Suse 11.4 - KDE
I want to convert flv files to dvd format. What utility will do the job? I have avidemux-gtk from the packman library. Thanks.
Devede from Packman should do the job.
If only one file, I typically use the application tovid, which is packaged by the packman packagers:
For example, if one has a file inputvideo.flv then the command:
tovid mpg -dvd -pal -quality 9 -normalize -in inputvideo.flv -out outputvideo
creates the output video ‘outputvideo.mpg’ in DVD compliant PAL format, or
For example, if one has a file inputvideo.flv then the command:
tovid mpg -dvd -ntsc -quality 9 -normalize -in inputvideo.flv -out outputvideo
creates the output video ‘outputvideo.mpg’ in DVD compliant NTSC format.
If more than one video file, I like to merge and render them first with kdenlive also packaged by the packman packagers:
Both of those tools will create applications in mpeg dvd compliant format. One can then use another app to create the video dvd (or even use tovid).
On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:06:03 +0000, lord valarian wrote:
> Suse 11.4 - KDE
>
> I want to convert flv files to dvd format. What utility will do the job?
> I have avidemux-gtk from the packman library. Thanks.
I’ve used a tool called “any2dvd” in the past - not sure if it’s still
out there or not, but it did a good job when I used it last.
Jim
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I use mplayer/mencoder together with dvdauthor to create simple video DVD’s (PAL format) from one or more video files. To facilitate things a bash script is used to generate a primitive .xml description file and calculate acceptable bitrates. Here it is:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Script to create a DVD from one or more video files
#
# set to high | normal
QUALITY=normal
BRAUTO=yes
PP=""
#CROP="crop=592:400:4:0,"
CROP=""
AFILT=""
if test -z "$1" ; then
echo "Usage: tvscope [wide] <titlename> <videofile.wmv> ...]"
exit 1
fi
if test -z "$2" ; then
echo "Usage: tvscope [wide] <titlename> <videofile.wmv> ...]"
exit 1
fi
if test "$1" == wide ; then
ASPECT="16:9"
shift 1
else
ASPECT="4:3"
fi
PROJ="$1"
shift 1
# Read config file if one exists
if test -r ./$PROJ.conf ; then
echo "Reading config file '$PROJ.conf'"
cat ./$PROJ.conf
. ./$PROJ.conf
fi
if test $QUALITY == high ; then
# Maximum is 8000
VBITRATE="8000"
EXTRAOPTS="trell:mbd=2:precmp=2:subcmp=2:cmp=2:dia=-10:predia=-10:cbp:mv0:vqmin=1:lmin=1:dc=10:"
else
VBITRATE="3100"
EXTRAOPTS=""
fi
# determine the duration and the resulting bitrate
if test "$BRAUTO" == "yes" ; then
TIME=0
for INFILE in "$@" ; do
PTIME=$(ffplay -an -vn -nodisp -stats $INFILE 2>&1 | sed \
-e "/Duration:/ !d" \
-e "s/^.*Duration: *//" \
-e "s/, .*//")
HOURS=$(echo "$PTIME" | sed -e "s/:.*//" -e "s/^0*//")
MINS=$(echo "$PTIME" | cut -d ':' -f 2 | sed -e "s/^0*//")
SECS=$(echo "$PTIME" | cut -d ':' -f 3 | sed -e "s/^0*//")
if test -z "$HOURS" ; then
HOURS="0"
fi
if test -z "$MINS" ; then
MINS="0"
fi
if test -z "$SECS" ; then
SECS="0"
fi
#echo HOURS=$HOURS MINS=$MINS SECS=$SECS
TIME=$(echo "$TIME + 3600 * $HOURS + 60 * $MINS + $SECS" | bc)
done
DURATION=$(echo "scale=2; $TIME / 60" | bc)
RATE=$(echo "scale=2; (((57000 / $DURATION) - 20) * 10)" | bc)
# rounding
BITRATE=$(echo "scale=0; $RATE / 100 * 100" | bc)
if test $(($BITRATE)) -gt $((8000)) ; then
BITRATE="8000"
fi
echo $DURATION minutes
echo "$BITRATE kb/s"
echo -n "Adapt this bitrate? (No will use default of $VBITRATE) [y/n] "
read RESP; echo
if test "$RESP" == "Y" -o "$RESP" == "y" ; then
VBITRATE=$BITRATE
fi
fi
# Create the .xml file for dvdauthor
INFILES=''
NEXT="yes"
#
echo "<dvdauthor>" > DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " <vmgm />" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " <titleset>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " <titles>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " <pgc>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
