The program I use is "ConvertXtoDVD" and haven't had any problems playing 
even DVDRW's in any DVD player. Hope it helps you too. 
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Cox" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 9:18 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] video format


I converted a video from a Sony handicam to an avi file that plays on my 
computer with Media Player (on an XP machine and on a Win 7 machine with the 
latest Medai Players). I found a conversion program (Avi To Dvd Free 
Converter 5.6 (Windows) that converted the avi file to a DVD file and burned 
it to a DVD+ disk. Worked slick! It plays just fine on my pcs and on my 
Panasonic Blu Ray DVD player. But it won't play on my other Panasonic DVD 
player nor on a portable DVD player nor on a Mac G4 OS10.3. What's the 
problem? I can't identify the file format on the DVD when I check properties 
on the pc. It just says Type: file folder.
What file format do I need to play on most standard DVD players? What 
software do I need to convert from the avi format to the DVD format?

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