Multimedia

• Show the webpage source and find a link starting with mms://

• From the shell, issue:

$ mplayer -dumpstream mms://the.link.just.found

• At the end you'll find a file named stream.dump containing a dump of the video.

This procedure is for Macs.

1. Trasfer the *.ts files locally (recommended)
2. Open the files with MPEG Streamclip
   • Fix timecode breaks (command-F)
   • Select the start of the section to convert (I and command-K)
   • Select the end of the section to convert (O and command-K)
     • you can use j, k, l keys to move around
   • Demux the file (you'll get a .m2v and a .m1a file):
     1. With Toast 8
        • Show the info about the video (command-I).
        • If the resolution is 544×576, 528×576, 480×576 use “Demux to headed M2V and M1A”
        • If the resolution is 720×576, 704×576, 352×576 use “Demux to M2V and M1A”
     2. With Toast 9
        • use “Demux to M2V and M1A”
3. Open Toast
   • Select the Video tab and choose DVD-Video from left menu
   • Choose the kind of menu you want
   • Drag the .m2v to Toast
   • Burn the disk
4. Done !

This procedure is for Macs.

1. Trasfer the *.ts files locally (recommended)
   • Open the files with MPEG Streamclip
   • Fix timecode breaks (command-F)
   • Select the start of the section to convert (I and command-K)
   • Select the end of the section to convert (O and command-K)
     • you can use j, k, l keys to move around
   • Convert to Heded MPEG
2. Open the .mpeg file with ffmpegX
   • Select “AVI DivX” as preset for output
   • Under “Video” select a sensible bitrate and size (resolution, 4:3 vs 16:9)
   • Under “Filters” select “deinterlace”
   • Encode
3. Done !

This procedure is for Macs.

You'll need Mpeg Streamclip >= 1.8 and the DivX Pro codec >= 6.6

1. Trasfer the *.ts files locally (recommended)
   • Open the files with MPEG Streamclip
   • Fix timecode breaks (command-F)
   • Select the start of the section to convert (I and command-K)
   • Select the end of the section to convert (O and command-K)
     • you can use j, k, l keys to move around
   • Export to AVI selecting:
     • DivX Pro Codec
     • 720×576 frame size
     • Deinterlace video
2. Done !

This procedure is for Macs.

1. Insert DVD, start playing it, exit DVD player (command-Q)
2. Launch Mac the Ripper.
   1. Select:
      • Mode / Main feature extraction and extract the main feature (movie)
   2. Select Go and save the DVD content on disk
3. Launch MPEG Streamclip
   1. Open the first file (VTS_01_1.VOB or something) and agree to the popup telling to open all the files.
   2. Do not fix timecode breaks
   3. Select Convert to TS with… / MP2 Audio
   4. Save the file with a sensible name, in a sensible place
4. Transfer the .ts file to the Dreambox, using Cyberduck (or another ftp client)
5. Done !

1. Open Disk Utility
2. Select the the disk
3. File > New > Disk Image From…
4. Use CD/DVD master for the image format
5. Save the image

You'll get a .cdr filte that's - in fact - an .iso file. You can rename it to .iso if you like.