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Today's Topics:
1. Re: can't use dvdauthor (Phil Ehrens)
2. Re: can't use dvdauthor (Robert Sohn)
3. Re: can't use dvdauthor (Bob Stia)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:25:35 -0700
From: Phil Ehrens <phil@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [transcode-users] can't use dvdauthor
To: transcode Users Mailing List <transcode-users@xxxxxxxxx>
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BrianO'Keefe wrote:
I have finally worked my way to almost creating a dvd from a .avi file.
I have transcoded and recombined the files into an Mpeg and now need to
use dvdauthor. I'm following the wiki how-to and I have created the DVD
directory as well as copied the script to create the dvdauthor.xml file.
When I try to run dvdauthor I get:
brianokeefe@xxxxxx:/media/For_Linux/Movies/DVD$ sudo dvdauthor -x
dvdauthor.xml
Password:
DVDAuthor::dvdauthor, version 0.6.11.
Build options: gnugetopt magick iconv freetype
Send bugs to <dvdauthor-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ERR: Unable to open XML file dvdauthor.xml
I've tried running it as user, I've tried running it in the directory
above, "Movies" which contains the mpeg file and nothing-same error.
What am i doing wrong?
Thanks for any help.
Brian
PS-contents of the Movies directory:
DVD dvdauthor.xml dvd_Grave_of_the_Fireflies.mpg
Not sure why you need sudo to run dvdauthor, but that's your business...
Run the command under strace to find out where it's looking for the
file:
strace -f dvdauthor -x dvdauthor.xml
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:19:31 -0400
From: Robert Sohn <grepper@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [transcode-users] can't use dvdauthor
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On Sunday 23 July 2006 5:51, BrianO'Keefe wrote:
brianokeefe@xxxxxx:/media/For_Linux/Movies/DVD$ sudo dvdauthor -x
PS-contents of the Movies directory:
DVD dvdauthor.xml dvd_Grave_of_the_Fireflies.mpg
It doesn't look to me like you are in the Movies/ directory, where the
dvdauthor.xml appears to reside.
In which case the error you get makes sense :)
all the best,
grepper
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:06:58 -0400
From: Bob Stia <rnr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [transcode-users] can't use dvdauthor
To: "Transcode_Users" <transcode-users@xxxxxxxxx>
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On Monday 24 July 2006 11:25, Phil Ehrens wrote:
BrianO'Keefe wrote:
I have finally worked my way to almost creating a dvd from a .avi file.
I have transcoded and recombined the files into an Mpeg and now need to
use dvdauthor. I'm following the wiki how-to and I have created the DVD
directory as well as copied the script to create the dvdauthor.xml file.
When I try to run dvdauthor I get:
brianokeefe@xxxxxx:/media/For_Linux/Movies/DVD$ sudo dvdauthor -x
dvdauthor.xml
If this is your command, I don't think it is correct. I believe it should be
(-x dvd.xml) and you don't need a directory. dvdauthor will build one for
you with (dvdauthor -o output -x dvd.xml) Creating the directory output
where your results will be found.
Password:
DVDAuthor::dvdauthor, version 0.6.11.
Build options: gnugetopt magick iconv freetype
Send bugs to <dvdauthor-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ERR: Unable to open XML file dvdauthor.xml
Did you create your dvd.xml file correctly? Post a copy of your dvd.xml file
Bob S.
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Thanks for all of the responses-I'm very grateful. Mike Urig read my
post and responded directly. I did not have my dvdauthor.xml file
correctly configured was the only problem. I didn't understand the
tutorial enough to properly edit the example file and once I did so
everything went fine-My first DVD!