Rip a dvd to an iPod compatible mp4
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Sure you can use handbrake ... but that's too easy I wanted to use ffmpeg. Ffmpeg is the most powerful and least understood open source video tool.
- get ffmpeg
- get libfaac the audio codec used for iPOD mp4
- get liba52 the audio codec used by dvds is ac3
- get libmp3lame just ... ta have.
- build and install libaac,liba52 and libmp3lame
- configure ffmpeg with the options: ./configure --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --disable-vhook --enable-decoder=ac3 --enable-liba52
- build and install ffmpeg
- rip your VOBs with the command: ffmpeg -i VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_5.VOB -f mp4 -b 400k -acodec libfaac -vcodec mpeg4 -s 320x240 -ar 44100 -ab 128k -g 300 -aspect 4:3 VTS_01_5.mp4
note: playing with the values of -ab -b effects size and quality of the final product .... these values seemed to work best for me.