Hello:

I'm new to this forum.

I have an .AVI movie and would like to know if I can burn it to a DVD, so I can see it in my home DVD player.

I currently use the Nero 7 Ultra Edition and have DVD-R blank discs.

Thanks and any help is greatly appreciated,
Roberto

This will depend if the home dvd player will play this format. Read your owners manual to see if it will.

I was told that my DVD player plays these kind of DVD's (DVD-R), so I would like to know if I can use Nero and which program to use (within Nero 7 Ultra Edition) in order to burn the movie in DVD format.

Thanks,
Roberto

That's nice but what I meant was will the player play and AVI file?

I thought that the AVI file could be burned as DVD format, just as the original ones that are sold in the market.

Yes nero 7 can do this I played with it during a trial and all worked well. I just don't remember how it's done it it. So as long as your player will play the - format you're good to go.

Whilst the DVD player may play DVD-R physical format discs, we need to know if it will play MPEG4 (XviD/DivX) in an .avi container.

I haven't used Nero 7 at all... will it transcode the MPEG4 to MPEG2 and burn the ouput as a DVD-Video standard disc?

Yes nero 7 will transcode.

Aha! Thanks ...

As a mod I thought you guys and gals knew everything....LOL No problem we can all learn something new everyday if we want to.

Indeed. One of the founding tenets of CD Freaks is that you should never be afraid to admit you don't know something .

However, getting to know 'Nero 7' is one that I'll definitely leave for another day... . My burning ROM version 6.3.1.20 is pretty stable and the old Yamada DVX-6600 still plays MPEG2/4 just fine; so I am not considering transcoding stuff back up to MPEG2.

Always good to hear what they're putting into Nero VE versions though.

IT WORKED !!!

Hi all:

Just to let you know that I created my first DVD using Nero Vision and watched it in my Sony home DVD player with incredible sound and video quality.

It's pretty simple, you can put several movies in the same disc as long as it doesn't get full in any format (AVI,MOV,MPEG, etc.). You can even create your own menu with your own texts.

Viva Nero 7 !!!!

Nero last time i checked though didnt include the feature of simultaneously inserting subtitles into the final vob files. So if you have any avi files and the corresponding srt files, a good solution is also ConvertXtoDVD which will do all simultaneously.

What is an srt file and how can I add subtitles to the movies I download?

Sorry if these are dumb questions but I'm new to DVD's.

Thanks,
Roberto

an srt file is a subtitles file.

Just a reminder for everyone - talking about warez is against forum rules.

As far as inserting subtitles with convertXtoDVD is concerned, you just have to have the subtitles file in the same folder with the avi and the same name, ie "my daughters wedding.avi" and "my daughters wedding.srt" and convertXtoDVD will select and insert the subs automatically.

Is there any place on the web where I can find srt files?

Can subtitles be added in different languages?

Thanks,
Roberto

Hey there...
I am also new to burning dvd's for tv and I came across a what seems to be a pretty good program.
Its called "convertxtodvd"
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/
You can try it before you buy it.... and I was quite impressed with what it had to offer. It does everyting in one process... converts and burns all in one program... check it out.

google is your friend
Yes they can be added regardless of language

I'm a mac user (OS 10.4) with a load of (LEGAL) avi and mov files that I would like to burn to DVD, in order to get them off my computer.
Yes, the mac is quite capable of burning, no issues there.
The issue is in what software to use?
Except for one large file, they are all small enough to put multiple files on one DVD.
Please, I don't have an IV drip connected to the computer, so if your info is too tech I will get all glassy-eyed and my vision will start fading... please, be gentle and use words I can understand

"The Gods have spoken...you will use the mac!" Unknown blogger 2008

Just use your normal Mac burning application, but burn them as data on the DVD to avoid transcoding and conversion to DVD-Video format.

I was under the impression that if I made dada dvd's I would not be able to "play" the files anywhere except on the computer that made the disk?
My mission is two-fold: get the files out of my hard-drive, and be able to introduce my young nephews to these really cool old cartoons. (some of the original animation, when everyone was made of rubber and black & white paint...)
I travel a lot and the files sit at home without me...I'd like to take them on the road as well. I do not own an iPod or other portable media player (other than a dvd player) , so that option isn't for me.
By the way, these files are DRM free files, yet they are legal files. I DO have the right to burn these, if I so choose, and can figure out how...

"The Gods have spoken...you will use the mac!" Unknown blogger 2008

As long as you finalise the DVD disc after burning the data, it should play on any computer with a DVD-ROM or rewriting drive.

How are you planning to play them back away from home?

As I said, on a portable dvd player

Depends on the players capabilities, and as imkidd57 has stated, players will only accept finalized cd/DVD.
Maybe check videohelp.com for more info about the portable.