Program to convert DVDs to Avi (DivX / Xvid)

sunpascal · 03-08-2006, 05:33 AM

Hi,

How do I convert a DVD into a comressed avi file (divX or Xvid?) that I can burn onto one or two CDs?

I am no expert in video editing nor linux.

The DVDs I want to copy have been created using Pinnacle Studio on Windows XP.
I have debian installed with KDE, K3b, and w32codecs.

Thanks,
sunpascal

Emerson · 03-08-2006, 06:19 AM

There are various ways to do it. My preferred way is described here: http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/
Read Docs section, Tutorials.

dth1 · 03-08-2006, 08:19 AM

Another option would be to use use Mencoder - which comes as part of MPLayer if you have this installed. There is a gui frontend at:-

http://www.kraus.tk/projects/konverter/