From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 24 06:21:22 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCB4616A41F for ; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:21:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ringworm01@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E106943D5A for ; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:21:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ringworm01@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 71so49298wra for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:21:21 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:cc:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; b=I1n/MNz371n8C32uqj70piNXk12iZkDtvt21gtUjBsi5XBRj31NStouwrsuLGwDdWofPaf2b6BU7Nv+O4p6nX49Ohy92on4F9fMc1wzGMxZAK64CDJtdqfkH6RW1H0y6lUwD/kTTsjqjPoai0WFPPdRR/vEjSe0Ixkp6lYjACxg= Received: by 10.54.110.18 with SMTP id i18mr4565338wrc; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:21:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.10? ( [71.102.14.129]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 26sm836264wrl.2005.11.23.22.21.20; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:21:21 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael C. Shultz" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:11:57 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20051124052022.GA26465@keyslapper.net> <200511232135.36623.ringworm01@gmail.com> <20051124055623.GB26465@keyslapper.net> In-Reply-To: <20051124055623.GB26465@keyslapper.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511232211.58553.ringworm01@gmail.com> Cc: Louis LeBlanc Subject: Re: How the heck do you burn a VCD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:21:22 -0000 On Wednesday 23 November 2005 21:56, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > On 11/23/05 09:35 PM, Michael C. Shultz sat at the `puter and typed: > > On Wednesday 23 November 2005 21:20, Louis LeBlanc wrote: > > > Hey folks. This may be slightly OT, but I just downloaded the > > > StarWreck spoof (http://www.starwreck.com), and I'd like to get it > > > burned to a VCD. It's in xvid/avi format, and I'm not sure what's the > > > best way to burn this. with the following: > > > > > > burncd -f /dev/acd1 -d vcd > > > star_wreck_in_the_pirkinning_subtitled_xvid.avi > > > > > > but it doesn't seem to play anywhere - not even my FreeBSD box - which > > > is the only machine I can get the avi file to play in the first place > > > (MacOs X & Windoze won't play it). How's that for FreeBSD being a > > > better multimedia box? > > > > > > I have checked the disk, and it *does* appear to have been burned - so > > > this is a coaster now. I'm guessing I just didn't understand the > > > burncd manpage in regards to vcd burning. I also couldn't find > > > anything but 'doze and MacOs X commercial software ads on google, even > > > though I required either "FreeBSD" or "Linux" in my search. > > > > > > Anyway, I'm really a newbie with this vcd stuff, so a little leg up > > > would be appreciated. > > > > > > TIA > > > Lou > > > > Look in the handbook under opticle drives on how to make ISO's > > What, really? I haven't been able to find any indication that the VCD > format was nothing more than an xvid AVI file in an iso filesystem. VCD format isn't xvid. For the most part, anything you burn to a DVD or CD should be done as an ISO file, especially if you want the CD to work with other OS's or DVD players :) > > Figures it would be so painfully simple - that'll play on my DVD > player? Depends on your DVD player and the codecs used for the VCD. If its encoded right it should, if not then start learning mencoder and the art of re-encoding. Mencoder comes with mplayer and you should find a mail list that caters to that sort of thing if your interested. > > Thanks for the pointer. Your welcome :) -Mike