[MPlayer-users] mencode perfect rip

[Rich Felker]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 10:37:07PM -0400, Peter Gavin wrote:
> On 9/25/06, Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:
> >I suggested this text while discussing it on irc:
> >
> >"Depending on the source file format and codec, this option may
> >produce a valid stream, a seemingly-valid but marginally corrupt
> >stream, or a completely unusable stream. It is intended ONLY FOR
> >DEBUGGING. Any other use is unsupported."
> 
> Sounds good.
> 
> One question, though, is if this method is not supported, what's the
> recommended method to rip ac3 audio tracks off of a dvd?  mencoder -of
> rawaudio -oac copy?

Yeah, I think so. In practice -dumpaudio works for mpeg container +
ac3 audio, but afaik it does not work for avi container + ac3 audio.

Rich