[MEncoder-users] beginner question

[James Hastings-Trew]

Perry Kappetein wrote:
> Guess I don't get it.
>
> When I try  mencoder.exe dvd://1 -dvd-device "c:\test dvd " -v
>
> It will complain about a no file output  -o 
>
> So I added  -o  "text.txt"   
> But that doesn't work either..
>  
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mencoder-users-bounces at mplayerhq.hu] On Behalf Of christopher
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:53 PM
> To: mencoder-users at mplayerhq.hu
> Subject: Re: [MEncoder-users] beginner question
>
>
>   
>>  
>> i can't figure out how to select the audio language from a dvd, so i 
>> can conver it.
>>     
>
> use -v option to display the languages available and then -aid gets you the
> language.
>
> e.g. -aid 128 or 129, etc
Try it with Mplayer ;)
mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device "c:\test dvd " -v

as long as "c:\test dvd" has a valid DVD structure in it.

or

mplayer dvd://1 -identify -frames 0 -dvd-device "c:\test dvd" should get 
you a bunch of information too.

Speaking in general, -aid 128 will *usually* be the primary audio track 
on a DVD title.