If you install AviSynth and you can create a simple script just to open the video file, you can then use the free AVStoDVD to create the DVD folder or ISO from it. If you have ImgBurn installed you can burn to DVD after creating the folder/ISO or directly.
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.
UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven below to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.
My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Latitude E4310
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard
0T6M8G
Memory
8GB
Graphics card(s)
(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser
Firefox, Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package. Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.
My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
I am currently testing DVDStyler. I noticed it uses FFMPEG to connect to MPEG. My past experience with FFMPEG is that it doesn't respect the average bitrate you set and the file is either too small (much lower bitrate and much worse quality) or doesn't fit on a single layer DVD (too high bitrate). The only way to use my average bitrate was to set all the values to the same bitrate essentially forcing constant bitrate. Not the best solution, but a good workaround. Let's hope DVDStyler is using better settings than I tried from Command Prompt and it will make a reasonable size DVD folder without cheating (aka encoding at CBR instead of VBR). I will let you know.
EDIT: No such luck, it used CBR. I would rather keep using AVStoDVD. All I need is to create an Avisynth script to open the source video and save as source.avs. Then open the source.avs in AVStoDVD.
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
I use DVDStyler on the very rare occasions when I need to make a DVD from an edited video. Only my old (and technophobe) friends still use DVD players (not even Blu-ray), and DVDStyler is fine for them. It is easy to use and produces an acceptable product.
I was wondering if some folks still burned DVD's and CD's with most everything today having a USB port. I still have a lot of blank DVD's and CD's but I haven't burned anything in a long time. Just in case, I still have a burner in all my PC's, sometimes I miss the old days of burning, I guess it's just a lot easier to use a flash drive, they do hold a lot more information on them.
Yes - the good old days - printable DVD discs with designer pictures on them, choosing fonts, setting up chapters and having fancy moving front menu pages.
It's a lot easier transferring the file to a USB stick.
I used to burn DVDs or AVCHD-DVDs (for HD videos), so I can play them on standalone Blu Ray players. Even today, I don't burn to disc, but convert some videos to DVD or AVCHD folders ready to burn on blank DVD+R discs. If I want to transfer the videos on USB I can rip to MKV without recoding and affecting quality. If I want to play the videos on my laptop I just copy the respective folder to USB and open the VIDEO_TS.IFO file for DVD or the index.bdmv file for AVCHD in MPC-HC. It behaves just like inserting the disc in the player.
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
Yes - the good old days - printable DVD discs with designer pictures on them, choosing fonts, setting up chapters and having fancy moving front menu pages.
LightScribe and LabelFlash were nice, but I prefer a plain colorful paper label. I had even found glossy labels that looked like professionally printed directly on the disc surface, not as extra labels. Good old years. Probably there isn't any, but I have to ask out of curiosity... Is there a disc format to store 4K movies on standard BD-25 or BD-50 or even DVD discs? Much like AVHCD stores HD on standard DVD discs? Or you can just copy a 4K video on a data DVD or USB (MKV or MP4) and play it on a standalone 4K Blu Ray player?
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
Internet Speed
VDSL 50 Mbps
Browser
MICROSOFT EDGE
Antivirus
WINDOWS DEFENDER
Other Info
Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
