[arch-general] ConvertXToDVD alternative for Linux.

[Joshua Stiefer]

On Thu, 2011-09-22 at 11:53 +0530, Madhurya Kakati wrote:
> On Thursday, September 22, 2011, marshall wrote:
> 
> > On 22/09/11 06:02, Madhurya Kakati wrote:
> >
> >> On Thursday, September 22, 2011, marshall wrote:
> >>
> >>  On 22/09/11 04:58, Madhurya Kakati wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Hi,
> >>>> One of the very few reasons that I still Dual boot windows is that I
> >>>> don't
> >>>> know how to convert media files from one format to another in Linux. On
> >>>> windows I use 2 very easy to use softwares namely FormatFactory and
> >>>> ConvertXToDVD for my needs. Can you guys tell me about any Linux
> >>>> alternative
> >>>> to that? I tried installing ConvertXtoDVD using wine. The main program
> >>>> installs fine but the DVD menu templates, though installed, aren't
> >>>> detected
> >>>> by the program and hence I cant use the DVD menus.
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>  # pacman -Ss devede
> >>>>
> >>> community/devede 3.17.0-2 [1.93 MB] [installed]
> >>>    A program to create VideoDVDs and CDs
> >>>
> >>> I use devede to put video on to dvds, I haven't found anything yet it
> >>> can't
> >>> convert (mencoder backend).
> >>>
> >>>  Ok but how do I create the menus?
> >>
> >>  Click menu options and have a play. It has enough functions for myself
> > but I only really put single titles on a disc and have them auto play.
> > Also clicking on a titles properties can set a title to loop, play next,
> > play last or stop ... etc
> >
> > Regards
> > Marshall
> >
> 
> 
> OK. I have installed devede but when I start it, it says that it needs
> spumux to run. I can't seem to find it in the repos and AUR.

That is provided by the package dvdauthor. I used pkgfile from pkgtools
to find that out, by the way. There's also nosr in the AUR. Just
something to keep in mind.
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