Try Ashamppo website, they offer their Burning CD program 6 for free. It is the real program, not a trial. I used it and I have bought some software after using it. I upgraded to the current version.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ashampoo website

I have a CD prog, I need a DVD to burn images+ add music make a DVD prog.to send to family, which will play in all DVD players...

Your problem probably will not be with the DVD software. The problem is that there are so many different DVD formats. You would need to know what kind of player you are making the DVD for to be sure it will work. Not all players will play ALL DVD formats, but almost all DVD software is capable of making DVD in all the formats, DVD-r, DVD+r, DVD-ram, etc. The key is, you have to know the brand and model of the DVD player to be sure a DVD will play on it.

I have no problem with the software, have actually found one, free but limited, only 36 pics. allowed, and it re-codes,formats,etc, and plays in our 2 DVD players, however would like one that allows more pics. and also don't know how long, I can use this one before they bug me to pay for full version.. so figured someone here knew of a total free one? this one also erases or formats and writes over a DVD-RW, has very kewl transitions too, seems ashame to burn 15 mins. on a 2 hr. DVD..wish they made shorter length DVD's??

If your DVD burner is on your computer, try the mini DVDs. I can burn the small mini CDS on my laptop DVD drive so I am going to buy small mini DVDS to burn photos to. I found the mini DVDs in the camera sales area of Walmart where video camera supplies were.

daylilydayzed,
I am also interested in the burning to CD. I had another DVD/CD burning program from them that was great but I didn't realize it was a trial program until it stopped working ;).

I'm having trouble finding the free CD burning program 6 on their site that you kindly linked....can you help me by posting a link? Thanks so much.
Pam

Pam try the link below, the Burning program 6 should be on the right hand side. Do not use a script blocker. It is a flash script running with flames . Once you download it makes sure to get the free license for it. Once I test the link , my browser blocks the script so I don't see it but it worked in Firefox.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ashampoo website

PAM try it from this link
Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 6.76

I had Ashampoo, but got rid of it, as the DVD's did not play in other players, like my nieces Sony, and this company still bugs me with e-mails...and yes it was the Free 6.76

I also downloaded and installed that free version on Ashampoo after reading these posts but it did not created a proper DVD of my mpg videos. It just saved them onto the DVD as mpg files and they would not play on either of my TVs through their DVD players.

Colin

If you are putting some photos on a DVD for viewing, you might try making a VCD instead. There are many "How to articles" and other information on the Videohelp website. Scroll down the page to "VCD Sample" and there are links there showing how to make them. If you explore the videohelp website, you can find out just about anything you want to know about making DVDs, software, recorders and players. They cover just about everything.

Here is a link that might be useful: What is a VCD