Metakine's GPL transcoder

[dwmcqueen]

I have a question about this. After using the ReQuant on a given MPEG stream, what other steps would be needed to rebuild the DVD structure to enable a perfect duplicate of a DVD? Is such a process possible using currently other GPL tools to create a perfect (as in menu structure) copy of a given DVD?

I am actually curious because I am looking into adding the capability into Sizzle for OSX to "resize" a produced DVD in case it is too big for the media.

Thanks in advanced.

[Nic]

Look into the apps mplex (mjpegtools.sf.net) and dvdauthor (dvdauthor.sf.net). Also, look at ReJig, as it does a very similar thing using those tools...

Also, this is probably better fitted to the development Forum...

Cheers,
-Nic

ps
Creating absolute copies gets more difficult as the original IFO files have to be corrected...mainly adjusting pointers and removing streams, etc

[dwmcqueen]

I'll take a look at ReJig. If it can be moved to development forum that is great.

I didn't know if anyone else has hacked together a process to rebuild. Will DVDAuthor allow for an almost exact duplication of a current menu?

[Nic]

No, you'll have to do that bit yourself, look at how IFOEdit does things....it's a great reference tool.

[dwmcqueen]

Thanks for your reply! Can this topic be moved?

[SiliconSoul]

i can not find mplex anywhere... unless it is on this page somewhere...
http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/
or this one
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mjpeg

but the second one looks like u have to compile it...

ive seen a windows gui of it... looks kinda like bbmpeg but i can not find that anymore

[dwmcqueen]

I thought it was part of the mjpeg project...in any case, I have it installed on my machine.


My second task was to think of the whole process, using currently available open-source tools, to compress a DVD with full structure...Looks like I'll have to examine what IfoEdit can do to figure out the entire process...