Re: [gentoo-user] Transcoding movie DVD to MPEG4?

[Robert Walter]

hi
i have 2 favorites
the 1st is app-cdr/dvdshrink. it shrinks the movie and creates a single dvd image. burn it with k3b and play it back with any dvd player
the 2nd is media-video/dvdrip. it creates a divx/xvid movie that you can play on computers or divx capable dvd players.
best regards robert

On Sunday 03 December 2006 14:28, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I want to copy a movie from a DVD which I bought in a shop, to another DVD to
> take with me on holiday.  I'll be playing back the copy on my laptop and (if
> it is feasible) the hotel's DVD player.
>
> I thought that K3B and a double layer blank DVD+R is all I need to burn an iso
> image of the DVD.  After two expensive coasters (see other recent topic) I
> came to the conclusion that the combination of
> K3B/Phillips-DVD8421/Imation-DVD+R DL will just not work.  I could start
> trying out different brands of DVD+R DL, but I cannot see a sustainable
> economic case for persevering with my coaster production.  :-(
>
> So, I am now looking at alternative solutions to be able to enjoy my movies
> when on hols.  I mounted the DVD and can see a number of *.vob files only
> some of which are the main film.  Saving these would be enough, if only they
> could fit in a single layer DVD.  Each of these *.vob files are approx.:
>
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 michael users 1073684480 Dec  3 11:21 vts_01_1.vob
>
> There are 6 of them in a video which I want to copy, but given the recent
> failed attempts with burning DVD+R DLs I will have to compact them so that
> they can fit in a single DVD.  I read about transcoding into mpeg4, but I
> don't know what are the right options for what I want.  What would you
> recommend?
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