the way ill be able to watch them on my standalone dvd player?

[black_magiic]

assuming its xvid/divx use this guide it worked for me http://www.paddysworld.co.uk/DVDConversionGuide.htm

[Ne007]

If you have $70 sitting around....buy a Phillips DVP-642 DVD player at your local walmart. It plays avi files....no conversion necessary.

[dragoonballz]

I'm not totaly sure on this but I think you can burn files to DVD using Alcohol

[DainBramaged]

If you want to play them in a DVD player, you need to convert them to MPEG2. Or buy the aforementioned DVD player.

If you simply want to archive them, just burn them as data files.

[Ne007]

If you simply want to archive them, just burn them as data files.

and the cool thing is, if you have one of those phillips DVD players....you can have an archive of files...that you can play in your DVD player.

[cjules13]

It's kind of a bad idea to convert xvid avi's to dvd. It takes a lot of effort and produces crappy quality. You should:

a. Buy an divx/xvid standalone player (OR) connect your pc to your TV and play from your pc but view/listen through your home entertainment center.
b. Download dvd versions from jump and burn those instead

[Miniver]

There's a guide here on Zeropaid. http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=21635. I haven't tried his method, so don't yell at me if it doesn't work.

The way I do it is:

demultiplex with mpeg tools in tmpgenc to split into audio and video
convert audio to 48000khz mp2, if needed, with besweetgui
convert video with tmpgenc to mpeg-2
multiplex new audio and video together with mpeg tools in tmpgenc
author to dvd with tmpgenc dvd author or ulead dvd studio

[dverma75]

If you have $70 sitting around....buy a Phillips DVP-642 DVD player at your local walmart. It plays avi files....no conversion necessary.

totally agreed.

[g_raas]

There are plenty of all-in-one avi 2 dvd conversion programs out there - some which allow you to change the format from PAL to NTSC even (normally really expensive). You may encounter unrecognized video codecs when attempting to convert but one of the following proggy's should allow you to do what you want.
Here a few of the ones out there:
Aare.AVI.to.VCD.DVD.SVCD.MPEG.Converter
AVSVideoConverter
Cucusoft_AVI_to_DVD_VCD_SVCD_MPG_Pro_Converter
Power.Video.Converter
SVCD2DVDMPG
Zealot_All_Video_Converter

[jeffthejiff]

assuming you actually have a dvd-r drive... you can easily use NeroVision Express to do it. I think you need to "purchase" a DVD-encoding plugin for it, but after that, you can just load up NeroVision Express, choose Make DVD, and follow the piss-easy wizard. It might not be as l33t as doing it all these other ways, but it works fine for me...

[begoodbebad]

you can use nerovision express. easiest way is to use start smart and follow the prompts. it's foolproof.

[soul assassins snipers]

i use dvd santa to convert avi to dvd & to burn them to disc gives good quality pic as well.
goto www.elunatic.com &download it you get the full product plus serial num

[MushroomheadXIII]

I still don't get it, i connected my tv to my pc ages ago, whenever i play dvds on my pc or avi files, it shows up as a black area. Why?

[Mels_Smileys45]

Sounds like you need to go to controll panel, Display, Settings, Advanced, Displays and where you see the TV settings click on the box with a circle in it. This will make both your monitor and TV your primary displays, so video will show up on both screens.