I have home videos from my digital camera i want to make a dvd with but they are AVI? How do I convert them?

Question

The question is simple enough, is there something I need to do to convert these files before burning a DVD. I have a bunch of short clips from my camera and I wanted to make a dvd of them but my computer program that burns dvd (nero) doesn't care for that too much. I would prefer free software, but frankly if its affordable, i will use anything.

Answer 1

I use Nero at my Video Production Class and we burn AVIs all the time and they work fine.  You might have to upgrade Nero to full system suite.

Answer 2

AVI isn't a video format, it's a file format.  The video format depends on what software (a codec) was used to create the file - in theory it could be any one of hundreds, though in practice only a few are in common use.  I thought Nero knew about those, but you could try DVD Flick and see if that works (it's free!).  If not, please post the make and model of your camera and we can try to be more specific.

Answer 3

Try this converter - a free download too.  Good luck!  (see link)

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

all dvd writing software writes in the .vob file format. Most writing software accept avi as input format.