AVI editing/converting software

[Rik]

I've just recovered some AVI files for Sue's hairdresser, after she'd been told by Jessops that they were corrupted. They are the only video of a family wedding, as the official photographer failed to turn up. (I'm very annoyed with Jessops, she might have deleted the files having been told they were unreadable!!  )

I now have a set of AVI files on my drive, all play just fine. I've burnt her a CD, so they can be played on any Windows computer, but I'd like to edit them and convert them to standard DVD format, so that they can be played on standard DVD players.

Can anyone recommend any software for the job please?

[Ray]

Rik, would this be what you are looking for?

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/gb/en/Product/1184603817896

or this: -
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/gb/en/Product/1173965700889

I am using Version 5 of DVD Movie Factory, published when it was still Ulead before Corel took them over, it seems to work ok.

[Inactive]

Can you not do it in Windows Movie Maker Rik??

I use ArcSoft Showbiz, but I am sure there are better around.

[somanyholes]

have been using this for a long time, works nicely

http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm

[Rik]

Thanks, So, I've seen recommendations for it elsewhere, so I'll take a look.

[Rik]

Can you not do it in Windows Movie Maker Rik??

MM doesn't appear to handle the conversion, In.

[Rik]

Rik, would this be what you are looking for?

Thanks, Ray. As it supports iPod videos, I can see an extra use in that.

[somanyholes]

might as well add this site to, the bible of video conversion utilities

http://www.videohelp.com/convert

[Rik]

Another handy link.   

[Wingnutz]

Rik,

try afterdawn.com

lots of info on conversion, ripping and authoring of video files.

[Rik]

Thanks.

[Simon]

have been using this for a long time, works nicely

http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm

I concur with this, and have used WinAVI myself, without any problems. 

[Rik]

Thanks, Simon.

[drummer]

Can only concur with the recommendation of videohelp and afterdawn as valuable resources, but you need to know that video editing/transcoding/encoding will take you back to the time when you first discovered the Interweb.

You'll be really excited about what you can achieve, yet bewildered that a brief dabble has turned your clocks forward by several hours.   

For what it's worth, I use TMPGEnc Express.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te4xp.html

[Rik]

You'll be really excited about what you can achieve, yet bewildered that a brief dabble has turned your clocks forward by several hours.   

A phenomenon which has afflicted me ever since I first laid hands on a BBC B, 25 years ago.