joed424 said:
i have very little skill and no good software
MakeMKV converts DVDs/AVCHDs/BDs to MKV.
AVI2DVD converts MKVs to DVD format
DVD Shrink drops the file size to DVD5 (if you tell it to)
ImgBurn burns the data to a disc.
oh... and Handbrake encodes nearly any movie format to MKV/M4V, while dropping the file size to a managably portable/streamable size without greatly reducing picture quality.
All of these programs are free.