My goal is to create a program that will include an AVI file, and then do whatever it takes to burn to a DVD.
I currently use three separate programs for this. The first tool requires me to convert it from an AVI file to MPEG. The second tool accepts this MPEG and creates DVD files (VIDEO_TS folder, with several files inside it). The third tool burns a folder on a DVD. I would like to combine these three tools into one and, if possible, skip the conversion of AVI to MPEG and just create DVD files and burn them.
The target platform is Windows 7, and the language I'm going to use is C ++.
What libraries or command line programs will help me in my quest for fame?
EDIT: To clarify, I want to create a DVD video to play movies on a DVD player. (Thanks Jerry)
EDIT 2: I ended up using Python for Linux to automate everything. Here is a script if someone needs it. (Note: this is my first python script, so it's probably not very good)
import sys
import os
import shutil
from subprocess import call
def avi_to_mpeg(input, output):
return call(["ffmpeg", "-i", input, "-target", "ntsc-dvd", "-threads", "4", output])
def create_xml_file(mpg_source, xml_file):
with open(xml_file, "w") as file:
file.write("<dvdauthor>\n")
file.write("\t<vmgm />\n")
file.write("\t<titleset>\n")
file.write("\t\t<titles>\n")
file.write("\t\t\t<pgc>\n")
file.write("\t\t\t\t<vob file=\"" + mpg_source + "\" />\n")
file.write("\t\t\t</pgc>\n")
file.write("\t\t</titles>\n")
file.write("\t</titleset>\n")
file.write("</dvdauthor>\n")
return os.path.isfile(xml_file)
def author_dvd(mpg_source):
return call(["dvdauthor", "-o", "mkdvd_temp", "-x", xml_file])
def burn_dvd(dvd_target):
return call(["growisofs", "-Z", dvd_target, "-dvd-video", "mkdvd_temp"])
def clean_up(mpg_source, xml_file):
shutil.rmtree("mkdvd_temp")
os.remove(mpg_source)
os.remove(xml_file)
def eject(dvd_target):
return call(["eject", dvd_target])
def print_usage():
print "mkdvd by kitchen"
print "usage: mkdvd -s file.avi -t /dev/disc"
print " -s : Input .AVI file"
print " -t : Target disc, /dev/dvd for example"
def get_arg(sentinel):
last_arg = ""
for arg in sys.argv:
if last_arg == sentinel:
return arg
last_arg = arg
return None
avi_source = get_arg("-s")
dvd_target = get_arg("-t")
if avi_source == None or dvd_target == None:
print_usage()
sys.exit("Not enough parameters.")
if os.path.isfile(avi_source) == False:
sys.exit("File does not exists (" + avi_source + ")")
mpg_source = avi_source + ".mpg"
if avi_to_mpeg(avi_source, mpg_source) != 0:
sys.exit("Failed to convert the AVI to an MPG")
xml_file = mpg_source + ".xml"
if create_xml_file(mpg_source, xml_file) == False:
sys.exit("Failed to create the XML file required by dvdauthor")
if author_dvd(mpg_source) != 0:
sys.exit("Failed to create the DVD files")
if burn_dvd(dvd_target) != 0:
sys.exit("Failed to burn the files to the disc")
print "mkdvd has finished burning " + avi_source + " to " + dvd_target
print "Cleaning up"
clean_up(mpg_source, xml_file)
eject(dvd_target)