avi to dvd?

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  1. shooler

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    Alright... can someone post a link or explain each step to burn a simple .avi movie file onto a dvd-r that will play on a standalone player.
     
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    Thanks!

    One weird thing--

    When I use Nero Vision and load an .avi movie, the file size is always 4.37/4.38gb and the bar at the bottom is maxed out. It will allow it to burn but will error in the middle. When i right click and look at the properties of the .avi on my dekstop, it is only like 700mb... what's up with this??
     
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    Hi there,

    You are converting a compressed video file to MPEG2 DVD files, so it's absolutly normal to see a 700 .avi (Good Quality) give you an output of 4.5gb or even more if you would burn it to a Dual Layer media.

    I also heard someone having a 2.5gb uncompressed raw video file, and ended up as a 200mb .VOB file.

    So the size of the original file doesn't really/always matter.
    It's the bitrate/quality that can be extracted to generate the MPEG2 .VOB files that counts.

    My 2 cents...
     
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