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<span class="application">MEncoder</span> can encode from files or directly
from a DVD or VCD disc.
Simply include the filename on the command line to encode from a file,
or <tt class="option">dvd://</tt><em class="replaceable"><code>titlenumber</code></em> or
<tt class="option">vcd://</tt><em class="replaceable"><code>tracknumber</code></em> to encode
from a DVD title or VCD track.
If you have already copied a DVD to your hard drive (you can use a tool
such as <span class="application">dvdbackup</span>, available on most systems),
and wish to encode from the copy, you should still use the
<tt class="option">dvd://</tt> syntax, along with <tt class="option">-dvd-device</tt>
followed by the path to the copied DVD root.
The <tt class="option">-dvd-device</tt> and <tt class="option">-cdrom-device</tt>
options can also be used to override the paths to the device nodes
for reading directly from disc, if the defaults of
<tt class="filename">/dev/dvd</tt> and <tt class="filename">/dev/cdrom</tt> do
not work on your system.
</p><p>
When encoding from DVD, it is often desirable to select a chapter or
range of chapters to encode.
You can use the <tt class="option">-chapter</tt> option for this purpose.
For example, <tt class="option">-chapter</tt> <em class="replaceable"><code>1-4</code></em>
will only encode chapters 1 through 4 from the DVD.
This is especially useful if you will be making a 1400 MB encode
targeted for two CDs, since you can ensure the split occurs exactly
at a chapter boundary rather than in the middle of a scene.
</p><p>
If you have a supported TV capture card, you can also encode from the
TV-in device.
Use <tt class="option">tv://</tt><em class="replaceable"><code>channelnumber</code></em> as
the filename, and <tt class="option">-tv</tt> to configure various capture
settings.
DVB input works similarly.
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