Name

copyDVD - Uses mencoder's two-pass encoding to copy DVDs to DivX movies.

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Usage

copyDVD <filename> [options]

Copyright

Copyright (C) 2005 Joseph Coffland

Description

By default copyDVD encodes the first track from the currently inserted DVD to the specified file in DivX format. It automatically selects English audio and copies any English subtitles if available. These defaults can be modified as described in the options section.

copyDVD uses mencoder to do the actual work. mencoder is free software available at http://www.mplayerhq.hu/. copyDVD uses the two-pass encoding method described in the mplayer manual.

Options

OptionDescription
--source <source>Set video source. (Default dvd://1)
--use-lameReencode audio with lame.
--sub-lang <code>Set subtitle language. 0 for no subtitles. (Default en)
--videobr <bitrate>Set video bitrate. (Default 1000)
--audiobr <bitrate>Set audio bitrate. Only with lame. (Default 196)
--lang <code>Set audio language with two digit code. (Default en)
--helpPrint help screen.
*All other options are passed on to mencoder.

Examples

Example 1

Copy DVD title 1 with English audio and subtitles.

copyDVD BladeRunner.avi

Example 2

Copy DVD title 2 with Italian audio and English subtitles. Video bitrate 800Kb.

copyDVD BladeRunner.avi --source dvd://2 --use-lame --lang it --videobr 800

Install

The following programs must be installed before using copyDVD:
mencoder- Free video encoder
bash- A free shell interpreter which is already installed on most Linux systems

After installing the prerequisites simply place copyDVD in a folder such as /usr/local/bin, which is on your execution path.

License: GPL

This program is  free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify
it under the  terms of the GNU General Public  License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either  version 2 of the License, or (at
your option) any later version.

This program  is distributed in the  hope that it will  be useful, but
WITHOUT   ANY  WARRANTY;   without  even   the  implied   warranty  of
MERCHANTABILITY  or FITNESS  FOR A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE.   See  the GNU
General Public License for more details.

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