#
while test "$NEXT" == "yes" ; do
if test -n "$1" ; then
if test -z "$INFILES" ; then
INFILES="$1"
else
INFILES=$(echo -e -n "${INFILES}
$1")
fi
OUTFILE=$(echo "$1" | sed -e "s/\\.mov//" \
-e "s/\\.mp4$//" \
-e "s/\\.wmv$//" \
-e "s/\\.avi$//" \
-e "s/\\.flv$//")
echo " <vob file=\"DVD"$OUTFILE".mpg\" chapters=\"0,0:10,0:20,0:30,0:40,0:50\" />" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
shift 1
else
NEXT="no"
fi
done
#
echo " </pgc>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " </titles>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo " </titleset>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
echo "</dvdauthor>" >> DVD$PROJ.xml
#
read -p "Ready to start encoding. Press any key! (or CTRL-C to stop here)"
# prepare aspect for mplayer
MPASPECT=$(echo $ASPECT | sed -e "s|:|/|")
for INFILE in $(echo $INFILES) ; do
OUTFILE=$(echo "$INFILE" | sed -e "s/\\.mov//" \
-e "s/\\.mp4$//" \
-e "s/\\.wmv$//" \
-e "s/\\.avi$//" \
-e "s/\\.flv$//")
if ! test -f DVD"$OUTFILE".mpg ; then
# dump audio to file
mplayer -ao pcm:fast:file=audio.wav -vc null -vo null $INFILE \
2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
# first pass
if test $QUALITY == "high" ; then
FPOPT=":turbo:vpass=1"
nice -n 19 mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc \
-of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf \
-vf ${PP}${CROP}scale=720:576,harddup $AFILT \
-audiofile audio.wav -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 \
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:\
vbitrate=$VBITRATE:keyint=15:vstrict=0:aspect=$MPASPECT:\
acodec=ac3_fixed:abitrate=192$FPOPT \
-ofps 25 -o DVD"$OUTFILE".mpg $INFILE
FPOPT=":vpass=2"
else
FPOPT=""
fi
# Use these to set high quality on single pass
#EXTRAOPTS="trell:mbd=2:precmp=2:subcmp=2:cmp=2:dia=-10:predia=-10:cbp:mv0:vqmin=1:lmin=1:dc=10:"
#EXTRAOPTS=""
# second pass or unique pass
nice -n 19 mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc \
-of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf \
-vf ${PP}${CROP}scale=720:576,harddup $AFILT \
-audiofile audio.wav -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 \
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:\
vbitrate=$VBITRATE:keyint=15:${EXTRAOPTS}vstrict=0:aspect=$MPASPECT:\
acodec=ac3_fixed:abitrate=192$FPOPT \
-ofps 25 -o DVD"$OUTFILE".mpg $INFILE
fi
rm -f audio.wav
done
#read -p "Ready to author video image. Press any key! (or CTRL-C to stop here)"
if ! test -d dvd$PROJ ; then
nice -n 19 dvdauthor -o dvd$PROJ -x DVD$PROJ.xml \
--video=pal+${ASPECT}+720x576
fi
echo "Size of resulting DVD-image (max 4589843 kb):"
du -s ./dvd$PROJ
echo ""
read -p "Now playing the movie. Enter to start. If it fails, press CTRL-C now!!"
mplayer -vo x11 dvd:// -dvd-device ./dvd$PROJ &
exit 0
Of course you can tweak all options to your taste. Encoding in “one pass” normal mode is usually sufficient. The following script will burn the DVD:
#!/bin/bash
#
DEVICE="/dev/sr0"
if test -z "$1" ; then
echo "usage: burn <dir_with_VOB_files>" ; exit 1
fi
if ! test "$EUID" == "0" ; then
echo "Must run as root"
exit 1
fi
VIDEODIR=$(echo "$1" | sed -e "s|/*$||")
read -p "Insert a blank dvd and press enter"
nice -19 growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=4 -Z $DEVICE -dvd-video $VIDEODIR/
exit 0
Handbrake is also a good GUI option.
It was great and easy to use. I could add a background image, music, and create custom menus. I completed the DVD.
One problem, the sound level for the videos and the music from menu were at a different level. Also, I have audacity. What best way to fix the sound levels?
Thanks all for the info.