How will the world know that you are the next Cecil B. DeMille if your cinematic masterpiece is only on your laptop? Having an AVI video file stored on your computer limits its viewership. It doesn't take much time or effort to convert AVI files to DVDs that you can watch on a larger screen or distribute to others. DVD Flick is an open-source DVD burning application you can download from source-forge.
Difficulty: Moderately ChallengingInstructionsThings You'll Need:A PC with a Pentium MMX or comparable AMD processor512MB of ram (or more)Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7- Step 1
Open DVD Flick.From the Menu, select the "Add Title Button," navigate to and select the AVI files you want to put on the DVD. You can add multiple files at once by holding the shift-key and clicking on the files you wish to add.If you are dissatisfied with the default name, you can change the chapter titles by double-clicking on "Title" and typing the new name in the white box. You can drag and drop chapters into different positions, if you want to change the play-order.The yellow bar on the left indicates how much space is left on a 4.3 GB DVD.
- Step 2
Configure your AVI files for burning by specifying the target file size. Click on the "General" tab, and, in the "Target size" drop-down menu, select DVD-5 (4.3GB).For our purposes, you can leave the other drop-down menus in their default position.
- Step 3 tv control and tv 16 image by chrisharvey from Fotolia.comTV around the world use different formats.
You must enter a target format. Select the "Video" tab from the drop-down menu and indicate your DVD format preference.Target format is dependent on where you live; most North-American DVD players are formatted to NTSC. Most European and African DVD players are formatted to PAL. Select the video format that matches the standalone DVD player on which you will be watching the movie.
- Step 4 hard drive image by BigDog from Fotolia.comMake sure you have sufficient space for your project.
At the bottom of the DVD Flick window is a box called "Project Destination Folder." Indicate where to save the files related to this video (the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS files). DVD Flick saves the DVD-encoded movie to a drive prior to burning it to a DVD; be sure your destination drive has sufficient space. The indicators on the right of the screen tell you how much time and hard drive space will be required.
- Step 5
Insert a fresh DVD into your DVD writer, and select the "Burning" menu.Check the "Burn project to disk" box.Change the "Disc Label" to the desired disc title and choose your burn speed.Press the "Accept" button.The project should begin saving, first to your hard drive and then to your disc.
- Step 1
Open DVD Flick.From the Menu, select the "Add Title Button," navigate to and select the AVI files you want to put on the DVD. You can add multiple files at once by holding the shift-key and clicking on the files you wish to add.If you are dissatisfied with the default name, you can change the chapter titles by double-clicking on "Title" and typing the new name in the white box. You can drag and drop chapters into different positions, if you want to change the play-order.The yellow bar on the left indicates how much space is left on a 4.3 GB DVD.
- Step 2
Configure your AVI files for burning by specifying the target file size. Click on the "General" tab, and, in the "Target size" drop-down menu, select DVD-5 (4.3GB).For our purposes, you can leave the other drop-down menus in their default position.
- Step 3 tv control and tv 16 image by chrisharvey from Fotolia.comTV around the world use different formats.
You must enter a target format. Select the "Video" tab from the drop-down menu and indicate your DVD format preference.Target format is dependent on where you live; most North-American DVD players are formatted to NTSC. Most European and African DVD players are formatted to PAL. Select the video format that matches the standalone DVD player on which you will be watching the movie.
- Step 4 hard drive image by BigDog from Fotolia.comMake sure you have sufficient space for your project.
At the bottom of the DVD Flick window is a box called "Project Destination Folder." Indicate where to save the files related to this video (the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS files). DVD Flick saves the DVD-encoded movie to a drive prior to burning it to a DVD; be sure your destination drive has sufficient space. The indicators on the right of the screen tell you how much time and hard drive space will be required.
- Step 5
Insert a fresh DVD into your DVD writer, and select the "Burning" menu.Check the "Burn project to disk" box.Change the "Disc Label" to the desired disc title and choose your burn speed.Press the "Accept" button.The project should begin saving, first to your hard drive and then to your disc.