rm -f frameno.avi lavc_stats.txt mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc frameno (audio-options) -o frameno.avi mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=1 -oac copy -o movie.avi mencoder -dvd 2 -ovc lavc -lacvopts vpass=2 -oac copy -o movie.avi (audio-options), in my case are: -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=2:q=7:mode=1 Joint-stereo, and about 100kbps VBR MP3. Greetings, Julian