From .avi to something my DVD player can read?

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I've got several .avi files on the computer I'd like to burn to DVD. What's the best tool to do this with?

Checked the sticky, checked doom9.net. Didn't see a lot addressing this.

I assume it's so easy that I'm simply overlooking the answer, at this point...
 
Transcoding is what you're after. The easiest way is a program by VSO software -- Convert X to DVD. It is $50 however.

There are several free alternatives but they aren't nearly so straight forward. That's the key word you were missing, though -- transcoding.
 
You could turn them into DivX files, if your DVD player can play DivX. Many newer ones can.

Otherwise, you'll have to convert them to DVD as silent-circuit said.
 
I have got to say that I've used all of the Doom 9 recommended freebies and nothing I repeat nothing is more user friendly and straight forward as VSO's ConvertX to DVD. Menu wizards, drag-and-drop encoding etc.
There is a demo version that displays a watermark, but that's the only downside to the demo version(that and it only lasts 30 days before it asks you to buy)

Here's the feature list:

# Video formats supported: avi, divx, xvid, mov, mkv, flv , mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg-, nsv, dvr-ms, ts, ifo, vob, asf, wmv, realmedia, rm, rmvb, ogm, existing files from digital camcorders, TV/Sat, capture cards, etc. No external codecs needed like avi codec download More formats...
# Create DVD menus with different templates available, possibility to add background video, image or audio, have chapter and audio/subtitle menus
# Conversion advisor wizard, control of the conversion speed vs. quality
# Fast and quality encoder, typically less than 1 hour for converting 1 movie, and supports Multi-Core processors!
# Included burning engine with burn speed control choice of SAO or packet writing methods, supports all DVD formats
# Custom and or automatic chapter creation with markers and preview window
# Advanced file merging possibilities
# Audio formats supported internal and external: AC3, DTS, PCM, OGG, MP3, WMA and more... Select audio output format.
# Subtitles files supported internal and external: SRT, .SUB/IDX, .SSA, opensubtitles, dvbsub with color and font selection, and supports tags like italic, bold, turn on/off with DVD player remote control
# Video output for video standard (NTSC, PAL), TV Screen (Widescreen 16:9, Fullscreen 4:3) and DVD Resolution (Full D1, Broadcast D1, Half D1, SIF), or choose automatic for all choices listed above. Also convert video from NTSC to PAL or PAL to NTSC
# Video post processing settings like video resize-pad/cropping and de-interlacing options
 
Oh.... note: the file merge feature is a bit sketchy and you can't really tell whether or not it has or hasn't worked until you watch the encoded and/or burned files. If it's a 2 parter, you just drag and drop both separate files and turn on the "resume after file end" feature or something like that. (don't remember the exact option).
Regardless here's the link.
 
Transcoding works, but the compression>decompression loses quality galore...
 
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