[mythtv-users] MythDVD

[Stephen Dolan]

On 11/2/06, Daniel Bacon <wallcrawler78 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone had issues with using MythDVD and the Rip feature?  It does not
> seem to do anything when I chose "Import".  MTD says "not compiled with
> Transcode support, so MTD will do nothing!"  I have used the Ubuntu Edgy
> repos for 64bit to install Myth, Myth plugins, Libdvdcss2, transcode, etc.
> I have also tried to compile just MythDVD from source but it doenst show up
> in Myth when installed that way.  Nothing seems to work.  The forums show
> how to check to see if MTD is working but nothing shows what to do if it is
> not.
>
> Anyhelp is much appreciated.  Links? Advice? Because after a few weeks of
> this, I am about to give up.  My main goal with Myth is to just store my
> current music and DVD collection on it.  But i dont want to have to use a
> gnome based Rip to to convert my DVD collection.  Myth rocks!  I just wish i
> could get it working.
>

For DVD RIP to work, MythDVD must be compiled with Transcode turned
on. This can be done during compilation by calling :
./configure --enable-mythdvd --enable-transcode --enable-vcd

See here: (http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-13.html) for more
information on compiling the plugins.