How to Copy Video Files to DVD-R Disc

In this section you will learn how to put video files on DVD-R Discs. These files could be Downloaded Movies, TV Shows, or any other video. This only works with files that end in ".wmv" or ".avi" so try to get video files in WMV, DivX, or XviD format when you download them. A DVD-Burner is required for this. If you have a CD-Burner and not a DVD-Burner, go to the next section that deals with that.

Software Needed:

Avi2DVD - Click Here to Download and Install

DVD Decrypter - Click Here to Download and Install

Converting Video Files to a DVD Image

First open AVI2DVD and you should see something like this:

That might look a little complicated but it's really pretty simple. You shouldn't mess with any of this except to click one of the bottom options if you want. One is Shutdown when done, which will turn your computer off when it finishes. The other is Close Avi2DVD when done, which will just close the program when it's done. The last is Hide External Applications, which you should probably just leave alone. None of them matter much but if you want to use them it won't hurt anything.

All you really have to do here is click "Load avi/ogm/mkv/wmv" and then you should see this:

Just find the file you want to put on a DVD and select it. You can repeat the process if necessary to add more than one file. Once you select the file, click open and it will automatically analyze the video, then you will see something like this:

Same thing as before but it has filled in some of the information based on the file you selected. Now just click "Step 2 Output" and you should see this:

You should leave most of this alone. There is an option for DVD/SVCD or VCD. Leave DVD checked because you want to make a DVD and not a VCD. If you are burning a Dual Layer DVD you can change it to that by selecting it under Choose Disk Size. The main things here are Chapters and where the file is going. You can probably just leave the Destination (where it's going) alone, but you should remember it so you can find it later. Under Chapters you select how often you want it to make a new chapter. I suggest you set this at either 5 or 10 minutes.

Once you are done here, click "Step 3 Encoders" and you should see this:

Select HCEnc like I have above, then for Profile select Best. Once you have done that click "Step 5 DVD Menu" and you should see this:

This is too complicated to cover here but feel free to mess with it if you have time. You can click Capture Images and then save a background image from the Video to use on your menu. Then you can convert a MP3 file to MP2 so you can have it play in the background on your menu. And the final option is Create DVD Menu, which is where it gets a little complicated. There's some help on the right side, and you can probably figure this out with some time, but since it's just for the menu and it's not necessary, I prefer to skip it.

Once you're done here click "Add Job" and you will see this:

Same thing except on the bottom right under Job Queue it lists the Job. Now click "GO!!!" and you will see this:

Click PROCEED and you should see a black window pop up and start doing all kinds of crazy stuff. Don't worry this is normal. Just wait, it is splitting the file up into chapters and then converting them to DVD format. This could take a while, so feel free to go do something else while it works.

After it's done on the black screen you will see this:

Nothing to do here, just wait until it finishes. If you absolutely must stop it, you can either suspend it temporarily or click exit to cancel it. This could take several hours, and possibly as much as 5 hours depending on your computer.

Burning the DVD

Once it's done close Avi2DVD and go find the files it made.

The folder will look something like this:

I circled the file we want in the picture above. Make sure you have a blank DVD in the drive then right click the file and select "Burn using DVD Decrypter". When you do that you should see something similar to this:

Click the circled button and it will begin burning your new DVD. Just wait until it's finished and you're done creating your DVD. It will play in any DVD player but the quality will be slightly lower than a normal DVD.

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