In order to get it to burn to a DVD that you can watch, first you need to author a DVD. In other words, put it into a format that a DVD player can read.

I would take that original avi file and drop it into DVD Workshop since that is what I use. It's an expensive program though. Try TMPG DVD Author or check to see if there are good free DVD authoring programs. When you are done authoring you should have two file foldrs: AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. Inside the VIDEO_TS file should be BUP, IFO ands VOB files. The AUDIO_TS file will be empty. That is the correct DVD format.

I hate Roxio by the way. I used it years ago and I always had problems with the files.

Once you have a DVD structure that can be read - then use Nero (or your Roxio) to burn the VIDEO_TS folder to a DVD that can be watched on a TV. I recommend Nero completely. It is a superior burning engine. It (like Roxio) says that it will convert and do all sorts of stuff. Use it to burn - that's what it does best. And use a DVD Authoring probgram to author DVDs - that's what they do best.

If you have TMPG DVD Author - it will also burn DVD folders. It may still use the Nero burning engine though.

The programs that try to do it all seldom do a good job of everything.

Kathleen