[vlc] Question from newbie: which codec to transcode to ?

[Bernard]

ag wrote:
> On 05/03/2011 00:12, Bernard wrote:
>   
>> Hi to Everyone,
>>
>> I have installed VLC only a short time ago, on my "Debian Lenny"
>> Desktop, as well as on my laptop running "Ubunto Hardy Heron".
>>     
>
> vlc version?
>   
VLC 1.1.3
>   
>> My purpose with VLC is to convert the video stream from a DVD, to a
>> video file that can be read with a basic video player that works with my
>> TV set (which, apart from TV records, only operates from External HD,
>> not from DVD). 
>>     
>
> which codecs supports your video player?
>   

It is supposed to support 'TS' and 'AVI', but any 'ts' muxed file gives 
an 'unreckognized format error' while attempting to play. If the 
extension '.TS' ou '.ts' is present, the file won't even show on the 
list displayed by my video player. Some avi files that have been given 
to me, do display allright, but none of those that I generated with 
'vlc' does. However, as stated as a reply to your last question below, 
tests with 'mpeg1' muxer now give successfull results.
>   
>> Below is what I tested so as to obtain the avi files that refuse to play
>> anywhere else than on my computers:
>>
>> $ vlc VTS_01_1.VOB --sout
>> "#transcode{vcodec=mpv4,acodec=mpga}:standard{mux=avi,access=file,dct=/home/bd/myfile_mpv4_mpga.avi}"
>>
>>
>> I get no error, but, as said, the resulting avi file only plays on my
>> computer. I tested alternate parameters : mp2v for "vcodec" and "a52"
>> for acodec, with no more success.
>>
>>     
>
> have you seen:
> http://wiki.videolan.org/Codec
>   

Just seen it and tested the proposed "all purpose" recipe, that is, 
vcodec=mp1v, acodec=mpga, mux=mpeg1. As for 'vb=1024', I had to change 
it to '4096' so as to avoid error messages saying "buffer too large...". 
this being done, it works wonderfully fine !

Thanks for your help

Bernard
> bye
> ag
>
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