AVI to DVD for TV viewing

[oratorio]

A PC friend sent a dozen .avi files.
Can look at them on VLC and MPlayer OS X 2.
Cannot drop them in Toast to burn a dvd or see them in QT.
What can I do to be able to burn them in Toast as a video?
Thanks.

[oratorio]

CORRECTION:
A couple of the AVI files opened 5 minutes after I dropped them into QT! What's cooking?

[rumplestiltskin]

Make sure you have the Perian plugin (www.perian.org). That usually permits you to open such AVI files as it contains the code for DivX and Xvid viewing. These codecs then permit Toast (which uses QT to open the files) to work with the AVI so it may then convert it over to MPEG2 for burning to a video DVD.

QT's ability to work with "foreign" formats is spotty; this is why Perian is so useful.

Also the A52 component is useful for working with AC3 source audio. It might not be necessary (and if your AVI's audio plays well once Perian is installed you probably don't need it).

[oratorio]

I installed Perian and the avi file opened instantly in QT. Many thanks. Now I will burn the file in Toast. Will report.

[oratorio]

Worked flawlessly. Thanks again.