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I have an AVI movie file and I want to burn it to a DVD so that I can play on a normal DVD player. Does anyone know any programs (prefebly open source) available to download?

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For : to make an AVI play reliably on a standalone DVD player you normally have to create a DVD-Video disc — that means re-encoding the video stream to MPEG-2 and authoring a VIDEO_TS structure (VOB/IFO/BUP). Some modern players will play AVI/DivX files burned as a data disc, but that is not universal and can be hit-or-miss.

A practical workflow you can apply right away:

  1. Inspect the AVI: note codec, resolution and frame rate (use MediaInfo or the file properties).
  2. Re-encode to DVD-Video specs: NTSC = 720x480 at 29.97 fps, PAL = 720x576 at 25 fps; use two-pass encoding for better quality and choose AC-3 or MP2 audio. Keep video <= 9800 kbps and total bitrate under the DVD limit.
  3. Author the DVD: create a VIDEO_TS with correct aspect ratio flags (4:3 vs 16:9), menus if wanted, and the proper frame-rate/PAL-NTSC setting.
  4. Burn the authored VIDEO_TS to a blank DVD as a DVD-Video disc (not just a data disc) and test in the target player.

Troubleshooting tips: stuttering or A/V drift usually means the wrong frame rate or bad timestamps — re-encode using the source frame rate. Black bars or squashed video = wrong pixel-aspect (set anamorphic or 16:9/4:3 correctly in the authoring step). If playback fails on some players, try burning at a lower speed and verify the disc with another player or software player first.

If you want tools that separate encoding and authoring for more control, consider using an encoder such as FFmpeg and an open-source authoring app such as DVDStyler. As noted, all-in-one GUIs are convenient; and as hinted, download from official project sites rather than aggregator pages.

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DVD Flick works for me.

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