Yet Another Set of MEncoder Scripts...
Latest News
Version 2.3_r3 is released. Updates since 2.3.r2 include...
-- added 'THREADQ' setting to the options file, allowing users to 'tweak' performance for multi-processor machines. A setting of 2 to 4 allowed threads on a dual core AMD Athlon X2 really SCREAMS!
-- added 'FOLDER' command to allow users to run the 'FILE' (Transcode) command on an entire folder full of files that they want to convert!
Say Goodbye to DVD Decrypting!
Byebye 'AnyDVD'. Byebye 'Decrypter'. Byebye 'X-Copy'. Byebye every other potentially (or actually) illegal software designed to bypass video encryption, for which there will likely be an anti-venom for in a week.
Say hello to libdvdcss, the (open source and legal [contrary to what some may tell you]) method of reading one of your VCD's or DVD's under the Linux Operating System.
It has not been worked around; and arguably cannot be. Check out DVD John's website for more info... http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html
What the heck?
It's ok, relax, this isn't "DVD-DECRYPTO-RAMA-LAMA-DING-DONG VERSION 9.x.7.3456-5 Revision 2 Beta". Well, unless you want it to be. It's open source, so modify as you wish.
YAMS is, very simply, a quick-and-dirty package for ripping (from dvd / vcd) video to file (industry standard, non-encrypted, mp3-audio backed *.avi files with the open source libav codec - and yes, it does High-Def too), transcoding video (from proprietary or unsupported codecs such as DivX or Windows Media - or for cropping video; the screen itself or the length - or for merging video) into industry standard *.avi's with libav codec.
It's as easy as copying the YAMS package to your PC (such as to /opt/yams/ directory). Then edit the 'options' file(s) to ensure that YAMS knows the correct path for things like "where your LAME and MPlayer / MEncoder executables are located", and to be sure that you're happy with the audio and video output quality settings -- there are many to choose from for making 'smallish' web-grade video to making high-def home-theatre grade video.
But Where do I Get It?
From this website. Simply go to the downloads section and grab the latest version:
HTTP://download.spinellicreations.com/yams
YAMS is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 by Vince Spinelli for SpinelliCreations. The license is available here -- HTTP://download.spinellicreations.com/yams/z_LICENSE.txt
The current working version is 0.2_r3, and the revision history is available here -- HTTP://download.spinellicreations.com/yams/z_REV_HISTORY.txt
The README file for the current working version is avilable here -- HTTP://download.spinellicreations.com/yams/z_README.txt
What do I Need?
0- A copy of YAMS (see above)
1- Any Linux OS with a 2.6 Kernel
2- LAME MP3 Encoder -- http://lame.sourceforge.net
3- FFdshow Codec Pack -- sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
4- MPlayer with MEncoder -- http://mplayer.hq
5- A cd / dvd optical drive
6- About 500 MB to 1 GB of hdd space per hour of video that you wish to rip / encode / transcode
7- A minimum of roughly an 800 MHz CPU for halfway decent encoding / transcoding rates
Built: Apr. 06, 2009
Updated: May 31, 2009
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