[vdr] Re: script to convert multiple *vdr to cd-sized *avi

[Robert Sperling <sperling@pinguin-nest.de>]

Hi!

> I use a similar script for converting vdr to divx. I use mencoder (from
> mplayer) instead of pvastrumento and wine. The script watches a directory
> if there are links of vdr directories. If so, the vdr files in these
> directories are transformed into divx. After that the original directory is
> renamed with a preceeding ! to reflect the conversion and then the link is
> removed.
>
> I use a patched version of the 3-pass enabled mencoder which returns the
> bitrates  for different CD sizes after the first pass in a file. So I can
> set the bitrate for the movie to fit on 1, 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 CD. It is
> guaranteed that a minumum bitrate is used. So movies can be archived in an
> economc way :-).
>
> If somebody is interested, I can post this script and the patch for
> mencoder.
Sounds good, please do so.

ciao, Robert