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DVD to DivX

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1) Software

For transcode a DVD to a DivX you need this software:



2) Optional: Copy the DVD's vobs to the hard disk

For this step you need a lot of free disk space (about 5-6 giga) and vobcopy installed in your system. All you have to do is insert the DVD in your dvd-rom drive and mount it whit the mount command:

mount [dvd]

where [dvd] is your DVD device (ex. /dev/dvd). Now call vobcopy whit this command line arguments:

vobcopy -i [mdvd] -m -o [outdir]

where [mdvd] is the mount point of your DVD device (ex. /mnt/dvd or /dvd) and [outdir] is the output directory.



3) Let the transcode begin

Start auto-transcode in a X windows manager's terminal whit the command:

auto-transcode &

and type your DVD's device path (or the [outdir] if you have copied the content of the disk whit vobcopy) in the “Input device / directory” field of the auto-transcode window.

Now you have to specify the output file name (something dot avi, i suppose) and the desidered output file size.

Click the “Go!” button and wait... that's all.



Ivan Centamori <ivan.centamori@inwind.it>

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