Using Nero 6 to join and burn two or more movie files "avi, mpeg, DivX, Xvid" (any movie file) into one movie.
Some parts listed below are just my own personal choices as I want chapters,
but without a menu or having to create chapters manually.
If you want a menu, then at step 9, just select the menu option and create your own menu.
Nero's default will also create chapters every two minutes, which is not as bad as it may sound.
If you do not want to join your series of movies together creating one long movie,
"then simply skip steps 4 & 5" You can then create a menu for the individual clips.
From Nero StartSmart 1. Select "
DVD", followed by "
Make Your Own DVD-Video"
2. Select "
Add Video Files"
3. Select the files you want to merge and burn then press "
Open"
4. The files are now in view and highlighted, (if not highlighted press and hold Ctrl then select the movie files)
... (Make sure the files are listed top-to-bottom in the order you want them)5. Select the
MIDDLE icon on the bottom left hand side of the screen, (picture above) a message will say "
Merge Titles" when you hover the mouse over it, now
press it,
A warning message will follow saying, "Merging titles means that a new title is created from the contents of the selected ones, which are then removed from the document. Do you want to continue?" Yes/No.
Select
YES (your original files will still be intact when finished, it does not delete or remove them).
6. You will now see only one title with the original file name, except the time of the movie is now for all parts.
... Click the title if you want to change it.
7. From the picture above (my personal choice) is to select "
More>>" and place a tick in "
Create chapters automatically" (this will create chapters every 2 minutes).
8. Also at this point you can also select which format you want your movie in "PAL/NTSC" by selecting "Video Options".
Then press "
Next"
9. Now at the top right hand corner next to (Menus to Use) select "
Titles and chapter menus" and select "
Do not create a menu"
Then press "
Next"
You will now see a preview of your movie.
After the preview press "
Next"
10. You can now select where to save or burn the DVD vobs files. "Write to Hard Disk Folder" and select where to save it to.
(again a personal choice) I prefer to save to the HDD then burn later.
Then press "
Write".
Now sit back and wait 2, 3, 4, 5 hours, depending on your PC and the size of the movie.
I hope this helps.