From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 19 05:49:16 2004 Return-Path: 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 E685C16A4CE for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:49:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.cableone.net (scanmail2.cableone.net [24.116.0.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A9443D4C for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:49:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net (unverified [24.119.62.13]) by smail2.cableone.net (SurgeMail 1.9b) with ESMTP id 18177483 for multiple; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:33:09 -0700 Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:48:38 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: Glenn Sieb Message-ID: <20040919004838.617c7676@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <414CF27E.60709@wingfoot.org> References: <414CF27E.60709@wingfoot.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12a (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DVD question... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 05:49:17 -0000 On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:44:14 -0400 Glenn Sieb wrote: > Hey list! > > I'm a BSD guy for servers & such. My own server (wingfoot) runs > 4.10-STABLE, and my last job was 95% FreeBSD in the data center. > > I'm getting sick of Windows on my desktop at home. (No kidding, > right?!) I'd really really really love to move my desktop to FBSD. > One thing is really holding me back. > > In Windows, I have Roxio Easy Media Creator 7, which allows me to > manipulate AVI/MPEG streams, and format a DVD video disc and burn > it, using my nifty TDK DVD 8x +/-RW drive. > > I'm pretty sure I can find AVI/MPEG editing packages for BSD easy > enough. avidemux, mplayer, ffmpeg should take care of nearly all of your needs > But I'm having a dickens of a time finding something that will let > me author DVDs. Any pointing in directions or help would be greatly > appreciated! Try searching the ports tree :P man ports http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=dvd&stype=all I've personally have had better luck with mutlimedia and the like under freebsd, than I ever have under windows.