How do I create an ISO file?

[chantell_tardif]

This may be a really sill question, i am not sure tho.
I just got a DVD burner and have been trying to burn, i downloaded the dvdshrinker and dvd encrypter, i am not sure which to use but from what i gather from the dvd shrinker saying that there has been a problem when i go to open my movie, so it must need to be an ISO file, right now i think it's an avi file. Any advice as to what i am supposed to do, and or how i am supposed to put it into and ISO file would be so greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Chantell (frustrated)

[blutach]

DVD Shrink does not work with AVIs only DVDs. Sorry.

Regards

[LT. Columbo]

this is one method of converting avi files to DVD

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56454

[drfsupercenter]

Or you can use Nero (www.nero.com if it didn't come with the burner) to do that as well. Just go to Make video DVD or something like that, and add the AVI(s) to the project, then make a menu and burn.

[soup]

As far as I have found out so far there is no such thing as a stupid question to the people on this forum.The bad news is it could get a lot more frustrating before it gets better but it is worth it.The first thing you have to do is figure out what kind of file this is.(a) Did you take a movie dvd out of it's case and for back-up download into your computer?If not it is probably an Avi file but only you can answer that.You don't need to get into specifics as per forum rules but once you know the file you can start asking questions from there.