Help! I'm new and disoriented!

[impossible]

Hi, I'm very new at this, as some of you may already know. Here's the story so far:

I have downloaded many a divx movie. I downloaded SVCD2DVD and DIVX2DVD and have successfully converted my .avi movie into an MPEG DVD file. The output file contains the Video_TS and Audio_TS folders like it should, the former having all the necessary files with those wierd extensions.

When I use SVCD2DVD to actually write the CD, I open my Video_TS file and try to burn it onto my 'Maxell 8x 4.7GB DVD-R' DVDs. I get an error message saying, "Please insert writable media". But it IS a writeable media! Does it not say DVD-R on the disc itself?!

My questions are many, but I'll summarize. One: Do I have to 'encode' the DVD before I can write something to it? Its obviously not working now. Two: Do I have to go through all those steps I've read about...like authoring the chapters, or dictating all the petty details in burning the DVD, when I just want to test this out to see if it'll work? All I wanna do is get video on my DVD disc from my computer! I feel there are some integral steps and concepts I'm not getting.

I want to say thanks in advance guys...without you I'd be wallowing in self-pity by now (moreso). If you absolutely HAVE to, refer me to another newbie guide (I've read a lot of them). On the other hand, some empathy would be very appreciated, or even better, some thought-out analysis of exactly what it is I'm doing wrong, or not doing at all!

[guidorobben]

On the website you can find some manuals...

Guido

[Predat0r]

Try burning the files with copy to dvd, dvd decrypter, or nero standalone versions. If that doesn't work, try another dvd. You may have a bad one there. I usually use dvd decypter in the burning settings with the "don't burn - just create iso" option selected and then burn the iso file later when I'm ready.

[impossible]

Thanks for all the responses, guys. To clarify: I meant to say "When I actually try to write the DVD", not CD. I have a CD/DVD-RW drive. My writing program is CopyToDVD. The file I am trying to burn to a DVD is around 1GB. My DVD-RW drive writes at 16x. I don't know anything about .iso or .cue files, but some have mentioned them while discussing DVD burning. What is their significance?