On Tue, 2009-01-13 at 17:13 +0000, Lisa Kachold wrote: > I am attempting to compress a raw dvd format mpg2 using ffmpeg. I > built the source myself. My ffmpeg appears to strip the audio? > > Did I fail to compile the options correctly? Outside of Mac, what is > the best tool for manipulating and exporting DVD's to small formats? ---- don't know what you included/didn't include in compiling but here's a script that I have used for converting DVD's into files to put on my iPod... #!/bin/sh # BASE="/home/craig/dw" IN="in-mp4" OUT="out-mp4" TITLE="1" NAME="HARD_DAYS_NIGHT-" CHAPTERS="15" X="1" # # First, let's rip the DVD into individual files # while [ $X -ne $(( $CHAPTERS + 1)) ] do if [ $X -lt 10 ]; then TRNO="0$X" else TRNO=$X fi START=$X STOP=$(( $X + 1 )) # mplayer dvd://$TITLE -chapter "$X-$X" -dumpstream -dumpfile "$TRNO-$NAME.vob" mplayer dvd:// -chapter "$X-$CHAPTERS" -dumpstream -dumpfile "$TRNO-$NAME.vob" X=$(( $X + 1 )) done # # Now, let's convert them into iPod MP4 format # X="1" # while [ $X -ne $(( $CHAPTERS + 1 )) ] do if [ $X -lt 10 ]; then TRNO="0$X" else TRNO=$X fi START=$X STOP=$(( $X + 1 )) ffmpeg -i "$TRNO-$NAME.vob" \ -aspect 4:3 \ -s 320x240 \ -acodec aac \ -ab 128 \ "$TRNO-$NAME.mp4" mv "$TRNO-$NAME.vob" $IN/ mv "$TRNO-$NAME.mp4" $OUT/ X=$(( $X + 1 )) done --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss