avi to dvd recorder

[devdev]

hi

is there any hardware out there that will enable me to output an avi file directly into a dvd recorder

ive a job where it would just save loads of time in comparison to using say tmpgenc and its authoring package.

[guns1inger]

Connect your PC video your video card to you DVD recorder. The quality will, in most cases, be far worse.

Most video cards have at least an s-video out, otherwise you will need a converter of some form.

[victoriabears]

when you say avi, you mean dv-avi, if you mean divx - avi, use a dvd player and output to the dvd recorder.

[oldfart13]

If it's DIVX AVI, some HDD DVD recorders allow you to copy from a CD or DVD with AVI's on it to the HDD. My Daytek 950S does but there may be limitations on the playback of those files. I don't know about copying those files back to a DVD +-R though as I've never tried that.

[devdev]

great guys

thank you so much

it sounds like quality will suffer if i dont go down traditional route of using say tmpgenc and its author partner though?

[jman98]

devdev - Your post is a little short on details. Since TMPGenc also makes a Divx authoring package I cannot be sure, but I am guessing that what is taking time for you is converting AVI to DVD format video and authoring that.

Perhaps your time would be best be served to instead do one of the following:
1) Buy a cheap DVD player that supports Divx playback and then not to have convert your files at all. However, do note this sticky which list some Divx/Xvid encoding options that may cause playback problems on DVD players that support Divx/Xvid playback:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic352457.html
2) Buy a media player such as the Western Digital HDTV. Such players are very tolerant of encoding options that can cause playback problems on DVD players. You just put your files on some kind of USB device and play them - no fuss, no worries. We have a long thread on this player here:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic358929.html

[devdev]

thats great

the reason my files are in dv avi is because that seems to be a good all round choice for most customers that want to play/edit their material thereafeter on pc/mac.

The issue i'm tackling is where they also want a dvd version of same dv avi file so it sounds like your suggestion re the Western Digital HDTV media player is a very workable idea!

nb - this is only ever an issue where clients want non authored copies of their dv avi video really