Best DVD Movie software is hard to find.

[Geek-9pm]

Best DVD Movie software is hard to find. I have been trying for over two yers to get into burning Movies on to DVD. I do it, but it is never fast and easy. I have used Nero, could never learn Ulead and got fed up with cyperlink power.
Recently, I tried a bunch eith 'Free' software, which should be called crippleware.

Really, the are a couple  that really are free. But hard to understand.

So my question is: Where are the really good software programs to burn, convert, edit and splice video files for use on any DVD player? 

 

Nero is so very slow if I have to convert an AVI video and burn to a standard DVD format. By the time it got done I had to shave again.

[Broni]

ConvertXToDVD, this is what I've been using for a while, and very happy with it. Not free though.

[truenorth]

I have been using Magix Movie maker and like Broni i too find it to be very good--also not free--though i believe a time limited free version is available on their website. I do not like Nero or Roxio (or whatever it is called these days).In the end it may come down to a personal preference thing. truenorth

[Ecardius]

I agree with Broni ConvertX to DVD is a great program.  As for splicing I do have a program that escapes my memory at the moment but for joining videos into one check out Ultra Video Joiner.