First DVD Questions

[deb]

Hi,
I am getting ready to burn my first DVD - I have an avi file about 19 GB that I edited in Pinnacle Studio (from a movie abut 1 hour and 31 minutes). I have DVDit and Pinnacle Express available for rendering and burning. I'd like to add a few chapters, if possible.

Will this fit on one DVD ot do I need to break the file into smaller AVI's? I thought that when it was compressed into an MPEG2, that it would fit - is that right or does it have to be divided and put on more than one dvd? I noticed my commercial dvd's have several smaller files. My goal is to play it in my stand alond DVD player - do they require files of a certain size?

Are either of the programs I have OK to use, or do I need to use either TMPGenc and NERO for good quality?

Also, my DVD recorder (Pioneer DVR-A04) came with PowerDVD and PrimoDVD, but no documentation. What are these? I'd like to find out before installing them.

Thanks for any help and hints!!

Deb

[QwSxCV]

Well from personal experience, dvdit is a pile of shite i wouldnt give sonic solutions the steam off my piss.
Get a demo of ulead dvd workshop + sync patch. U can use ur avi, add chapters etc etc w/out cutting it, and u can do everytyhing that dvdit can do +more (except dobly digital). U can also let ulead convert the avi into dvd standard b4 burnin the dvd and i must say i was very fuckin impressed (when i let ulead convert all my avi's the resulting quality was amazin, no sync errors, no ghost effects, no blocks and only at 2000 CBR) I use dvd workshop now, if u try it u may find thats its all ull ever need for dvd burning.

[deb]

Thanks QwSxCV, I will download and try it out. It's more than I wanted to pay, but I'd like to see how it works.

I'll ppst back after I've had a go at it...

Thanks,
Deb