Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:48:34 -0600 From: matt virus <mattvirus@navix.net> To: Mark Jayson Alvarez <jay2xra@yahoo.com>, freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Any success in extracting mpeg from a vcd? Message-ID: <420E95D2.1000905@navix.net> In-Reply-To: <20050212144655.14377.qmail@web51607.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050212144655.14377.qmail@web51607.mail.yahoo.com>
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use vcdgear -- it's in the ports collection. Mark Jayson Alvarez wrote: > Hi, > Do you have any success extracting mpeg files from > a vcd?For sure I can play them with mplayer with vcd > option but I haven't had any luck extracting them. > I've been trying to figure out how vcdgear(console) or > vcdxrip(vcdimager) works but still no luck. > Any idea how they work?? > I'm using FreeBSD5.3. I have installed them from ports > My cdrom drive is at /dev/acd0 > > Pleaaaasee... I'm begging you... pleaaaseee... I've > tried various combinations of options with those > programs I've mentioned above but I'm just too dumb > that I can't figure out how I should be doing it. I > know someday I may be able to comprehend with their > manual, its just that I don't have enough time. If I > don't return those vcd's to the shop, I will be paying > a huge fine:(. > Why does it always have to be this way? I was a > long time windows user and I know its a tough decision > to completely eradicate that entire partition > dedicating it all to freebsd, just to be able to learn > the "right" way how people should be using a computer. > > I remember one time, I have been reading the > manual of ldconfig over and over again because of some > program that doesn't compile not knowing where my > libraries are, and I've played with various options > trying to restore the hint files I've messed with only > to find out that a complete reboot or just "ldconfig" > alone will bring it back. > I just can't get it. I've had a hard time trying to > make my modem dial up to internet, and nearly freaked > out trying to compile a new kernel with atapicam > support, or even skipped a meal trying to learn the vi > editor, and even messed really bad with one of our > production servers at work trying to create a cvsup > mirror, > and worst, I even got a lot of awful response when I > try to ask a simple question about running packet > filter at openbsd's mailing list where a lot of them > said "hey, this is not linux, there's no Linux-Howto's > here. RTFM!" > I just can't understand it. Why do people have to > endure such hardships when they have other choices. > What does those people from ports collection gets from > maintaining such application that they barely even > know if someone have ever looked at its package > description. What do you get from responding to these > questions. Yeah, you can laugh at me now. I'm pathetic > that's it. Open Source is free and free software is > good. I'm not an advocate but just a simple user > trying to extract these f*ck*ng mpegs out of these > damn vcds!! Tomorrow I'll be returning those vcd's to > the shop with one day fine, but I won't sleep tonight > till I get those mpegs written right on the very > surface of my hardrive... > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Matt Virus ("veer-iss") http://www.mattvirus.net
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