SOLVED: Re: how to convert DVD to something uploadable to youtube?

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

  thanks to all who responded, in the end here's what I used:

  dvdrip to rip dvd (got *vob files)

  mencoder (see the command line quoted below, I just changed the 
scale=352:288 to be as close as possible to 320x240 which youtube.com 
wants, keeping the same x to y ratio as original vob file)

  avidemux to cut the avi

  (there were quite a few failed attempts, using different 
codes/programs etc. so hope this will help...)

	erik

Carl Fink wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 11:42:51AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
>
> >   any pointers to solutions? Programs to use? Settings? Howtos?
>
> Well, mplayer's mencoder works on VOBs if you're willing to dig through the
> options.  Something like:
>
> 	mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4 -lavcopts vbitrate=1000
> 	-oac mp3lame -lameopts q=3 -lameopts mode=1 -vf scale=352:288
> 	-o mymoviename.avi VTS_01_01.VOB
>
> would produce a good file for YouTube.  They recommend DivX video
> compression and mp3 audio compression and a frame size close to 320x240
> because they're going to resize to that, anyway.  Maximum length is 100
> megabytes, and maximum duration is 10 minutes.  Once the file is an AVI, you
> could use Avidemux to chop it up.
>
> Of course, converting a protected DVD is a violation of the US Digital
> Millennium Copyright Act if done in the USA.