Avi files to iDVD

hi all
i'm trying to create an iDVD project from some films
i have in avi format however when i import them into
iDVD either directly or through iMovieHD they grow to
about 10 times the original file size
They get converted with an Apple Intermediate CODEC to a form much like DV stream. As you have observed, it is far less compressed than your .AVI files (keep in mind the DV video is about 13 GB per hour of running time).
and lose the audio. can any one help me
I have the same problem with some of my .AVI files. I finally settled on ffmpegX at http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ to convert my AVI files to DV form for use in iMovie/iDVD.

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There are many different CODECS used to compress the video in .AVI files - some are Mac QT compatable - some are not.
I have a small digital movie camera that produces .AVI files compresed in DivX format. Since upgrading to Mac OS 10.4 and QuickTime 7, the ONLY way I have found to use these files in iMovie/iDVD is to convert them to DV stream files using ffmpegX at http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
To find out the form of video compression used in your .AVI files, open one in QuickTime and select Window>Show Movie Info. What video format is shown?

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Hello,
I took some digital video on my new digial camera.
The video files are AVI. I am able to play them via quicktime on my mac mini with no problem.
The issue I am having is when I want to burn the files into iDVD.. I get error messages. I can import the files fine.. Its just wen I get to the rendering phase I get an error.
Do I need to convert the AVI files to .MOV? What must I do?
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
D.

Not all .AVI files us the same CODECs (AVI is really just a file 'wrapper') and I've have very mixed results using AVI files directly.
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http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html
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I have multiple .avi files that I'd like to add to a DVD using iDVD. These files are in their original format at 30 kb/sec and not compressed at all so they are HUGE...totaling almost 20G.
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