Guidance with DVD software required

ok heres the deal ive got a pretty full hard drive and i want to put a load of my movies etc onto DVDs, they are in all kinds of formats. Whats the best and easiest software there is for creating DVDs from various types of format ?

 

I'd have to say Nero is my favourite for data DVDs. Very simple interface, just create a data dvd project, drop your files in the destination box, and click burn. Seems to be the most reliable software, with the least bloat. Roxio does a comparable job, but is much more of a resource hog. A trial version should be enough to get your system backed up.

 

great stuff, i already have nero... i just didnt know how to use it

 

for any .AVI file, i use WinAVI to convert it into KVCD (.mpg) and then I use Nero to burn the .mpg as VideoCD (VCD)

 

its taking over 3 hours to burn a dvd with 2 hours of video on it , is that right ? is there a quicker way to do it ?