View source for Convert any video to DVD

Check format of the file:
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mplayer -vo dummy -ao dummy -identify your_video.avi 2>&1 | grep AUDIO_FORMAT | cut -d '=' -f 2
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if format is AC3:
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mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup \
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:aspect=16/9 \
-ofps 25 -o your_video.mpg your_video.avi
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if not:
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mencoder -oac lavc -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -vf scale=720:576,harddup -srate 48000 -af lavcresample=48000 \
-lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:vrc_maxrate=9800:vbitrate=5000:keyint=15:aspect=16/9:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192 \
-ofps 25 -o your_video.mpg your_video.avi
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create dvd structure in dvd.xml:
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<dvdauthor>
  <vmgm />
    <titleset>
      <titles>
        <pgc>
          <vob file="your_video.mpg" />
        </pgc>
      </titles>
    </titleset>
</dvdauthor>
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Convert to DVD:
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export VIDEO_FORMAT=PAL
dvdauthor -o dvd -x dvd.xml
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Burn to Disc
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growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0 -dvd-video ./dvd/
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