The latest version of Tovid is out, and along with it comes a new script, todisc. What can I say except fucking awesome. It combines the makemenu, makexml and makedvd steps that I described in my last howto on tovid, generates animated thumbnails, and allows for cool extras like video backgrounds (I thought that makemenu could do that, but apparently not.) Note that you still have to convert your videos to dvd or vcd format before proceeding.
Syntax is braindead simple (which is handy for the digg users who complained about having to use complicated CLI commands on the previous howto ;)):
todisc -dvd -ntsc -files file1.mpg file2.mpg file3.mpg -titles “My title 1″ “My title 2″ “My title 3″ -bgvideo mybgmenu.dvd -bgaudio mybgsong.wav -menu-title “My Excellent DVD” -out my_excellent_dvd
It will churn for a minute and pop up a preview of how your dvd menu is going to look, and then ask you if you wish to continue. (The preview title/thumbnail ordering is off; however, it renders fine.)
Once you’re happy with the preview, type “yes” at the prompt, and it will go off and create the dvd for you. Take a walk, come back, burn the dvd using k3b, and be happy.
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Thanks for this great guide.
How can i set a region code (denmark)?
Best regards Claus
I have to agree with the “F’ing awesome” summary. Or in the words of Eric Cartman, “Oh, dude, that is tits! I mean, that is big fat Oprah tits right there!”
I am a newbie to UBUNTU (Hardy Heron). I also follow the philosophy of an old guy that you possibly may not have heard of: Dr. Albert Einstein when he said “Things are ONLY obvious AFTER we see them or are shown them by others!” I made my change to UBUNTU based on the slogan “UBUNTU: Linux for human beings”…
Now, after reading this post, I take umbrage with your techno-prejudiced view, that I am “brain dead” because something that SHOULD be simple - installation of a SIMPLE(?) package - requires somewhat extensive (how many years???) LINUX training to accomplish!!! I installed “todisc” and “tovid” with NO install errors - GREAT the “brain dead” person thought!!! The next LOGICAL step is to run them - WOW - a “brain dead” thought!!!
The following script (see below for program names) did NOT work because of 3 programs which are NOT available to RUN and once again looking for “SIMPLE HUMAN BEING” answers (commonly know as HELP!!) seems to be like looking for the “Higg’s Boson” - oh I am sorry, a “brain dead” person made a reference to an elusive quantum particle that scientists are looking for - just as I am looking for REAL and EFFECTIVE NON-TECH explanations to accomplish REAL and NON-TECH work, not TECH mental masturbation of which has no REAL objective except to make YOU feel better and allow you to demean others…
The script that even “Brain dead” people can use that DOES NOT WORK because:
1 - makemenu
2 - makexml
3 - makedvd
ARE NOT INSTALLED!!! I think a “brain dead” piece of software has been foisted upon the vast community of “brain deads” because it DID NOT foresee this condition AND allows the MASTER to arrogantly pontificate!!
Script follows:
tovid -in new-avi-name-final.avi -out dvd-movie_1
makemenu “Title for the movie” -out menu
makexml -menu menu.mpg dvd-movie_1.mpg -out dvd-movie
makedvd -burn dvd-movie.xml
Is it possible for you to explain to the community of “brai deads” the SIMPLE AND DETAILS (thos who have no previous understanding of Linux) how to install (without priestly encantations and mumbo-jumbo) the missing program WITHIN THE HARDY HERON SYSTEM???
Or is this a request for help that will be ignored being that we the “brain deads” are beneath your interest?? If so UBUNTU marketing is a sham based on false pretenses and I call on all “brain deads” - return to the other system WHICH VALUES THE USER AND NOT THE TECHNICAL MENTAL MASTUBATOR!!!
Get over yourself.
a) It was a review. Take your heat out on the tovid people if they’ve changed it.
b) Read the tovid manual if these instructions don’t work for you. The review is, clearly, two years old.
c) I said the syntax was braindead simple. It is, assuming you were using the same version. They’ve probably simplified it still further.
d) If you are such a technophobe, what the hell are you even doing using a computer? Using Linux requires some basic literacy, i.e. the ability to search and read instructions. If you’re not comfortable doing that, go back to Windows. I don’t care.