How to save movie on DVD

Maybe somebody could show me how to make a dvd or cvd of my movie taken with S-2, so that I could play it on my TV via the DVD player. (I have Windows Movie Maker) I understand that the movie is saved in AVI but that there is a missing link to record to a VCD or DVD. From messages I have seen it looks quite complicated and over my head. I do not have an mp-3 player nor do I intend to buy one. I'm of the old school, radio or cds are fine by me. Any help to straighten me out will be so appreciated.
Shirley
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

Try this:

http://smartdvdcreator.com/?id=sdvdcgg
http://www.dvd-tool.com/dvd-burner/avi-to-dvd-vcd.html
http://www.topshareware.com/AVI-to-DVD-download-4954.htm
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/avi2dvdr.htm
http://www.shareup.com/dvd-to-avi.html

I just googled avi to dvd and it came up with these and more. If you try any of these or anything else let us know how it works.

Give it a try to this one. I read it and it says it can conver from AVI to VCD/SVCD.. If you do it, let us know the results.

http://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm

If you are near upgrading your computer I would suggest switching to mac, the idvd program is a one step process that works really well with s2 avi

IMO the most painless method of making DVDs from a digital camera's movie files (or a camcorder) is to get a DVD Recorder. These work and look like a regular VCR and is different from a PC-based DVD burner.

Turning video files into MPEG-2 format on a PC (or Mac) is time-consuming to say the least. It takes hours, sometimes a whole day! Then there's burning this MPEG-2 file into the DVD itself. You would need to use a program like Toast Titanium to do it.

Oh, and there's rocket science involved. If you're not into this sort of thing, well I think it's best to just stay away from it.

Solution for me: a DVD Recorder like the LiteOn LVW series (I own an LVW-5005). Check out:

http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=119

Works like an old-fashioned VHS VCR. Connect your camera or camcorder to the "in" jacks and start recording. Voila! A DVD version of your digital camera's movies! No more .avi to mpeg-2 cr*p. DVD's in no time.

-Charlie

I have'nt made a DVD for a while but this what I do, as I recall. Join the video clips in Zoombrowser.

Download Vso to Dvd Converter from here... http://downloads.vnunet.com/top/divx/60.html , it's freeware.
Run the video thru Vso.

. When converted folder is opened there will be a VIDEO_TS file. Thats the one you burn to disk.
I suggest you use DVD-RW until you have it right then copy to DVD-R.
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P850 V1.0100.. A610

That free program I mentioned won't download for me anymore. Seems the company has a new version you have to buy.
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P850 V1.0100.. A610

Making a DVD to play on a set-top player requires special software. There are some very simple programs out there to deal with this. One of the easiest to use is DVD Workshop from ULead. They have a free trial version, and to buy it is $50. You can read about it or download it from here:
http://www.ulead.com/dmf/runme.htm

I've used it to just import my Canon video clips, select a menu template and then wait a while while it renders and burns the DVD. It will even build a simple slide show of a folder of still images.

You can do it with your Windows Movie Maker. I just tried it and my WMM will put AVI or MOV. movies directly onto a DVD.
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P850 V1.0100.. A610

Jane, thank you for the info. I think the first site looks the most interesting. I should have thought about doing a search on google myself. just a dumb bunny! Thanks again.
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

I am afraid I will be keeping this PC as it is only one year old. But thanks for the advice.
Shirley
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

Charlie - Your suggestion sounds very viable. I am going to look into it. Thanks.
Shirley
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

Hi all: Many thanks for your suggestions and advice. I will let you know which road I decide to take to make a DVD. You can be sure it will be the simplest as all this tech stuff just confuses me no end.
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

Dave, I looked at WMM and under file saving you could save to a CD but there was no mention of saving to a DVD. Perhaps I have a different version of Movie Maker. Have you tried playing the movie clip on your DVD player to the TV?
Shirley
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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

Shirley,

Have you looked at some of the commercial programs for taking video clips, placing them onto a storyboard and then using the "burn" option to output the joined up movies to a dvd or a cd (vcd).

These will also allow you to add chapter so that you can skip quickly between each clip on the dvd.

Ones that spring to mind are
Adobe Premiere Elements 2
DVD Workshop
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a quick look on google I found this site that might help http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editing/tp/getgoing_RO.htm

a few points to note, just as earlier posters may have commented

1) it is easier to use a consumer dvd recorder to make dvds, just plug in the source and away you go, although
I'm not sure that you can do this with a camera -
I have done it with a camcorder...

For a pc

2) free disk space - you'll need 4.5/9gb of disk space for the dvd content if you fill the dvd (single 1-2 hrs footage/dual layer 2-4 hours footage) in addition to the clips (13 gb of space for a hours worth of mini-dv camcorder footage if you have one of those in addition to your camera)

3) plenty of time... it takes me about 5 hours to trim 2 hours of camcorder footage down to 30-60mins of footage (since your camera clips are likely to be shorter that will probably be quicker than my times)

4) lots of patience - video editing programs are not the most user friendly programs out there.

5) you'll get better results from an editing program, compared to a consumer dvd recorder box - you choose what you want on the dvd

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4300 4500 5400 TC-E2 TC-E15ED B-300 Canon S-2

There are many programs that will do what you want. Try DVDSanta, which is incredibly easy to use. I am pretty sure that there are differences in the resulting video quality among programs, but this particular program is a good starting point.

Denis

Most DVD burners will include some kind of software to create DVD's. My burner included the basic ULead DVD software, enough to be able to create DVD's out of the Windows Media files I created with Windows Movie Maker and my S3.

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Jaime Ajke
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Yes I tried it . I have WMM 2. Thats probably the difference.
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P850 V1.0100.. A610

Glad to be of help Shirley!

Trust me, I've done all the computer-based methods on a Mac and a PC I can tell you it sure ain't easy. Actually, it can get quite frustrating at times. Not to mention agonizingly sloooowwww.

It'll also eat up hard drive space like crazy! With a DVD-Recorder all you need is a blank DVD, that's all! Just plug in your camera or camcorder to make your own DVDs.

Got old home movies on VHS? Plug in your VHS to the DVD-Recorder to make DVD versions. With a PC/Mac you'll be needing an analog to digital converter AND specialized software. Translation: rocket science.

One added bonus, it also functions as a VCR so you could record TV programs and make DVD copies to watch later (or keep). Think of it as TIVO without the hard drive, although some DVD-recorders have hard drives as well.

And the best part is... they're not that expensive anymore.

-Charlie