Convert avi and vob files to ipod video format

[Robert L Cochran]

Craig White wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-10-22 at 18:43 -0400, Robert L Cochran wrote:
>   
>> How can I convert either *.avi or *.vob files to a format that can be 
>> synced to my new iPod Nano -- the wide one? 8 Gb. I have no previous 
>> iPod experience. Then I sync this with Amarok? I have a teacher who 
>> sends everyone in the class *.avi video files and I'd love to play them 
>> back on the Nano. I also want to see if I can copy a James Bond movie 
>> DVD to the iPod and play the movie.
>>     
> ----
> this has the basics...
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Rip_DVD_mencoder
>
> this is the whole enchilada...
> http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/06/07/howto-batch-encode-video-for-ipod-under-linux-2007-edition
>
> but you have to build gpac manually (at least I had to) and there's a
> few requisites to getting it built.
>
>   
Craig, where did you put the SpiderMonkey executables? In ~/lib?

How did you build gpac? What was the configure string...is it still in 
your history for example?

Thanks a lot!!!

Bob Cochran