Which format to convert for dvd?

Question

i want to convert avi to play on my dvd player.i can convert to mp4 3gp mpg wmv swf. can some one tell me which one of these will work or none?i need a simple answer and don't want to get technical. thank you

Answer 1

To convert avi to vob (which is the file that dvd players recognize) you just need a good converter. I just use Free Video Converter to convert them and it works perfectly, but you have to make sure that your ratio is 16:9 and you are converting it to DVD(NASC) or whatever.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Total Video2Dvd can help you convert avi and other movies to dvd simply and directly, work on home dvd player

1. click "New project", add video files, then click "OK"

2. click "DVD menu", preview dvd menu

3. click "Output", click "Convert and Burn" start burn DVD.

a. easily convert avi or other popular video formats(such as youtube flv, mpg, xvid, divx, mp4, 3gp, mkv, rm, rmvb, mov, wmv, ogm, ts etc.) to dvd or ISO image file.

b. support srt, sub, ssa, ***, smi, psb, tex, idx subtitles

c. support dvd menu with background music, with a lot of templates

d. support download youtube and other video share website video, then burn to dvd

e. support photo slideshow to dvd, more than 300 kinds of effects.

f. easy to use, only a few clicks,

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or

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Answer 4

You just need convert avi to mpeg 2, I always use Aimersoft DVD Creator, it can easily convert all popular video formats (AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, 3GP, WMV, ASF, RM, RMVB, DAT, MOV, FLV, etc) to DVD and burn DVD movie played on portable and home DVD players, that's very good, you can check it out here for free:

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Of course, http://answers.yahoo.com can give you more options

Answer 5

I always use AVS Video Converter, it is able to convert video between almost any formats: AVI (DivX, XviD, etc.), DV AVI, MP4 (inc. Sony PSP and Apple iPod), WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO,MPG, MPEG 1,2,4, MOD, DAT, VCD, SVCD, ASF, ASX, MJPEG, H.263, H.264, Real Video (RM, RMVB), DVR-MS, MKV, OGM, FLV, etc. Rip and burn personal DVDs, convert video, split, join, edit, rotate, apply effects, transfer, copy! I have used it for a long time, it works great for me, if you need, you can free download it here to have a try,

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hope it is useful to you too, If you still have question, you can use yahoo to search for more answers http://answers.yahoo.com

also, here it is a guide about how to burn movie files to dvd step by step,

http://www.flash-video-soft.com/burn-dvd...

Answer 6

DVD movie is encoded by MPEG2 standard. And your video will be converted into .IFO, .VOB,.BUP files.

If you just wanna enjoy your video on dvd player, it's unnecessary to know details about this. There are tons of smart DVD burner, like wondershare video to dvd burner. They can convert video files to dvd files and burn them onto blank dvd disc by a few clicks.

This detailed guide may provide you lots of helpful info:

http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/guide/vid...

Hope it helps.