[ale] Linux, DVD, and AVI/MPG conversion

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Bob Kruger wrote:
> All;
> 
> I must admit that I am woefully ignorant of Linux and DVDs. 
> 
> I am looking for a program that will allow me to convert some avi and 
> mpg files into a format that can be read on a stand alone DVD player 
> like what you have connected to your television.
> 
> Is there anything out there for Linux, or will I have to go the Windows 
> <gulp> route?

If you want to go onse step further and actually create a DVD, there are 
several graphical programs that will do the video conversion, menu 
creation, iso generation, etc for you.

DeVeDe
Tovid
qdvdauthor

-Brian