Fastest Avi to Dvd burner?

Hi all, first of all I'm a first timer here and I apologize if this is the wrong area for this topic (So many categories and I don't know where to post this, so I went for a place which has the most recent post activity)
I'm a new mac user and have been researching for the best, most importantly, fastest avi to dvd movie burner. I have a new mac pro 3.0ghz and would really love to take advantage of this by using the best software available. As I'm typing this, I'm testing Xilisoft DVD Creator trial (yes, I dl'd the intelmac version) and it's been running for 45minutes now with 68% done so far. Now, I'm not completely sure if this is slow, average, or fast for my system. This is where (hopefully) some of you guys can help me out with suggestions, advice, etc. So many software out there that I'd rather hear from you guys.
Also, the avi that's currently burning is only 2000mb.
Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks a bunch.

Visualhub (google it) is a nice converter app to get from avi to dvd structure. Then you can burn w/Disc Utility or Toast or... (Converting via Toast is a bit slower -at least on my machine.) Toast is a nice burner app (I use it consistantly, and never use my internal for anything other than copying disc to disc w/ Toast or doing reinstalls of the OS itself), and it will convert files, but Visualhub will do more in the conversion area. As far as the fastest burner, any Mac built-in is speed-controlled. I use a flashed external Pioneer which will run at a much higher speed than my internal, and also is able to read/work with discs from any zone. The Pioneer 111 needs a pc to flash it, but is a very good and fast burner, and fairly cheap to buy w/an enclosure. Also, use good media (I use Taiyo Yuden, but any high-end media should do) to avoid making coasters.

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