makedvd manual(1)

  Name

makedvd: Create and burn a DVD image from either XML input or a directory.

  Description

makedvd takes a dvdauthor XML file (as generated by makexml(1)) and authors a DVD filesytem. makedvd can also burn a DVD disc from either the XML file or from an existing DVD filesystem.

To ensure that this script successfully executes, please run it from a directory with plenty of free space. "Plenty" would be 10 GB for single-layer discs, and 20 GB for dual-layer discs. Running this program may slow down your other applications, due to intense disk activity.

  Usage

makedvd [OPTIONS] FILE.xml

makedvd [OPTIONS] DVD_DIR

For example:

makedvd -burn MyDisc.xml

makedvd -burn /path/to/DVD/directory

  Options

-author
    Author the DVD described by FILE.xml. Overwrites an existing directory containing the dvdauthor output if already present.

-burn
    Burn a DVD filesystem in DVD_DIR (must contain a VIDEO_TS folder).

-device DEVICE (default /dev/dvdrw)
    Burn the disc image to DEVICE, the Linux device filesystem name of your DVD-recorder. Common examples might be /dev/dvdrw, /dev/scd1, and /dev/hdc. You can also use a bus/id/lun triple such as ATAPI:0,1,0

-speed NUM (default 1)
    Burn disc at speed NUM.

-label DISC_LABEL
    Uses DISC_LABEL as the volume ID. This appears as the mount name of the disc on some computer platforms. Must be <=32 alphanumeric digits without spaces.

-quiet
    Limit output to essential messages.

-noask
    Don't ask interactive questions and assume answers that will continue execution.

  Examples

makedvd -burn -device /dev/dvdrw foo.xml
    Author the dvd filesystem and burn to /dev/dvdrw. makedvd will automatically call dvdauthor to make the filesystem. -author is not explicitly needed. If there's an existing filesystem, it will be burned.

makedvd -author foo.xml
    Author the dvd filesystem and exit without burning. If the output directory given in foo.xml already exists, then the contents are removed before authoring. At this point, the DVD can be previewed by calling xine dvd:/path/to/output/directory.

  See also

idvid(1), makedvd(1), makemenu(1), makeslides(1), makevcd(1), makexml(1), postproc(1), tovid(1), todisc(1)

  Contact

For further assistance, contact information, forum and IRC links, please refer to the tovid homepage (http://tovid.org/).