Posted by Mike C on 02/21/07 18:32

On Feb 20, 6:51 pm, "Stuart" <stuart€@whodunnit8.com> wrote:
> "Mike C" <michaelj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1171984828.176180.74080@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I have had a hard time putting .avi on a DVD. A hard time meaning I
> > can do it, but the re-encoding takes forever. What I have been doing,
> > and it works great is use Nero to put the .AVI to a Video CD. They
> > work fine in my player and can be generated in a matter of minutes.
>
> > My question is, is there a similar way to quickly put multiple avi
> > files on a DVD to play on a newer dvd player? The way I figure it,
> > most TV shows in AVI format (w/o commercials) are around 350MB. Than
> > means I should be able to fit at least 10-15 on a DVD.
>
> There are 2 ways you can approach this task
> 1. simply burn the avi files as DATA on to a DVCD-R or +R and then you can
> play it in any modern DVD player that is DivX or Xvid capable.
>
> or
>
> 2. Author a DVD using programs like NeroVisionExpress or my favourite for
> this type of episodic compilation VSO ConvertXtoDVD. Simply add each file as
> a separate title and away you go - on my system a 3 hour compilation takes
> about 1 hour 10 minutes to complete. ConvertXtoDVD allows for a simple bmp
> or jpg backdrop for the menu and you can select chapters based on a every x
> minutes etc.

Burning the .avi files as data to the DVD didn't work. My DVD player
must not support Divx. I might just get a new one since they are so
cheap now (cheaper to buy a new DVD player than the software to create
compatible DVDs).

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