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KenR:
Hi. I have a variety of video files that I would like to put on DVD. What is the best program (features, ease of use, etc.) that will convert the file if it needs to be in a different format and then write it to DVD in a format that my DVD player will recognize and play it. The file does NOT need to be freeware. I would rather pay for better software than have less able freeware.

Thanks, Ken

MilesAhead:
I would recommend these 2 sites for information:

http://www.videohelp.com/

videohelp has lists of tools categorized by function, also lists of DVD players with user reviews, and info not printed on the box when you buy the player. It's a bit more liberal on what is discussed.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/

digital digest has good info on burning, media, software and computing generally. On this site it's a good idea to read the rules before posting. I think they were threatened with a law suit in the past because some subjects just will not be discussed.  Like if you post "I'm having a problem with DVD Shrink" the mod will just tell you "see Rule 19" and that's it.  But there's lots of good info and helpful people there if you stay in the guidelines.

Myself, I prefer to burn video with Imgburn and do conversions with free software when possible.  See videohelp.com for lists of DVD players that will do .divx. It can save you a lot of time.  Depends what you want to do. If you need it to play on your player you may want to get a player that does .divx. If you want it to be portable and play on any DVD player, then you're talking about conversion to DVD.  Again, videohelp.com has lists where you can select the video conversion from format and to format from a dropdown list and it will display the software that can do it.  Most software has user comments you can read.

Veign:
For re-encoding video I like TMPGEnc:
http://www.tmpgenc.net/

For burning you can try StarBurn:
http://www.rocketdivision.com/starburn.html

CWuestefeld:
Take a look at DeVeDe. It does any encoding necessary, and lets you build a simple menu.
http://www.majorsilence.com/devede

Shades:
Another forum:  www.afterdawn.com

Avi2DVD is the name of the tool. It can create a DVD from practically any format, with quite extensive menu builder, option to add chapters and subtitles etc. Freeware. And that site has a tutorial showing you how to create a DVD with Avi2DVD (amongst a lot of other tutorials).

DeVeDe is also a tool that is recommended on AfterDawn.

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