Where for a multi-title DVD you'll need to figure out the correct set of VOB files, and -map 0:1 and -map 0:3 might need to be refined according to ffmpeg's output of the language list you'll also need to add some ffmpeg output options, e.g. Or cat $DVD_DIR/ VIDEO_TS/ *.VOB | ffmpeg -i -map 0:1 -map 0:3 If mencoder doesn't work well on a particular DVD, you could also try ffmpeg:Ĭd $DVD_DIR/ VIDEO_TS & ffmpeg -i 'concat:$(echo *.VOB|tr ' ' '|')' -map 0:1 -map 0:3.If the disc was not 'finalised' by the DVD recorder, mplayer may be able to read the device node directly (on GNU/Linux /dev/sdc or similar /dev/rdisk1 on a Mac).To select language and subtitles: pass numbers to -aid and -sid (see what's printed by mplayer) goes after the input it applies to.Track 1, default language, subtitles off:ĭvd://1 -dvd-device PATH -sid 31 (where PATH is the path to the DVD image).

I am not an mencoder expert but just collected some options that worked for me.

It is meant for conversions that are legal (own work, personal use of products without DRM, etc). These are some quick notes I made to provide starting points for mencoder command lines.

Linux ffmpeg vob to avi