Re: [mythtv-users] Managing DVD's in Linux

2005-08-06 Thread flim
I suppose it depends on exactly what you want to do... If you just want to take your rented/bought/borrowed DVD and have a copy to play when you want - take a perfect rip, transcode it to your favourite format and burn it to a CD (most movies will transcode down to less than 700MB without s

Re: [mythtv-users] Managing DVD's in Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Chris Lopeman
OK, this is a different approach but I plan on using the Dacal carousel. . It will of course require moving the disc from the carousel to the dvd player, but I dont think that is a big deal. And on top of that Dacal is coming out with a version with a built in dvd player. I just dont want to

[mythtv-users] Managing DVD's in Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Jonathan Mills
I am looking for the "best accepted practices" to perform the following tasks in Linux: 1) Rip a commercial DVD 2) If necessary, transcode it and compress it to fit on a DVD5 (regular DVD+/-R) 3) Be able to selectively burn various tracks, audio, and menus 4) Burn the DVD (or alternatively c