[ubuntu-uk] Burning videos

[Dave Morley]

On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 08:40 +0000, norman wrote:
> > > Hi Group,
> > >
> > >               I have downloaded a film in NTSC format using aMule. The film
> > > plays really well on the download computer.
> > > The film is just under the 700 megabyte limit for a normal cd.
> > >
> > > I have tried burning the film to disc in order to play it on a conventional
> > > dvd player without much success.
> > >
> > > I have tried the recoding route with Ubuntu software and end up with an
> > > unplayable film (sound out of sync) of nearly 4.7 gig
> > >
> > > Does anyone on list know of an easier route ? My player is  PAL/SECAM
> > >
> > > Many thanks
> > >
> > 
> > I have had success in the past with both ManDVD and DeVeDe. The second
> > of which is more complex, but may be in the repositories (muliverse).
> > It give you the option of encoding to PAL or NTSC, and a choice of
> > 'Formats' (e.g. DVD, VCD, SVCD).
> > 
> > I suggest you give DeVeDe a whirl.
> 
> I used DeVeDe successfully some time ago but, if I remember correctly
> you need a lot of patience because processing is rather slow.
> 
> Norman
> 
> 
But then DeVeDe does re-encode one frame at a time which is probably
why.  On my 64bit it takes about 30 minutes to encode to an iso image.
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