Video Editing and DVD Software?

foolsgold99

Hi,
I have a canon sd camcorder and have built up a few bits of footage which I would like to burn onto a DVD so that it can be played on a DVD player (not just on a computer). I started by using Windows Movie Maker and published the edited clips. However, it doesn't allow me to put chapters in and it WON'T play on a DVD player (I also find that it crashes a lot with bigger clips).
In a nutshell I am looking for recommendations for a good video editing programme that will allow me to easily edit and then publish my movies on a DVD so that it will play on a DVD player.
Thanks very much for any help

Electron_2

I use "Sony Vegas Movie Studio", it works well but has a very steep learning curve.

penrhyn

Movie maker as implemented on XP does not have a DVD burning facility. You have to use something like Roxio creator to do this.
Vista HP up has Windows DVD maker which would do as you wish.

hungrynurse_2

I have found from a canon camcorder that the files are not recognised (thm, BUP, ifo, & VOB). I used AVS video editor as a free sample which has allowed me to watch & edit the video, but I end up with a brand watermark in the final product, so pretty useless! Are there any free media compressors which dont show a watermark, or can anyone recommend a good but cheap one?

uk220

try convert x to dvd software

http://download.cnet.com/ConvertXtoDVD/3000-2194_4-10341695.html?!!!!!mncol

absolutely brilliant, drop file in, it will encode, put a menu in and setup chapters every 5 min#

damo24

Have a look at http://www.videohelp.com/ there are loads of guides to convert and burn DVDs, some of them using free software.