Getting AVI files to play on TV

[Cutter]

My sons finished a long term video assignment for school.
We had thought we would have a computer to play it on
but they've all been booked, so only TV's are available.

So, if we use the PS2 to play a DVD it should work.

Any idea how we can get an AVI file into a DVD playable format.

I'm sure I could "aquire" the required conversion software,
its just knowing what formats are playable on standard TV's via the PS2

By the way do DVD's generally play "+" or "-" discs.

As a last resort my video card supprts output to TV so I could make a
video tape version, but that would mean a swag of mucking around.
And I'm sure I wont have all the various cable I'll need.
So any idea's welcome.

[Montey]

No idea.

You can't "borrow" someone's laptop to play it on?

[plastik8]

Google DVD Santa, or Nero Vision....

They'll convert almost any video format into standard DVD video, and can then burn it.

[pixelboy]

WinAVI to convert avi --> MPEG2
TMPEG DVD Author to make the DVD

[Hazelb]

Cutter

Go to the good guys and buy a DIVX compatible DVD player...You can then just burn a data disc to play AVI's...Woundnt have thought it would cost you more that 60-80 bucks...

I am assuming you need another DVD player of course...

[w00dsy]

WinAVI to convert avi --> MPEG2
TMPEG DVD Author to make the DVD

or just use Winavi to convert it straight to dvd, that's what i do.

[pixelboy]

yeah just no menus.. but probably easier

[Cutter]

Worked a treat, thanks guys.

first tried Plastik8's way, but the free version of DVD santa left a big watermark.
And Nero vision seemed for too complex for my small brain.

Then found a generic video converter, got it to Avi 2 version, then
TMPEG DVD author worked after I got the framerate and quality settings sorted.

Thanks mighty ARSE brains.

[wild]

By the way do DVD's generally play "+" or "-" discs.

All recent (last 3 or 4 years) DVD players should read both DVD+R and DVD-R discs fine, including PS2s.

[Nigel]

Nero is fast and dirty. It will do it pretty quickly though On the old PC, which was shit, it would take 4 hours to creat a DVD. This is in stark contrast to the almost 18 hours it would take with DVD authoring software. It should be significantly faster on a good PC. Alternatively, you can just use a stand alone DVD player that will play AVI files (most of them do these days) they only cost $100 ish and are very handy