win32 command line apps (ffpeg, mplex, vstrip, etc) help

[Sabro]

Basically what I am trying to do is get mpeg1 vcd compliant files out of ripped VOB files using win32 command line pgms.

I've used vstrip (excellent pgm) and have been very successful getting the VOBs ripped to my HD. No problems there.

Next I tried using ffmpeg to convert the VOB to vcd mpeg1 using the following (or very close to) : ffmpeg (win32 version) downloaded from the
link on this sites 'tools' page.

ffmpeg -i c:\test.vob -f vcd -s 352x240 -r 29.97 -acodec mp2 -ar 44100 -ab 128 -ac 2 -y c:\test.mpg

and I get a dreaded 'Unsupported codec (id=9) for input stream #0.5'
If I use a '-acodec copy' the program crashes.

using a standard -f mpeg1video I get a great looking mpg, however no sound! :/

Any help would really be welcomed here, merely trying to use ffmpeg to make a vcd compat mpeg1 file (video and sound) from a vob.

Guess I will try some pgms called decodevob and mplex next, but if you know of any other win32 command line apps that would help, please let me know!

Thanks in advance,

Sabro

[johns0]

Any reason you need to use cmd line only programs?

[Sabro]

Any reason you need to use cmd line only programs?

Personal perference for right now, easier to run from bat files, etc without having to navigate around forms clicking this and that...for now during the learning process.

For my other deals, I'll admit, I use EasyVCD which has produced 100% for me and that's why I have tried using vstrip and Besweet with pretty good results, but would like to get away from the TMPG, AVI2DVD screens popping up while they are running even though they are excellent programs from what I have seen so far.

Thanks,

Sabro

[sacajaweeda]

GUI-less video production? Sounds like a bad idea to me.