Mov/Divx/Xvid/Wmv/Etc to DVD (PAL or NTSC)

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A Guide To: Making DVDs from Various Formats (Get the script here: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1900382)
Tools Requried:

1. mencoder
2. ffmpeg
3. dvdauthor
4. genisoimage or mkisofs (pre 8.10 users)

Please note, following this guide will produce a disc without menus.

Step 1: Convert Media to .AVI (Go to the next step, if the file you wish to convert is already in the .avi format)
Okay, the first thing you need to do is to transcode your media into .avi format so that it is accepted by ffmpeg. (I tried using ffmpeg directly to convert a .mov to .mpg. It did not work ) To do so type the following in the terminal:

mencoder <inputfile> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o /dev/null

After which type:

mencoder <inputfile> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=2:bitrate=1000 -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -o <outputfile>

Okay, now we have a xvid .avi file to work with!

Step Two: Convert the .avi file to a .mpg file

Right, now that you have a file that ffmpeg will accept, enter the following to transcode the file into a compliant .mpg file.

ffmpeg -i <outputfile from the above> -target pal-dvd final.mpg

If you DVD player uses ntsc then replace the 'pal' to 'ntsc'. Or if you want you can type:

ffmpeg -i <outputfile from above> -target pal-dvd -aspect 16:9 final.mpg

This will make the aspect ratio 16:9, see if it works for you.

Now you have your final .mpg file ready.

Step 3: Create the DVD file structure

Enter:

dvdauthor -o DVD/ -t final.mpg

and then:

dvdauthor -o DVD/ -T

Simple and fast, you now have the your DVD structure!

Step 4: Create The .ISO File

Type:

mkisofs -dvd-video -v -o DVD.iso DVD

And you finally have the .iso file ready for burning!

Merry Christmas!