desh ([personal profile] desh) wrote2008-06-04 10:03 pm
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lazyweb: DVD authoring

Hey, internet. What's the best way to get downloaded .avi files onto something that will play on my set-top DVD player, using Windows? I'm 99% sure I'm not Divx-compatable, so I think I need to make actual DVDs. What's the easiest or most common Windows way of doing that these days?
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[identity profile] nnaylime.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
If you're unfortunate enough to have Vista, Windows provides a DVD maker.

Someone on my flist highly recommended deep burner in her list of essential free software

[identity profile] lord-emo.livejournal.com 2008-06-05 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
oh and you can always look into SVCD or VCD - on linux that tends to require transforming the video to the right format first

[identity profile] flyinbutrs.livejournal.com 2008-06-06 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
The program I use is called VSO Convert X to dvd. It converts pretty much any avi into a DVD with menu's and chapters and all... I :ahem: acquired it from the pirate bay. They have a demo version that watermarks the video... not sure how bad or obnoxious the watermark is.

If you want a free way to do it... check videohelp.com, it's a great resource. They have numerous howto's for converting from just about any format to just about any format.
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