Lifeform Bri wrote:
> Is it possible for me to put mpeg files onto DVD in Linux? I'd also like to
> be able to do some simple editing like fading in and out, with voice-overs
> and adding music tracks to the video.
>
> I'm only somewhat familiar with Linux and can just barely install it and
> some software. Last time I did it was about a 9 months ago and I found it
> still too slow to run.

Some qualifications ? As in, what hardware did you run it on, and what
did you run ?

> I'm thinking the hardware and software have caught
> up with my patience, or maybe I'm ready to slow down. Either way, I think
> I'm ready to tackle it, but only if I can do some video editing and maybe
> copy some DVDs.
>
> Any ideas?

*Transcode* handles any MPEG format in existence, and you can always
chain tools together if one doesn't do what you need.
There are probably multiple good authoring choices - Google around.
For studio-quality video editing, try *cinelerra*.

http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3

Lifeform Bri wrote:
> Is it possible for me to put mpeg files onto DVD in Linux?

http://dvdauthor.sourceforge.net/

> I'd also like to
> be able to do some simple editing like fading in and out, with voice-overs
> and adding music tracks to the video.

Edits using MPEGs are guaranteed to look bad. Use a better source for
edits, and then use Kino or Cinelerra to do the editting. I use
mjpegtools to transcode into MPEG.

> I'm only somewhat familiar with Linux and can just barely install it and
> some software. Last time I did it was about a 9 months ago and I found it
> still too slow to run.

Most distributions come with WAY too much installed and running. I
usually turn off about 80% of the things they have running.

Jon
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