burning movies to dvd program

I need help burning an .avi file to dvd. I tried dvd santa but in the end, when I play the finished dvd, my player only shows a green screen. What other program does any one suggest i try? Or am I doing something wrong when I convert and burn?
Thanx

 

Try this

Old Freeware Version Of Divx to dvd
http://freedownload.softonic.de/windows/vsoDivxToDVD_setup_0.52.99.exe
if you like it you can buy the new updated version from VSO

And burn with nero