Nero 8 I have movies on my HDD they are .avi files some of them convert & burn fine using Nero Vision, but on some of them, when I select the file, and click open, the program minumizes & and comes back to the Nero smat menu

Try using this and convert the movies to MPEG.
http://www.mediacoderhq.com/
Add a movie the on the right select MPEG and which folder you want to send the converted movie too.

1st convert AVI files to MPEG2, use a good converter....
use WINAVI 9...
use a codec called FFDSHOW....
use Nero (Nero Vision) to burn DVD...it will take some time...to burn...
i bet your will never fail .

or
just
add the AVI file in Nero(Vision...make movie option/ Export option / Configure option...) and let it convert to MPEG2 first....
then use the Make DVD option in Nero Vision and then make your menu etc and Burn

Hi
nitendagar
the best way to convert this file is to use roxio easy media creater suite 10. Use vcd option select any file it converts and burn...

Enjoy

It may be that the player or tv isn't capable of decoding the dvd properlly, I do this also like 5 this week. I can tell you what I know works, and I can give you the codecs that you may be missing, you are previewing it through nero correct? Let's try this first, go here and sign up for a fre account, it sounds like you will make good use of the resources available. www.hashhu.com. , here are all of the codecs, http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm ,
Download a program named convertX to dvd. It's on the site Hashhu, the codec pak, may enable you to get nero to function as you wish, but the convertX programs is so much easier, just put a disk in the dvdrw drive and drag the fie in, it will automatically convert it and burn it to a high quality disk. My wife hates to watch movies that I burn off the net, but even she can't tell the difference withh this, Good luck, and if you ever want to know anything about copying or burning, it will be on that website, Peace ,Gym

have you tried rendering as an AVI file ... then burning???
also, check the drop down tab to make sure in the "make a disc" section that
there are not 2 listings for the dvd choice ... if there are... then select the second
dvd.. and tell it to burn...
or make the AVI and use Nero 8 or 9 to make the DVD.
my version 10.8 is whacked...
upgraded to 12... it's working fine... finally.
bbell

why not just burn the AVIs themselves?

try version 8 works alot better!

Please use Ulead DVD Movie Factory 5 or 6. It helps you to convert the avi files to DVD VOB files and it completely run on any dvd player.

depending on what the file you have theres several ways .You didn't say whether you want to copy or make a dvd movie so i'll give you a few ideas get nero once installed then you need a dvd writer-not a dvd rom the rom will only read and the write will write then get some dvd r+ or dvd rw + insert if you want to burn a file from your pc like a dvd movie which is in dvd format,not an avi file from a torrent site but a dvd rip then place a new dvd in your burner select nero and tell it to burn the dvd with the options for dvd if you want to copy a dvd use nero's options to copy there are other programs you can use it's all up to you

I guess that this file is from a VCD? If you just burn that file onto a CD as a data CD it should play in your DVD player. The AVSEQ01.dat file is already a (S)VCD file. It is in MPEG format and should be playable on a DVD player as is. Alternatively you can import the file you want to burn into nero vision. Once it is imported then choose to export the file as an MPEG file or burn direct to DVD. Please update the question & let us know if the information given was useful to you - Good Luck!