Most DVD drives come with free software from Roxio or Nero that will do "some stuff". Older machines like yours may have versions of this software that will actually copy a DVD, or even build one from scratch from still or moving pictures. Newer "free versions" typically only create VCDs (Video CDs) and are, in general, of very little real use.
I spent a lot of time a couple of years ago, which I double checked less than 6 months, and concluded that, if you had a newer machine and the free version that came with your machine was not comprehensive enough, Nero 8, 9 or 10 were about the only affordable choice that satisified all three of these:
- Easy enough to use by anyone other than video pros
- could fully handle PAL and NTSC
- could create slide shows in DVD movie format
I've seen it on sale for $30-$50 at least twice each year either locally or on the Nero web site.
All that said, I have not seen Sonic mentioned by Another Dog.