video to dvd

[mxyzptlk]

Hi
I'm having trouble burning DVD's from video files.
I have a gadget to interface the video o/p to my PC and can grab the video OK. It saves on my PC as MPG files. I want to be able to edit them (ie take out ad breaks) and then burn them to DVD. Every free programme I seem to try has a problem with the files being in the wrong format for editing or missing VIDEO_TS files when trying to burn.
I am contemplating buying NERO8 but will this do what I want it to do? Is there anything better available free?

[LeMarchand]

If you are on XP, try Mpg2Cut2: http://www.geocities.com/rocketjet4/ . If memory serves, you will then need a burning program that will convert/author the resulting mpegs to standard DVD format.

I've not had any luck getting it to work on Vista, and use VideoReDo which wasn't free (about �35) but is easy to use and does a great job of slicing out ad breaks etc. I use it to author the whole DVD; the only thing that I'd like to change would be the limited menu options.

[pug100]

You could try Sothink DVD maker which is free. It will convert from a number of video formats as well as create and burn the result onto dvd.

http://www.sothinkmedia.com/movie-dvd-maker/

[mxyzptlk]

thanks to both will look at them tonight

[Ethel]

I wonder if my way isn't better. I have a hard drive dvd recorder connected to my tv that archives to disc and plays dvds too.

I can record a programme from tv (or video), edit out unwanted bits, title it and burn to dvd.

My laptop has a tv out card, so I can hook it to the tv and record files from that on to the dvd recorder too.

Not as cheap as your way, but it does save a lot of flaffing

[mxyzptlk]

Thanks Ethel, looking at that option for future use but at the moment it's still a tad expensive for my pocket. It's on my xmas wish list!!!