i'm just curious because if this is do-able, wouldn't it be easier instead of converting it to dvd format first? anyway, i'm not sure what the difference is but i have a co-worker who said he burn just avi files to the dvd and they play just fine on dvd players. am i missing something here? thanks.
Hi there, Your Co-Worker is right, you can burn .AVI files (As data) on a media and SOME new dvd players (That now supports Divx / Xvid) will play them without convertion. Just like when DVD players started to support MP3 files. Burn as data, play the songs. If you have an older DVD player, that is *NOT* ready for Divx / Xvid, you will need to convert those .avi files to DVD Format with convertion tools. I use VSO DivxToDVD. VSO DivxToDVD v1.99 Pre-Release will: - Convert all your internet movies (.AVI / .MPG etc..) to DVD Format - Add subtitles (using .srt files / More formats to come in future releases) - Add chapters to each files - Create a menu (Menu entry for each file, based on the filename, for now) - Burn your DVD creation to media, with it's own built in burn engine
