[arch-general] ConvertXToDVD alternative for Linux.

[Madhurya Kakati]

On Thursday, September 22, 2011, Madhurya Kakati wrote:

> On Thursday, September 22, 2011, Joshua Stiefer wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> I did install dvdauthor along with devede. Do I have to install something
> else? Trying to install devede-git from AUR. Hope that works.
>
 Nopes. It didn't work. Showing the same spumux not present error. :(