[mythtv-users] Can myth TV do what I want?

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:40:37 -0700
Brian Wood wrote:

> 
> On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:48 PM, James Oltman wrote:
> 
> > Since you are using Windows to create VOB files, you might want to  
> > look at a program called DVD Shrink.  You can take JUST the movie  
> > and the audio tracks you want and create an ISO file.  This ISO  
> > file can be played via XINE or VLC or even MPLAYER (since your not  
> > grabbing menus).  That way you only have one file.  You can even  
> > compress the ISO to save space if you like.  I have been using DVD  
> > Shrink for years and have LOVED it.  In Myth you can scroll to  
> > these .ISO files and tell myth to look for a certain IMDB # that  
> > corresponds with your movie.  Really a great system.
> 
> DVDShrink can be run on Linux under Wine fairly well. The setup is  
> integrated into the MythDora distro and seems to work out of the box  
> (at least for me).
> 
> OTOH avidemux can do this as well, natively under Linux.

It does? make an iso of the complete dvd including menus etc, all shrunk down to 4.7 G (orwhatever size a single layer dvd is).

http://k9copy.free.fr/

will do that, and is probably closest to dvdshrink that i know of.

see the conversation here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=90002

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Nick Rout <nick at rout.co.nz>