Playing an AVI file on a dvd

seun · May 3, 2013

My boss has given me a copy of an old film as an AVI file. Is there a way of getting it to play on a dvd player? Any help appreciated especially if it's explained with small words.

BradCarsten · May 3, 2013

You just need to find a way to convert the avi to .vob

I've used DeVeDe before and it worked alright- can create menus and everything

here's a youtube video. Linux, but process is the same for windows.

Matera the Mad · May 3, 2013

Never tried that one, but it looks good.. DVD Flick is another free and easy to use converter. If you want to put multiple short videos on a DVD, DVDStyler does a nice job.

seun · May 4, 2013

Thanks. I will have a play this week and see how it goes.

benbenberi · May 4, 2013

Depending on the make of your DVD player, it may be able to play an avi without your doing anything to it. I've had a successions of machines from Philips that all play avi files out of the box (either on a disk or on a USB stick), and a lot of low-end generic-type machines do too. Some brands aren't as format-friendly, though. Check on yours before you jump through hoops - you may be lucky!

seun · May 6, 2013

benbenberi said:
Depending on the make of your DVD player, it may be able to play an avi without your doing anything to it.

I was hoping that was the case, but it doesn't recognise the file, sadly. I'll download Dvd Flick now.

Thanks for the help, all.

seun · May 8, 2013

I tried DVD Flick but it didn't work so I went with DeVeDe and that worked without a problem. Got me my old horror film on dvd. Hurrah.

Thanks, again.

Laer Carroll · May 9, 2013

I’ve used two methods. Windows DVD Maker accepts .avi and several other Windows formats.

I also used Freemake’s Video Converter program because it accepts more than just the Windows formats. In particular it accepts .mp4 formats. I especially like that because that’s the YouTube format I like to select to when I download YT videos.

http://www.freemake.com/

Playing an AVI file on a dvd

seun

Horror Man

BradCarsten

practical experience, FTW

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

seun

Horror Man

benbenberi

practical experience, FTW

seun

Horror Man

seun

Horror Man

Laer Carroll

Aerospace engineer turned writer