[ClodMaxx]

kulangflow brings up a good point. there are a lot of different kinds of software to do what you're asking. it also depends on how your .avi file was encoded - some types of .avi encoding are supported; others aren't.

if you use an mac, you can drag your file into imovie and hit 'export to idvd', then use idvd to animate the menus and burn the dvds. again, if it's encoded a certain way. or, once upon a time, i would use a program for apple called 'compressor', which would output at different selectable qualities, and i would bring the files into DVD Studio Pro to create custom dvd menus...then burn the dvd's from there.

if you want it down and dirty, i believe Roxio Toast can change the format and burn the dvd.