[MPlayer-users] AVI2MPG

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 06:14:20PM -0500, Robert Campbell wrote:
> I just ripped a dvd video using mencoder -dvd-device /dev/scd1 -dvd 3 -o 
> pilates.avi -oac copy -ovc divx4  I am trying to create a dvd now using 
> dvdgen and it needs the file to be mpeg.  this is an avi format so I was 
> wondering how can I do this, if at all with mplayer/mencoder.

Huh?!?! If you want to copy a DVD, copy it as-is. Don't reencode to
mpeg4 then reencode again back to mpeg2. You'll just reduce quality.
Just make a byte-for-byte copy.

Rich