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DVD Burning Made Easy Page 6. I Want to Convert .avi or Divx Files To Work on DVD Players I put this one up because I've been getting asked about it a lot. This is unfortunately the hardest to do, but it IS doable if your willing to learn. When you want to burn .avi, Xvid, etc to play in a DVD player, you need more programs and a lot of time. As usual, you are responsible for using this guide legally. To put it simply, you need to re-encode the files into a format that DVD players understand. You can get a free program like DVD Flick or TMPEG (A lot more complicated, but far more versatile.) There are numerous other applications, like Cucusoft's converter, and a bunch that actually cost you money. Winavi is also supposed to be good. Before you encode, make sure you know if you're televisions play NTSC or PAL. These are different video standards, and if you use the wrong one you won't be able to view your movie. Here's a guide to which type your televisions use based on where you live. You will get an option for which format to encode to in whichever program you choose.
If you want to use DVD Flick, click that link, download it, and go to their guide section on their website. Basically you would follow a similar processes for any DVD encoding program. You'll want to convert the file to DVD format, which is MPEG-2 (don't worry if this sounds confusing, there should be an option just to convert for burning DVDs.) The encoding process may take several hours, during which you don't want to touch your computer (it can cause minor errors which will give you choppy screens when playing back on your television). Once the .avi file is encoded in MPEG-2, it needs to be authored. DVD authoring basically means giving it a menu, chapters, all the stuff a store bought DVD would contain. Even if you don't want this stuff, it's important to author a DVD. Authoring puts the information on the DVD that the DVD Player needs to understand how to play your files. Some programs, like DVD Flick, will also serve as a DVD authoring program. If you used something else to encode your movie, you can use DVD Shrink for your authoring or grab any number of programs like DVDit. These programs are fairly simple, and will ask you to set things like how often chapters should be placed. Once you're all done, you'll need to wait for the files to finish authoring, which can also take some time. After going through all that, you'll finally have a DVD file you can burn. Go back to Page 3. Burning IMG Files as Playable Movies, or Page 4. Burning Video Files (Video_TS Folders) as Playable Movies for instructions on burning the various DVD files to disc. If you run into problems, try using a different encoder/authoring program. Sometimes that will do the trick. Most authoring programs also allow you the option of including more than one .avi file for the DVD, which is ideal for putting multiple episodes or files together to play on your television. Warning: These articles are not meant to copy or burn DVD's illegally. It is your responsibility to be aware of what you are doing, and whether or not it is legal.
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