Burning Mpegs & AVI Files to DVD

I have some mpegs and an avi file I'd like to burn to DVD. I am using Toast 7 Titanium to burn them to DVD.
When I go to burn the files to DVD, I get a warning message that says "You are about to create a disc with mixed PAL and NTSC content. Are you sure you want to do this? (Discs with mixed content may not play on all players.)". When I click OK, Toast enventually crashes while encoding the files.
I have tried running the files through DivX, but ended up with poor quality files with no sound. Do I need to do a conversion prior to burning? Should I tried try another application to burn my DVD? Any input would be helpful.
Thanks, Aaryn

Toast will certainly do it and other options include ffmpegx and MPEG2 Works 4, though that is a commercial app and you'll also need to pay for the QuickTime MPEG-2 Component from Apple.
ffmpegx allows more configurability but is also, therefore, a little more complicated. In my experience the greatest problem you're likely to face is losing sync between the audio and video, though this is correctable with ffmpegx, if a little convoluted.

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