Cardinals.Ken said:
Ok, I've got my hands on a movie that is in three seperate .avi files. I would like to convert them into a single DVD file so that I may copy them onto a DVD for viewing on a DVD player.
Hmmmm....... 3 avi files. Sounds to me like you downloaded ROTK.
I wouldn't convert them to VCD as the resolution is low and you would need lots of more than 1 CD for good quality.
DVDs are encoded in MPEG2. The best MPEG2 encoder is Cinema Craft Encoder, which is expensive to acquire legally and has a high learning curve. The simplest solution, like Billythekid said, would be to find a burning program that will do the transcoding for you.