From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 2 04:53:33 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3301216A4CE for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 04:53:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98AB243D2D for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 04:53:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IFU006UYINLXX90@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org; Mon, 02 May 2005 06:47:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.203.21.150]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IFU00I1BIYPOU90@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org; Mon, 02 May 2005 06:54:25 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 06:51:24 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq;m"_0v;~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <4275A2C3.1000304@chuckr.org> To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Message-id: <20050502065124.6640792a.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.4 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <4275A2C3.1000304@chuckr.org> Subject: Re: ripping cd's X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 04:53:33 -0000 On Mon, 02 May 2005 03:47:15 +0000 Chuck Robey wrote: > So, question, anyone know what sort of format plays from a cd to a dvd > player (I am happily willing to lose the menus) The most common one is VCD (VideoCD). Note that this format has its limits; it is often said to be approximately as good as VHS tape. Some standalone DVD players also supports SVCD, but this means that you will have to use two or more CD's per movie. Finally, a select few players supports mini-DVD (DVD format from CD media), and some even supports DivX. For more info, see http://www.videohelp.com/ HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway