Best mp4 to dvd conversion software

I am coverting a friends lifetime collection of [homemade] VHS tapes to DVD so he can continue to enjoy them despite the fact the VHS machines are no longer repairable / available.
I can convert easily to MPEG4 with software I already have, but I want to go from MPEG4 to a DVD with menus etc. that he can play on any DVD he might attach to his TV.
Thanks for your help.

got
dvd Imager and dvdstyler
both works fine and are free

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I don't have FCP so I have converted to .dv for iMovie.
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http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG

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That all sounds fine, but WAY out of my league price wise right now... I'm a novice, and looking to spend no more then $100 for both the software and hardware to start. Maybe after I get a better handle at this I may invest in a more expensive way with more options, but for now, I think I need something less expensive. Thanks for your advise.

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I would like us videomakers to discuss about the best video converter you use to kick your video from a codec/wrapper to another.
The point of this is to have a small handful topic for people wondering about video converter - which, why, how much .. oh wait it's free? .
The purpose is also to refine the reviews about the mentioned applications, and of couse discover new ones
Here are the softwares I use often use:
*Freebies :)*
FFmpegX - Free, open source, although shareware. But, the good part of it, it will always works fully. It can converts to and from many types and wrapper, including FLV (Google Video's, Youtube's, etc.).
It can be a little confusing sometimes, and it requires three componments you have to fetch (but hey, google's your friend right :)? )
FFmpeg - mentioning the componments, here's FFmpeg, the command-line app that makes run the previous app. This one though require a command-line knowledge, but works a helluva faster (about 5 times, from someone's experiment).
iMovie - Of course, iMovie can be useful to convert some videos. It uses Quicktime as base, so if you want to export using some Quicktime plug-ins, it will work. Cons is you have to import the movie in iMovie before exporting.
JES Deinterlacer - Sorry to say I don't know much about it. All I know is that is uses Quicktime's processing too, but if you like JES Deinterlacer's interface better ...
MPEG Streamclip - Ha this one too is nice Useful converter with many options, like trimming cutting or joinging movies. Can also directly convert from a Youtube or Google Video (or any internet Flash-based video in fact) by just typing the URL Address. Did I mention it has a big pack of format supported?
mConverter - Has proved itself unsuccesfully working with me. Perhaps some will have a better chance?
*Not free :*
Compressor - Comes with the Final Cut Studio package. I heard it takes some times, but the time is extremely well traded for quality (by example if you de-interlace the video).
Quicktime Pro - **** this is useful! To quickly convert a video, by example you need to send it to a PC friend who cannot play anything else than AVI, say, just open it up, export, smile. You're done. I'm happy with this one, as you can also add up plug-ins, which makes Quicktime export in virtually any format ever made.
Special:
Handbrake. The most useful DVD conversion software (DVD disc, and DVD folders, if you happen to have a dvd stored in folders in your computer). It uses ffmpeg at the base, and it does work extremely fast. It takes me about 45 mins to convert a 2h30 long movie to iPod high resolution format. (Mac Pro quad-core, 3GB RAM)
That is all I know for now. And I'm sure there are even more solutions, so that is why I created this thread, to find them of course
Behave good now everyone!

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Handbrake to copy to avi or mp4(I use it for watching my DVD's on the go, so my battery lasts for a longer time)
I think MP4 is better quallity.
To copy a DVD: simply use Toast (maybe withe popcorn, but I don't use it).
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If you actually want to create a DVD that can be watched on any DVD player, you'll need some DVD authoring software. Apple used to sell iDVD, which was great and very simple, but it's been discontinued now. You can, however, still get it if you buy one of the iLife '11 packages from Amazon. You also could use Roxio's Toast Titanium (new version out just now) 12. There are some shareware apps out there, I believe, but I'm only familiar with iDVD and Toast.
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Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac?
Apple insists that the entire world has access to fast broadband (and are prepared to pay for the considerable bandwidth usage) and wants to distribute home movies to friends and relatives via download (iCloud, YouTube, Facebook, whatever) rather than mailing them a DVD. The fact that in reality not all users do, has so far had no effect on this policy. If you scream and shout loudly enough down the phone Apple may send you a free copy of iDVD. Stating that they would return their brand new Mac unless they received a copy of iDVD worked for some, but that is now said to have been withdrawn by Apple.
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Apple has clearly indicated in the newest Mac mini and Retina Display MacBook Pro that it plans to get rid of optical disc drives as soon as possible across the board, providing an external USB drive as an option for users who need one.
Users increasingly have fewer opportunities to use optical drives, as the bulk of third party software is now available as a digital download either directly from the vendor or through Apple's App Store. Apple also sees digital distribution as the future of music and movies, as exemplified in Apple TV, which has never included an optical drive.
The company has never supported any new HD optical disc formats on its products, including Microsoft's ill fated HD-DVD or Sony's Blu-ray format, despite initially being involved in the Blu-ray standardization process. Instead, Apple has put its resources behind developing increasingly higher definition audio and video formats that it can distribute electronically through its own iTunes Store.
And if you think Microsoft are any better, their new Windows 8 operating system will not play DVDs, or burn them, unless customers buy an extra upgrade, the company has announced: http://www.gizmag.com/windows-8-no-dvd-playback/22443/
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This is in the way of a suggestion/plea/request to Apple, to those who run this forum, and to those experts there who deal with Final Cut pro and HDV editing: Could someone please create a definitive expert professional manual/post/procedure on how to do this very straightforward conversion from HDV to DVD with the BEST possible industry quality results.
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