Ok, I just want a simple DVD converter or burner, and I don't know what to go with. Nero is just not worth the time, and effort, as well as waste of space. I need a burner that can also convert avi to dvd, as well as avi to divx. Also I have a widescreen tv so I'll need to be able to set it up so that the video displays wide, and not boxed. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Try VSO ConvertXtoDVD. Cost about $30.00's or so. But it will convert AVI to DVD format. And you can convert it to play back at 4:3 full screen or 16:9 widescreen. So you need this software or something like it and not another burner. Nero get's a bad wrap by people sometime's. But I use it instead of imgburn for a burn engine to back up my DVD's. And it works great for copying my MP3/CDA media over to my CD-R's. So I have always had good luck with it myself.
Thanks Cyprus, and as to why I want to convert avi to divx, is because I can fit more videos on a DVD if their in the DIVX format. And my PS3 is DIVX certified so it works out. Also will I be able to set the videos to widescreen?
Ammm...no, converting from avi container to divx container is not gonna save you space-unless you re-encode, you use a higher compression, not just changing the container.
Avi is just a container, and what you have inside is probably a video, encoded with divx or xvid.Your PS3 will play the files in the avi format. Re-encoding to divx, all you do is just lose quality-unless you just change the container to divx, without re-encoding. Files with divx extension are just avi files that can use multiple audio/subtitle tracks,you can create menus... but unless your player is DivxUltra Certified, you cannot use those extra options of the divx container, and all you have is the same avi file, just with a different extension.
If you want to recompress to a smaller size, you can use Avi ReComp ,will allow you to set a custom size and resolution for the new file.
