New to DVD Burning

[Vampyreholic]

I am new to the whole copying of DVD's and I am having problems lol. The files I have are all in AVI format and my DVD player won't play them. So I got hold of a converter and converted them into DVD format and then put them onto a DVD disk. I have both DVD-R and DVD+R because I didn't know which format I needed. When I put the files onto DVD-R as a dvd file they play on my DVD player but the sound and the video are out of sync. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to put the files in a particular order for them to play correctly?

[steveryan]

From start to finish which programs did you use? It would also help if you posted a Gspot screenshot of the original AVI file that went out of sync when you converted.

[mats.hogberg]

Do I need to put the files in a particular order for them to play correctly?

No, but you must:
A) Use AVI files suitable for conversion. Avoid AVI with VBR audio, for example.
B) Use a good converter. If reading lots of guides (found under CONVERT left) is not your cup of tea, try convertx2dvd. Or better yet: Get a player that plays AVI. The price is about the same.

/Mats

[Vampyreholic]

I've using Nero. I think it's Nero 6 as it came pre-installed into my PC when I bought it 2 years ago. I've since found out that it doesn't matter if I use DVD+R or DVD-R as both play on my DVD player but both play out of sync.

I have noticed though, that on Nero, you get 2 folders and it tells you to put the files in the video folder. Am I supposed to put the sound files in the sound folder?

[mats.hogberg]

Am I supposed to put the sound files in the sound folder?

Nope. It's just there for compatibility reasons. But:
Forget about Nero. All it's (possibly) good for, is to burn stuff to disk. Nothing else.
I repeat my advice from previous post: either use convertx2dvd, or get a player that plays AVI. The latter is the best choice.

/Mats

[Vampyreholic]

Unfortunately, buying a new DVD player is not an option for me right now.... if I could afford a new dvd player, I'd be buying the DVD's from the shops rather than getting them illegally lol

You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning.
This site is not about getting help with illegaly obtained material. Read the rules again.
/ Moderator mats.hogberg

[jman98]

Unfortunately, buying a new DVD player is not an option for me right now.... if I could afford a new dvd player, I'd be buying the DVD's from the shops rather than getting them illegally lol

Such honesty is liable to get you into SERIOUS trouble on these forums. I would advise against such statements (I mean the end of your post) in the future.

Here in the colonies, we can get the Philips DVP-642 for $60 US or less. I'm sure similar players are available in the UK.

[Vampyreholic]

Im sure there are unfortunately, things are not quite as cheap over here as they are in the states.. take windows vista for example... £200 it costs us... it costs you a lot less than that but thats a whole different subject