Hi Jeff,

Windows works for me.  I spent a bunch of time at vcdhelp.com but could
not record audio.  

George


Jeff wrote:
> 
> I don't know what it would take to make DivX using Linux. I haven't began to
> look there. It does take a bit of reading and trial and error to get it
> right.
> 
> I'm currently using Windows to convert my DVDs into DivX. I can give you
> some starter links and names of the applications that I use (they are free)
> if you want to use Windows.
> 
> Otherwise, for Linux, I'd start with a search at google for "DivX for Linux"
> and go from there.
> 
> On Thursday, May 02, 2002 6:50 pm, George Toft wrote:
> |Great!!!
> |
> |What does it take to create a DivX file?  I have a WinTV card,
> |a Linux box, CD-R, and whatever Linux distro will support the
> |software you recommend.
> |
> |George
> |
> |Jeff wrote:
> |> I've been into video a lot lately and personally, AVI is my favorite.
> |> Well... Actually, DivX. The compression is excellent. I have a CD with
> |> Braveheart on it. It's excellent quality even on a monitor, but when
> |> viewed through a TV card onto a TV, I don't even notice a difference
> |> from my couch. If you go right up to the TV then you can see the pixels,
> |> but who really watches movies from a foot or two away?
> |>
> |> I think we all know how long of a movie Braveheart is and it fits onto a
> |> 700 MB CD!!! (overburned of course)
> |>
> |> I'm probably not answering your question, I'm just saying instead of
> |> MPEG 1 or 2, I'd go with MPEG 4 (DivX is MPEG 4 I think, which has a
> |> .divx or .avi extension)
> |>
> |> On Sunday, April 28, 2002 11:49 pm, George Toft wrote:
> |> |Let's say my stack of videotapes is growing - not to mention a CD-R is
> |> | $0.15 each and a video tape $2.00.  I want to record a TV show onto CD
> |> | instead of video tape.  I have the Hauppage WinTV card.
> |> |
> |> |I've tried Broadcast2000, with works OK, except that 30 seconds of
> |> | video takes up 200MB and there is no audio playback.  It's also an AVI
> |> | file, not an MPEG.
> |> |
> |> |What does it take to record video and audio and store it in an MPEG
> |> | that xtheater understands?  I'm a total digital video newbie and need
> |> | a gentle shove in the right direction.
> |> |
> |> |Thanks in advance.
> |> |
> |> |George
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