Easiest way of putting two or more AVIs on DVD-R?

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  1. SirWhack

    SirWhack Member

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    Hi guys,
    Okay I've read a few guides that explained how to do this, but they were very confusing. Most went really in-depth on bitrate and stuff like that. I'm used to the Avi2DVD/DVDShrink burning process, which is pretty simple but as far as I know, only allows one Avi file to be burnt to the DVD. I was wondering what was the easiest way to burn multiple AVI files to DVD? Also, how do I select between the movies when I put them in my DVD player? Is there a program that allows you to make just a simple menu with the titles of the movies on the disc so they can be easily selected and played? I have a few 700mb AVIs, just seems like a waste to use a single DVD for each of them.
    Thanks in advance for any help! :)
     
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    Have you tried "ConvertXtoDvd" from Vso Software ?
    It will convert multiple avi files to dvd without too much hassle, and it`s easy to use.
    For me it`s a simple solution. Check it out
    Like "larrylje" suggested Nero works too.
     
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    >>>>> I have a few 700mb AVIs, just seems like a waste to use a single DVD for each of them.

    The size of the original AVI is mostly irrelevant if you are converting to DVD compliant files, it is the DURATION, in time, of the original AVI content that is important.

    As an example I have a 700MB (actually 717,040KB) Xvid AVI that has a length of 1 hr. 40 min. If I add it to NeroVision Express it now becomes 3.82GB. That final size is a function of NVE's default video bitrate of 5073 kbs. Changing the bitrate to 5850 kbs will result in a final size of 4.38GB (Nero's limit for DVD5). Now if I lower the bitrate to say 3920 kbs the end result becomes 3.0GB.

    Here's some rough bitrate approximations:

    - 1h 30m would fill a DVD5 with a Video bitrate of approx 7000kbs
    - 2h 15m would fill a DVD5 with a Video bitrate of approx 4600kbs
    - 3h 00m would fill a DVD5 with a Video bitrate of approx 3500kbs
    - 3h 45m would fill a DVD5 with a Video bitrate of approx 2800kbs

    Maxing out the blank is not as important when converting AVI's (Xvid, Divx) to DVD as it is when copying/compressing an original DVD like in DVDShrink. In my first example upping NVE's default bitrate will not improve the quality of the end result.
     
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