I am trying to convert some AVI's so that they are viewable on my DVD player. I have the software to do this but I am not sure what format to put it in. I have the choice of DV 4:3, DVD 4:3, SVCD, VCD, MPEG 1, or MPEG 2. I have used DVD in the past though the quality is good it takes up ALOT of disk space. I have quite alot of videos to put on so I need to save space but keep quality if possible. Any advice would be much appreciated?

DVDs use a special format. You cannot just copy movies to a DVD disc and have them play on a standalone 'DVD Player'. You need to use a program that will create DVDs. Some versions of Nero will create DVDs. There are other programs, like Ulead DVD Movie Factory (which I don't recommend).

If you are using DVD 4:3 this is most likely converting the files to MPEG format (with VOB extensions). This is the format for DVD movies. But, the size of the files will depend upon the compression level used. If you do not have the option to change the compression level you might need to change software. Michael J

I am using Ulead Video Studio to convert the file it's pretty fast. If I compress the file will it affect the quality and what software can I use to compress?

Compressing any file will lose quality, but even commercial DVDs are compressed. It is the amount of compression that you need to worry about. If your videos are taking up too much space look for some advanced settings in Ulead to adjust the compression. You might have to a test to see if the quality is to your liking. Michael J

It's been a while since I fooled with it; however I do believe ULead will convert to many formats, windows media/real player, VCD, SVCD, DVD, QuickTime and email formats, play around with them to get size versus quality. Ulead is also great for cutting, splicing and putting together media. It also pulls from "cheap" or "expensive" web cams and camcorders. ********** Want to find out who's trespassing on your property - a simple web cam and Ulead will shoot video all day long and play back in fast forward so u can stop on activity to view. I have ULead Video Studio 8 and love it. ****If you convert to vcd or MPEG1 format they can be burned to regular CD-R media playable on most computers and dvd players purchased within the last 2 years. TMPGEnc splits well as well, but I prefer Ulead to cut, paste, and put transitions. Hope this helps