Ubuntu-US-NM Mythbuntu 7.10 Released

[Ubuntu US-New Mexico Team]

I've posted a demo of the xvid/hanbrake video output of a DVD to...

http://ne0t0ky0.org:1984/nmloco/demo_the_revenge_of_the_sith.avi

Warning:  it is a 143megs.

Eric


Eric Krieger wrote:
> I should mention that I have used the following...
>
> Acidrip
> dvd::rip
> k9copy
> DeVeDe
> Gmencoder
> etc...
>
> Hanbrake was by far the fastest and had the best result. The only 
> issue that I've had was that some DVD's do not put the "main" movie in 
> the default "title" location. So sometimes you need to run...
>
> /usr/bin/handbrakecli -i /path/to/dvd.iso -t 0
>
> and this will list where the movie title is.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Eric Krieger wrote:
>> I've ripped them to xvid using the linux version of Handbrake.
>>
>> http://handbrake.m0k.org/
>>
>> I use the i386 binary. It 's fast and excellent quality. I usually dd 
>> the DVD to an iso then run...
>>
>> /usr/bin/handbrakecli -i /path/to/dvd.iso -o 
>> /path/to/converted/movie.avi -e xvid -f avi -S 1700 -2 -E ac3
>>
>> If you have multi-core, dual processors, or even better multi-core 
>> multi processors handbrake will autodetect them and use them all to 
>> convert the video. Rather that iso the DVD handbrake can rip directly 
>> from the DVD.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> Ubuntu US-New Mexico Team wrote:
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> I remember you saying that you have ripped all of your DVDs. What video
>>> format did you encode them into and what software did you use?
>>>
>>> Typically, these video formats have multiple quality options. What 
>>> did you
>>> use for your dvd ripping?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 12:08:55PM -0600, Ubuntu US-New Mexico Team 
>>> wrote:
>>>> I believe so. One of the issues that I've tried avoid with my setup 
>>>> was
>>>> noise, and heat, from a PC while I watch or listen to my media. The
>>>> only inexpensive way I found was not to have a PC near my A/V 
>>>> equipment.
>>>> I'm a bit of an Audiophile so any noise that impedes full audio
>>>> immersion would drive me crazy...crazier. =)
>>>>
>>>> I opted to go with a Buffalo Linktheater..
>>>>
>>>> http://www.antonline.com/p_PC-P3LWG-DVD-GA_172939.htm?gclid=CPSyi8uRrY8CFREDWAodlTI6Og 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ...and stream my media from my MythTV/Home Media Server using Wizd.
>>>>
>>>> http://wizd.sourceforge.net/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you do pick one do not use the on board wireless it's junk.
>>>> To share the media to the BLT via Wizd is easy is just a matter of 
>>>> point
>>>> it to your media...here's section of my Wizd conf file.
>>>>
>>>> alias DVD /media/dvd
>>>> moviealias Movies /media/movies
>>>> alias TV_XVID /media/tv
>>>> alias TV_RAW /media/raw_tv
>>>> musicalias Music /home/music
>>>> photoalias Photos /media/photos
>>>>
>>>> Also the BTL support USB connections so you could connect a USB 
>>>> drive to
>>>> it for play back. Mind you the USB drive has to be formatted as FAT32.
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>