From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 10 05:02:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDC5716A405; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:02:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEF6E13C467; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:02:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal (svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal [10.0.0.3]) by bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l1A52K2Y033900; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:02:21 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmailmel.bytecraft.internal (Not Verified[10.0.0.24]) by svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal with MailMarshal (v6, 1, 4, 441) id ; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:02:20 +1100 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:00:17 +1100 Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F12DE7E7@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [SOLVED] Guidance requested for multimedia conversion Thread-Index: AcdL/rSdk8cxhXzDTI2Np2XaEk6SzwAz1qEg From: "Murray Taylor" To: "Kevin Downey" , "Randy Pratt" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [SOLVED] Guidance requested for multimedia conversion 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: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:02:24 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Downey > Sent: Friday, 9 February 2007 2:57 PM > To: Randy Pratt > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Guidance requested for multimedia conversion >=20 > On 2/8/07, Randy Pratt wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 01:15:21 +0000 > > dgmm wrote: > > > > > On Friday 09 February 2007 00:04, Murray Taylor wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Being much more a system programmer / database person > > > > than a multi media type I am requesting a 'recipe' from > > > > a video media expert. > > > > > > > > I need to convert an 8 minute .avi file into a basic dvd. > > > > No menus or anything, just a dumb as possible 'load it,=20 > press play' > > > > disk. As long as I can do that, and also get the dvd player to > > > > do loop play, its fine. > > > > > > > > I have a dvd burner, have used it via command line and k3b to > > > > burn data Cds and data DVDs. > > > > > > > > I am quite happy to load a list of ports to do the conversion, > > > > layout and burning for the video DVD... I just need a list of > > > > ports to load, and the sequence of command lines to execute. > > > > > > > > FreeBSD 5.4 Release, KDE 3.5.4. > > > > Ports tree within 1 week of current, normally use portmanager > > > > for port installs, but direct make is ok too. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Murray T > > > > > > Start here... > > > > > >=20 > http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML-single/en/MPlayer.html#menc- > feat-vcd-dvd > > > > > > In particular, scroll down to section 14.8.5 for some=20 > "recipes" to create the > > > DVD compatible video then you'll want=20 > multimedia/dvdauthor to create the disc > > > image and finally sysutils/dvd+rw-tools for burning > > > > > > You might want to look at multimedia/dvdstyler as a GUI=20 > front end to dvdauthor > > > and, depending on your set-up/dvd writer it might do the=20 > burning from the GUI > > > too. > > > > > > It's not exactly point'n'shoot but all you need should be there. > > > > The multimedia/avidemux2 is a bit easier to use (IMO) than mencoder > > since its a gui-type video editor/converter that can=20 > produce the mpeg2 > > program streams from avi files for use with dvdstyler. Its really > > quite nice with lots of intuitive features. > > > > The ease in converting with any of the utilities will depend largely > > on the source material. > > > > Randy > > > tovid (multimedia/tovid) will do it. >=20 Thanks all who responded --- I now have a working methodology ! I am using mencoder with a ginormous command string, followed by=20 dvdstyler. Attempts tovid / dvdstyler -- tovid ran clean,=20 -- dvdstyler didnt like the resultant .mpg file mencoder / dvdstyler [1] -- mencoder ran clean -- dvdstyler happy -- result was 16:9 format ?? -- Played ok on $69 dvd player -- Played ok on picky big Sony home theatre system -- Played ok on laptop PowerDVD player -- didnt load on small (newer) Sony player mencoder / dvdstyler [2] -- mencoder ran clean -- dvdstyler happy -- result was 4:3 format >>> fixed command line cut/paste error -- Played ok on $69 dvd player -- Played ok on picky big Sony home theatre system -- Played ok on laptop PowerDVD player -- didnt load on small (newer) Sony player mencoder / dvdstyler [3] -- mencoder ran clean -- dvdstyler happy >>> added single menu with PLAY button -- result was 4:3 format -- Played ok on $69 dvd player -- Played ok on picky big Sony home theatre system -- Played ok on laptop PowerDVD player -- Played ok on small (newer) Sony player Still to try avidemux2 as I have some small pixelation occurring in smoe frames and an oddity on the credit roll at the end. (white text scrolling up a purple background, leaving trails of=20 small 'blip-marks') But overall, a satisfactory result. Thank you all. mjt ps Greg L, your response wound up in a different folder=20 here so isnt in this thread, thanks to you also re dvdstyler. --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. 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