Copy of DVD -> iPod friendly format -> ipod via gtkpod?

paulmer2003 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 79

Hey, I've got a copy of a DVD I'd like to encode to a format friendly with my iPod.

paulmer@layla /mnt/stuff/Jamiroquai.McLaren.Launch.97/VIDEO_TS $ ls
VIDEO_TS.BUP VIDEO_TS.IFO VTS_01_0.BUP VTS_01_0.IFO VTS_01_1.VOB VTS_01_2.VOB

How should I do this? I toyed around with h264enc and didn't get anywhere. Thanks.

micmac · l33t Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 996

This may be helpful: Link

yngwin · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:

Or try Avidemux.
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lyallp · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:08 am Post subject:

I use DVDRip (in portage).

Really cool how you can rip and just leave it encoding whilst you go off and do something else.

I also use a script which I found in these forums which will convert avi to iPod compatible mp4 format. (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-634772.html?sid=c8f6c33ea767da6d1c3e9c694cfdf05c) - quite possibly points to the same link as above.

Basically, your iPod needs h264 with AAC sound.
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krinn · Watchman Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 7470

i use that in a script to do ipod format :
$f is taken from a "for f in /blahblahdir"
ffmpeg -i "$f" -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 2000 -b 1500 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ar 44100 -ab 128 -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 "$_o.mp4" > nul