I would load it into NeroVision Express (if you have ver 6, just NeroVision if ver 7) and add the files. You can then merge, add chapter stops, menus etc. You will have to adjust the bitrate till it fits on a disc (under 'More'-> 'Video Options'). My player doesn't like the ifoedit hack.
Guess What! I give up. Purchased the NTSC Region 1 version from Amazon for $13USD. Thank everybody for you help. My mind just isn't grasping the concept.
just wanted to mention that i have a sony 5 disk dvd player and got the "playback prohibited by area limitations" error message when trying to play my first .avi to dvd conversion. using the error message in the search engine here at afterdawn led me to this thread. this was my first attempt to convert avi to dvd, and i used the free older version of vso divxtodvd 0.5.2.99. originally thinking the error message meant the region code was invalid, i ran the resulting files through (variously) dvd decrypter, dvd fab, vob blanker, and fixvts. and the burned dvds still gave the error message in my stand alone sony player (they all worked fine on my computer). seeing this thread, i went back to the divxtodvd software and chose "force NTSC 29.97 Fps" where i had previously left it as "automatic". i can now see from the initial log looking at the avi file characteristics that it was in pal (stream#0 - video: 528x384, 23.98 fps). ran it through with the "force ntsc", burned it, works well enough... a very tiny lag on the audio, and of course as expected, the quality isn't anywhere near regular dvd, but good enough for what it is. just thought this might help any other newbie to this process in case they get that error message on their stand alone dvd player. edit: typo re pal fps
@surfgeo Glad to see someone knows how to search and find answers. So many just start new threads. Refreshing to see someone take matters into their own hands. Thank you, you made my day and restored my faith.
@dolphin2 thanks for the support. it is tempting to just write a question and hope someone gives a quick simple answer rather than search and read through all the hits, sometimes to no avail and you gotta post your question anyway. sometimes you get lucky and find the answer quickly and easily, sometimes not so quickly and not so easy. and i suspect that the people that do search and find the answer don't post (as i did in this case thinking it might help someone since the original poster gave up and purchased a new dvd...) so one mostly only sees the posts of those who ask without searching, or don't mention that their search was unsuccessful... though i suspect those that ask "how do i backup my dvds?" may not have done much of a search...
@surfgeo Your are correct. I have no idea how many times I've seen almost the same exact question posted and answered. (Wish I had a dollar for each one!) If people just learned to search a little....
