[mythtv-users] Kind of offtopic - how do you make a DVD under linux?

Chris Delis cedelis at uillinois.edu
Wed Jan 28 23:28:41 EST 2004


On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:16:59PM -0500, Dwaine Garden wrote:
> Chris Delis wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 11:02:55AM -0500, Andrew Dodd wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Quoting Chris Delis <cedelis at uillinois.edu>:
> >>
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> >>>Here's the script that uses pipes (I believe it uses a version of mplex
> >>>that is different from 'dvb-mplex'):
> >>>------------------------------
> >>>#!/bin/sh
> >>>
> >>>mkfifo aud0
> >>>mkfifo vid0
> >>>mkfifo dvdmpg
> >>>
> >>>mpeg2desc -a0 < $1 > aud0 &
> >>>mpeg2desc -v0 < $1 > vid0 &
> >>>mplex -f 8 -V -o dvdmpg aud0 vid0 &
> >>>dvdauthor -o $2 -f dvdmpg
> >>>dvdauthor -o $2 -T
> >>>
> >>>rm aud0
> >>>rm vid0
> >>>rm dvdmpg
> >>>------------------------------
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>You are correct.  It uses mplex from mjpegtools, which on the dvdauthor 
> >>lists
> >>seems to be regarded as the most reliable of the multiplexers.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Have you had any a/v sync problems using this version of mplex?
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> I tried the script last night.  The burned disc failed when I tried to 
> use it in my dvd player.   But when played with xine or mplayer, there 
> was no sync problem.   It was actually perfect.
> 
> Thanks for the script.   I just have to figure out why the burned disc 
> fails.

What is the make/model of your set-top DVD player?  What DVD media are
you using?  DVD-R, DVD+R?



> 
> Dwaine.
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