How to make DVD from AVI files

"I downloaded some videos to put on a DVD for Father's day. The videos are in .AVI format and I was wondering what format I would have to change them to in order for them to play on a DVD player. Thanks"

While, that depends, if you want to burn AVI to DVD with some free DVD Creating programs, you use Windows DVD Maker (for Windows) and iDVD (for Mac), both are free for making DVDs on Windows and Mac, but you need to first convert AVI to proper format that can be accepted by Windows DVD Maker and iDVD on Windows and Mac.

However, if you need to burn AVI to DVD with customized DVD menu and with more featured DVD creating functions, you'd better find a professional DVD making program. Here, you can turn to AVI to DVD Creator which can fast and best make DVD from AVI files.

Besides, you can also customize you DVD with rich DVD creating features, there are more than 40 free static and dynamic DVD menu templates and also you can customize the thumbnails, buttons, frames and text of your DVD menu and personalize the DVD menu background image and music with your favorite picture and song.

Tips: If you need to make DVD from AVI files on Mac, you can turn to Mac AVI to DVD Creator.

Below are the detailed steps for you to burn AVI to DVD

Step 1: Load AVI videos

You can either drag and drop AVI files or click "Import" to load AVI videos to AVI to DVD Creator

Step 2: Edit AVI videos and make DVD menus

Click the pencil icon besides each video title to access the edit window. Here, you'll find all common editing tools you may need. like crop, trim, rotate, watermark, effects, and more.

After that, go to "Menu" tab to customize a menu for your DVD. There are different styles of built-in menu templates, frames and play buttons for you to choose. After selecting a menu template, you can also add text, background music, and more. When you finish the menu authoring, you can preview your DVD show to check if everythong goes as you like.

Step 3: Burn AVI to DVD

Click "Burn" and choose the right TV standard: "NTSC" 30fps is used in USA, Canada and Japan, while "PAL" is 25fps, used in Europe and Asia. After that, click "Burn" to start AVI video to DVD converting right away