On 21 Aug 2001 16:24:17 -0300, =?us-ascii?Q?Rog=E9rio?= Brito wrote:
> On Aug 22 2001, csj wrote:
> I can't find VCDs where I live, but I've already thought of
> making some using vcdimager, which, fortunately, is available
> in unstable (but I can't find good ripping and converting
> software for producing MPEG1 files, not even under Windows).
That's funny. Where I live DVD's are harder to find than VCD's. I still
prefer VCD's because only a damaged disk can come between your
buying/renting a movie and your watching it. With DVD's think DeCSS and
region coding
If all you want is "ripping and converting," the package you mentioned,
vcdimager can rip MPEG1 data from VCD's, specifically the application
/usr/bin/vcdxrip.
dpkg -c vcdimager_0.7.9-1_i386.deb | grep /usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 99804 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcdimager
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 117724 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcddebug
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 125308 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcdxbuild
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 105344 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcdxgen
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 127964 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcdxrip
-rwxr-xr-x root/root 95724 2001-08-17 00:09:59 ./usr/bin/vcdxminfo
You can then use a utility like mpgtx (package) to split the resulting MPEG1
file up. And create your own "Worst Of ..." compilation.
Package: mpgtx
Description: Toolbox to manipulate MPEG files (video, system, and audio)
mpgtx is a tool to manipulate MPEG files. Its features include the
following:
.
* mpgtx can currently split and join MPEG 1 video files and most
MPEG audio files.
* mpgtx can fetch detailed information from MPEG 1 and MPEG 2.
* mpgtx can demultiplex MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 files (System layer, Program
layer and Transport Layer).
* mpgtx can add, remove and edit ID3 tags from mp3 files and rename
mp3 files according to their ID3 tags. It reads and writes ID3v1,
but only reads ID3v2.
Now, if you're talking about encoding and real editing, that's another matter.
If you're not averse to doing Windows, there's a slew of free and proprietary
solutions to your problem. Try this link (the page is primarily about DVD
creation software)
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/encoding_2.html
