AVI to DVD issues

Hello, hope this is the right page. I didn't see any link on the guide for responding to it or posting issues. I've been using your nice, simple and to the point How to convert AVI files (DivX, XviD etc.) to DVD with Avi2DVD guide.

When I finished going through all the steps, I hit "start", and in a matter of seconds got the following messages (in this order):
1) "cannot find output file"
2) AVIDemux GUI incurred in an error (or something along these lines, the message only appeared for a split second)

then, my computer simply shut down.

I know I have the proper codecs because both GSpot and AVICodec have told me so.
I suspect the files don't have issues, because I can play them well, and GSPot can render them with no problem.
I know the subtitle files (3 of them) are ok, because they were sub files that SubRip converted with no problems

It probably wasn't necessary, but just to make sure there wasn't an enconding problem, I installed the three free enconding progarms that AVI2DVD uses (although I imagine they must be included in the software somehow). I then chose one of them (Henc) as the enconder, as per the guide.

I'm not sure what computer specs you need to know to try to figure out what the issue could have been, so just in case:
CPU: Intel Pentium IIE - 1005 MHz (7.5 x 134)
Motherboard: Asus CUSL 2 (6PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 2 CNR, 3 DIMM, VIdeo)
Chipset: Intel SOlano i815E
RAM: 512 MB SDRAM
Bios Type: Award Medallion (09/20/02)
Video Adapter: Intel(r) 82815 Graphics Controller (4 MB)
3D Accelerator: Intel i752
Monitor: LG 566LM [15" LCD] (305JE07651)
Audio Adapter: Intel 82801BA(M) ICH2 - AC'97 Audio Controller [b-1]
HDD's: Maxtor 6Y080L0 (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra.ATA/133); Maxtor 6Y120P0 (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133. The HDD I'm working with has 49GB of free space.
DVD Recorder: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-107D (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:24x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)


Suggestions? Ideas?

 

u could try divxtodvd or nero- recode or vision express. i use vision express all the time for avi and divx to dvd.

 

thanks for the suggestion, but from what I read (and I could be wrong), Nero and DIVXtoDVD don't support selectable subtitles. AVI2DVD and the guide seem simple enough for a first DVD creation, if only it wouldn't crash (for the third time!)

 

im not sure about subtitles i pretty much just watch the movie.

 

the newest version of divxtodvd will do subtitles, but u will have to pay for it

 

The newest version of VSO DivxToDVD is truly worth the money, it is very efficent and gets the job done with minimal quality loss. Its the quickest I've found alot better than WINavi stay from that IMO its crap compared to DivxToDVD

 

OK, then, I'll look into the application. Thanks!

I still hope there is a way around the avi2dvd problem, though, because this is my very first dvd,a nd I want to see whether I'm actually willing to dedicate myself to digital video before I commit any money to it....