.AVI to DVD converter

[Snaffle]

Hey, I am looking to convert a .avi movie onto a DVD. Does anyone know of any applications that does this? I need one that will work for a mac.

 

[eric2006]

The easiest way would be to use iLife; import into iMovie and burn in iDVD.

 

[Snaffle]

Wow I should have thought of that. Thanks!

 

[Natobasso]

And do a search for this topic--it's been covered many times.

Here's one (I'll put my money where my mouth is):
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/281677-avi-mov.html?highlight=convert+avi

 

[ora]

Toast does it too. Select DVD as the output, drag avi files to the window, it will recode and burn them out to DVD, but the recoding takes quiet a long time, especially on old machines.

 

[fryke]

Better solution: Use a Divx/XviD capable DVD player. Cheap - better result (and no wait time).

 

[ora]

Fryke, out of interest, which player do you have? I found it difficult to find an affordable region 0 and divx compatible one in switzerland.

 

[Thank The Cheese]

I'm a big fan of VisualHub for transcoding. Best $23.32 I ever spent.

 

[lbj]

OK, stupid question of the day.

Will a divx capable DVD player play an avi file burned straight to a DVD-R disc?

I'm trying to understand this whole codec, container, format stuff and....well....let's just say it's not sinking in.

Any help appreciated.

 

[eric2006]

Well, iMovie and iDVD are on most Macs, and they're easy to use. Why anything else?

 

[lbj]

Insanely slow for one.

 

[eric2006]

For a one-time-use, though, it's faster. Pop the file in, open iDVD, and burn. If you're doing a ton of conversions, you could justify the extra time for download, setup, and understanding of a different program.

 

[Snaffle]

iDVD was the way to go. Thanks for all the replies. I can always count on this forum.