VLC burn to DVD

I downloaded an VLC movie ,
I would like to transform VLC to Quicktime so I can burn it to a DVD,
What is the best way to burn the VLC movie to a DVD.

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Okay, let's start all over again from scratch.
What kind of a disc are you trying to burn? A data disc? (I.e., one designed to simply the file(s) for playback on a computer using a general media player (e.g., VLC) or an "authored" disc designed to be played on a commercial DVD/BD player?
If the former and you plan to play the file(s) by transferring the data back to a computer for playback, then you can burn the file almost any way you want as long as the data will fit on the disc and the movie is in a compression format compatible with you media player. If the former but you want the file(s) to playback on the computer from the disc, then the data rate excursions should be kept within a narrow range and within the playback read/transfer rates of the optical drive in use. (I.e., you are striving for a constant and even transfer of data that will not overrun playback by the media player. Lastly, if the content is to be "authored" for playback on a commercial DVD/BD player, the it is up to the the authoring application to create the appropriate files in the correct compression formats. In this case, the source file(s) must be in a compression format that is compatible with the authoring application.
In short, I don't know what kind of data you are starting with here. To me, a "VLC" file is any file that will play in the VLC player. This could be an AVCHD file, a DVD image file, or an H.264/AC3 movie wrapped in an MKV file container, etc. Basically, since we do not know what kind of data you are starting with and we don't know what kind of file you wish to create/burn as a DVD, it is impossible to make any suggestions or provide a definite work flow solution at this time.
GENERALLY SPEAKING...
If you are simply archiving the file(s) (i.e., making a data disc), you could use a "Burn" folder or the Disk Utilities app to do your burning. Both work flows are part of any recent Mac OS so no third-party software is required. This same approach can be used to burn a DVD image file if you are starting with and image of an already created DVD disc created for playback on a commercial DVD player. Lastly, if you are starting with any other form of data, you will have to use a DVD authoring application (like iDVD) to transcode the source files to DVD compatible compression formats, create the menus, mux the data, and image/burn the data as needed.

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