[ubuntu-uk] Ripping and converting a dvd!

[Gavin Ford]

On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 02:52:57PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote:
> A bit of a weird one this. I want to rip a DVD and then convert it to avi.
> Only thing is i have media centre pc and in that pc i have a dual core 6600.
> Coz of lack of space it gets extremely hot..and is automatically set to shut
> down when it reaches a certain temp ( tht temp being 80 deg).
> So basically i want something that whilst converting and ripping i can
> pause....let the temp cool down a bit...and then resume after.

If you're using a two pass mencoder type method, couldn't you just do it step 
by step with a tea break?

Pass one, have a cuppa, maybe some toast, read a book if it's really hot, then
run pass two.

This howto is very good, ignore the "emerge" stuff, that's gentoo specific,
the Ubuntu equivalent is:

  sudo aptitude install mencoder

The HowTo:

  http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Rip_DVD_mencoder

Just follow the stuff under Xvid and ignore all the H264 stuff for now.


> Its prob a long shot...but i thought worth a try!!!

Always worth asking, you never know who has been through the same thing and 
figured it out.

-- 
Gav Ford
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