Re: (dvix,avi) to (svcd,vcd) script
> > > Try something along the lines of:
> > >
> > > MOVIE="videofile.avi"
> > > ASPECT_RATIO="3" # Type '2' for 4:3 or '3' for 16:9.
> > >
> > > transcode -q 0 -i $MOVIE -V -y mpeg2enc,mp2enc -F 4 -E 44100 -b 128
> > > \ -o $MOVIE-SVCD -Z 480x576 --import_asr $ASPECT_RATIO
> > >
> > > mplex -v 0 -f 4 -o $MOVIE-SVCD%d.mpg $MOVIE-SVCD.m2v
> > > $MOVIE-SVCD.mpa
> > >
> > > i=1
> > > for x in $MOVIE-SVCD*.mpg; do
> > > vcdimager -q -t svcd -c $MOVIE-SVCD$i.cue -b $MOVIE-SVCD$i.bin $x
> > > ((i=$i+1))
> > > done
> > >
> > > I advise you to read the man pages of transcode, mplex, and
> > > vcdimager to get a better idea of what the above commands do.
> >
> > Thank you for your help. I will try this small script. Let me ask you
> > one thing: What would happen if the original avi is large enough to
> > cause a bin larger than would fit in a CD?
>
> mplex will split the file for you into smaller chunks. check man mplex.
> - --
Your script works nicely, I just adjusted the ratio a little. One
problem I am having is that the resulting svcd file has a green band
on the top, which makes the watching experience a weird one.
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