#!/bin/bash echo "This script is designed to be used as follows:"; echo -e "First do: 'mplayer -dumpstream file1.vob' for every vob you want to include in \n \ your final movie. Then concatenate them all together like 'cat file1.vob file2.vob ... > big_mpeg.mpg'. \n \ Then run this script, pointing it at the big mpeg. Assuming you had a full-length movie, \n \ it will produce about a 1.1 GB avi. " echo -e "OR, even better, you can just leave the dvd in the player and do 'mplayer dvd://1 -dumpstream' \ and then point this script at stream.dump" echo "Title of big mpeg? "; read big_mpeg; mencoder $big_mpeg -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:vhq:vpass=1:vqmin=2:vqmax=31 -o $big_mpeg.avi ; mencoder $big_mpeg -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1000:vhq:vpass=2:vqmin=2:vqmax=31 -o $big_mpeg.avi ; rm divx2pass.log ;