I am fusterated i can get my computer to burn a downloaded movie it keeps saying something like temperarly disconnected i like the limewire vido section

I have a new Packard Bell computer with a DVD creator - but, because I am in Italy, the instructions are all in Italian.

I have downloaded a few movies and TV series from LimeWire - and now would like to copy them onto DVDs.

1) From the research on this site - am I correct in thinking I must download a program to convert the avi files to a format able to be copied to DVDs?

2) Do I have to have another program - such as Nero to copy onto the DVDs after the conversion OR does my computer already have this feature?

Thank you for any assistance!

I tried the nero 7 30 day free trial from nero.com ... in the favorites list it has an option called "make your own DVD" you click on that click and drag your movie you downloaded from limewire into it and push burn.. thats it... no converting whats so ever... I have made 23 movies since I started my free trial, so I am definatly going to be purchasing it. How could I not... Download, click, drag, burn... thats it..

As scotchy19 said, Nero (the newer versions) will convert and burn your movies. It is very easy to use and costs maybe $70-100 USD. Personally, I have very high standards and was not satisfied with the results that Nero produced. However, many people are satisfied with the program, and I am not against you trying it (especially if you want something easy). I use Nero only for burning.

If you want to try an even better product (although it is a bit harder to use), I would recommend TMPGEnc Plus version 2.5 (costs around $60). This program, however, will not burn DVDs, so you will still need a burning program like Nero. It produces very high quality, and there are many guides available to assist in its use. It takes a bit of practice to get really good at using the program.

If you want the easiest way out, you can buy a DVD player that will play AVI movies with no conversion at all. I bought one for about $30. Look for the DivX logo. The downside to this method is that sometimes the movies appear quite small (slightly smaller than a widescreen movie). Some are so small that I wouldn't watch them (if it looks really small on your computer, it will look really small on your TV). If you convert and then burn, you can resize the movies a bit. (I'm not sure if you can do this with Nero).

Finally, I will recommend that you purchase high quality media to burn your movies to. Top picks include Verbatim and Sony disks. DVD+R may be more preferable to DVD-R, and not all players will play DVDRW. You will have to check the specs on your DVD player.

Good Luck

Dano

P.S. See if you can find instructions for your computer software on the internet. Without knowing what programs you have, I'm not sure what programs you may need.

Thanks for all the great advice.

Now, this is going to sound really...um.....dumb...BUT

I can not click and move the file from LimeWire to the converting program or to Nero!

In fact - I can't find many of the files I've downloaded - but know they must be somewhere because they do get moved to Real Player if I hit the scan for media line.

HELP!!!

So Im pretty much gonna just have to buy some other DVD's to burn onto, before I do, what would be the best kind to buy? Only recommend it if it has worked for you, and if it has, can u tell me what program you used to burn your DVD? Thanks.

MagicISO is another choice to burn cd/dvd and burn iso file to cd and dvd.
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-burnwin.htm

The thing about the pop-up when you insert the Dvd is that Windows recognize every optical media as Cd no matter it's size, but don't worry, that's noraml in every aspect.

And try using a newer Nero version, 7.5 is the last

I use NeroVision Express 3 not the DVD creator and have burned 100 or more DVD's with no problem except for a corrupted file. Usually I can fix it using Roxio's VideoWave 5 Power Edition to edit the start and finish points and convert to AVI or MPEG files then burn with Nero and it works great. I hate Roxio for anything else.