burning avi files to dvd with Nero 6

[Goose]

Hi all
I have some avi movie files that I would like to burn on to DVD so I can watch when on our DVD player
Question is my version which is NERO SE wont let me do it ,will the version of nero 6 be able to let me burn avi to DVD or not

Cheers

Goose

[tig]

Hi Goose

From memory I think it is Nero 7 and up converts and burns. Nero 6 will burn dvds after they are converted.

I hope this helps.

[SamSeeSam]

Yes it should. check if your DVD player supports dvix... then you can cram upto 6 movies into 1 dvd if it does...
Just use the video dvd option.

Cheers

[Goose]

Thanks guys
I came across this poste by someone on a web site

okie..brother..tell me wat u want to do..
i guess u want to burn a vi to dvd-rw!
ok ur operating system is XP u dont have to use nero!

1)right click on ur file(tats on the desktop) n from the menu click copy!
2)insert the dvd/rw in to the ROM
3)take my computer and double Click on the DVDrom
4)u get a "blank window (if ur dvd/rw is emty/new)" right click on the window and "paste "
5)on the left side of the window u will see a link name"write these files on to the disc" click it.

tats it xp will burn the files to the dvd!

the avi file can now be viewed from ur system or dvd player!
okie..brother..tell me wat u want to do..
i guess u want to burn a vi to dvd-rw!
ok ur operating system is XP u dont have to use nero!

1)right click on ur file(tats on the desktop) n from the menu click copy!
2)insert the dvd/rw in to the ROM
3)take my computer and double Click on the DVDrom
4)u get a "blank window (if ur dvd/rw is emty/new)" right click on the window and "paste "
5)on the left side of the window u will see a link name"write these files on to the disc" click it.

tats it xp will burn the files to the dvd!

the avi file can now be viewed from ur system or dvd player!
 

iI have tried it put can't get it to work

[Goose]

Also
I have tried to use Ulead DVD movie factory 4 but when I add avi files I get this message

video not available cannot find 'vids:xvid' decompressor

[reef]

Hi Goose it sounds like you might not have the proper codecs installed. You can download a free codec pack from here
http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/download/0cd2794ea469f8552bd375dda29c21f5/

If you give that a try post back and let us know how you made out   

[TheMacDaddy]

A great app to use for burning any kind of movie file to a dvd is  ConvertXtoDVD
This app has no need for extra codecs (although it never hurts to have them on ur pc)
As it has all its own codecs it needs to work with
It is also a very easy and user friendly app to use with no need to alter any settings from there defaults to get good results
That is as long as your happy with dvd movies in 16:9 format
Why not give it a go and feel free to message me or post back here if you get stuck or need any more help.

[Goose]

Thanks Guys
The version of ulead DVD factory is version SE along with the version of NERO which is also SE
I wounder if that has anything to do with it

I will download the codec files and give those a try plus ConvertXtoDVD


Cheers heaps

Goose

[Goose]

Hi reef
Downloaded the codecs and yes it works, have managed to copy 2 avi to dvd with ulead DVD 4

I did notice that when I added the files to ulead DVD 4 it said it need to compress the bite rate or someting like that  to fit on the dvd, funny because the files are only like 90min long and the dvd I am using is 2 hours?

Also if conveting  avi files to a format that nero 6 will read, to burn to dvd is there any loss of video or sound Quality

Thanks heaps so far guys

Goose

[F£¥è®]

Hi Goose
The reason it's compressing the bit rate is because the files are converted to
vob's and for a 90 min 700 MB avi they will be well over 4GB.

To obtain the best quality use a prog like DrDivX to re-encode the files before
converting them to vob's.

I've used many different progs to convert over the years but non beat WinAvi IMO.

Ofc the easiest way is to do as SamSeeSam says and use a dvd player that supports
DivX and just copy 6 or 7 avi's onto a dvd as data files.

hope this helps,
F£¥è®

[Goose]

Thanks F£¥è®
Tell me ,will winavi also burn straight to DVD or is it just a converter tool
Cheers

Goose

[SamSeeSam]

When I used it a long time ago, it was just a convertor...
http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm

But it seem it can burn it onto a dvd too...

Cheers

[F£¥è®]

Yes theres a checkbox under the options menu that lets you use the built in burner

[Goose]

Thanks guys
I checked my version of nero and when a open a file to add, on the drop down box under file name it has AVi as supported format so I should be able to add the avi file to burn to DVD?
 

Cheers

Goose

[Goose]

Hi all -got your message thanks Reef
Figured out how to burn avi files on to DVD with nerovision express  3 SE without having to convert the files.
I reinstalled nero and I can  now burn avi straight to dvd.
I am new to burning dvds in nero, can I set it up so that it auto plays.

Thanks again everyone for your  help


Goose

[tig]

You are Very Welcome Goose... I am glad you have it going.

Happy winmxing.