On 07/08/2010 03:06 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 12:43 -0700, Michael Miles wrote: > >> The support for avi files is WINFF as it is the front end for mencoder >> that I use and works very well >> >> If you need to play these an a Stanalone DVD player then yes you need >> avi files Kdenlive is another media type program that does more than >> just conversion but the one I use is Avidemux. It is a bit complex but >> extremely powerful. >> > I have winff, kdenlive and avidemux. AFAIK none of them can handle an > existing on-disk DVD structure. I guess there's not much demand for > this. > > >> The easiest to use is Handbrake but avi support is nil even though it >> says it handles them >> >> The need for standalone players to support MKV x264 is needed and they >> are out there but expensive h264 in the mkv container is the best >> format yet >> > Most of the current standalone players with USB inputs seem to handle > this. My player is a few years old so it doesn't. > > poc > > I just did a bit of experimenting and the closest I could get was VLC. Under file select convert/stream Point to your DVD TS folder and convert to a avi file Takes forever but will do it. For me I find the best way is to load the other os (Win 7 or XP) into virtual box and install DVDFAB Platinum and go for it. I cringe at having to run a Windows product but for graphics Windows is very much in the lead because of the companies that write for Windows. Good Luck Poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines