How can I turn a .avi file into a file good for burning DVD's?

Question

I have a sony video cam and can save the digital video to my computer in an .avi format. I have software that can compress to MPEG to put the video onto CD but I want to put stuff onto DVD and cant see how to get it to a format that will play on a DVD. Do I need a new bit of software for this? If so can you recommend anything? Thanks

Answer 1

Nero VisionExpress.

Does the conversion and burning in one operation.

Answer 2

We also have a Sony cam and I burn DVDs all the time. I use Windows Movie Maker on my Sony Vaio with Windows XP.
You create the movie with that software and then save it to your C-drive. It gives you the option to save to C-drive. Then in the next step you choose save as: DV-AVI (NTSC). Once your clip is saved (takes some time) you can then use that file from your C-drive to burn it directly to DVD - it will play on your regular DVD player.

Answer 3

videohelp.com has a LOT of tutorials for doing the conversions. Both Nero and Easy CD Creator (or whatever it is called now days) works good and will do the conversion for you. Just be prepared for a LONG wait, also make sure you have a lot of free disk space.

Answer 4

Video dvd maker free as the name suggests is free and worth a try
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Video_DVD_Maker/videodvdmaker.html

there are many shareware avi to dvd converters - check snapfiles or download.com

or try Any Video Converter - as far as i am aware it contains no spyware/adware
http://www.any-video-converter.com/

Answer 5

There is a trial version with http://www.winavi.com If your in the UK after the trial its about £18

Answer 6

AVS Video Converter is the answer.

Read a step by step guide
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/guides/avs/burn-video-files-to-DVD.htm

No one program supports so many video formats:
*.avi, *.divx, *.xvid, *.ifo, *.vob, *.vro, *.mp4, *.m4v, *.h263, *.h264, *.mpeg, *.mpg, *.m1v, *.m2v, *.dat, *.mpe, *.3gp, *.3g2, *.3gpp, *.3gp2, *.wmv, *.wmv-hd, *.asf, *.mov, *.qt, *.rm, *.rmvb, *.swf, *.dvr-ms, *.dv, *.dif, *.flv, *.mkv, *.ogm;

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Answer 7

Nero has one that works pretty well.

RJ