# ok first off, lets say you have your avi files that you "ahem" 
# downloaded from somewhere, or your friend "gave" you.
# Heres how to get it going in linux.
#
#
# your going to need the following
#
    * Latest mjpegtools 1.6.2 -> http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/
    * Latest ffmpeg 0.4.9_pre1 -> http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/
    * Latest transcode 0.6.14 -> http://www.transcoding.org
    * Latest dvd+rw-tools 5.20.4.10.8 -> http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/
    * Mencoder (comes with the mplayer package) -> http://www.mplayerhq.hu
    * The GIMP Image Manipulation Program -> http://www.gimp.org
    * Latest dvdauthor 0.6.10 -> http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdauthor/ 
    * Tovid Tools -> http://tovid.sourceforge.net/index.html

# First you have your avi files
# ie)	movie-cd1.avi
#	movie-cd2.avi

# Now to transcode it.

bash# transcode -i movie-cd1.avi -y ffmpeg --export_prof dvd-ntsc --export_asr 2 -o movie-cd1 -D0 -E 48000 -b 224 -s2 -m movie-cd1.ac3 -J modfps --export_fps 29.97

# and for the second

bash# transcode -i movie-cd2.avi -y ffmpeg --export_prof dvd-ntsc --export_asr 2 -o movie-cd2 -D0 -E 48000 -b 224 -s2 -m movie-cd2.ac3 -J modfps --export_fps 29.97


# Now we have a total of 4 new files created
# movie-cd1.m2u, movie-cd1.ac3 , movie-cd2.m2u, movie-cd2.ac3

# now we need to use mplex to make the mpegs and merge them 
bash# mplex -f8 -o movie-cd1.mpg movie-cd1.m2v movie-cd1.ac3; mplex -f8 -o movie-cd2.mpg movie-cd2.m2v movie-cd2.ac3

# now we are complete pretty much, I personally use a tool from tovid that makes it easy.
# some of his other tools dont work work once in a while, even tho he has a complete dvd
# making script(s).
#
# now we use "makemenu" from tovids tools
bash# makemenu -background my-movie.jpg "Part 1" "Part 2" mymenu 

# cool now we got the menu, time for an xml tool from tovid
# makexml also included in tovids dvd tools

bash# makexml -dvd -menu mymenu.mpg movie-cd1.mpg movie-cd2.mpg movie-done

# ok menu is done, now to make the actual DVD VOB files and such needed to burn the dvd with
# dvdauthor is what you need now.

bash# dvdauthor -x movie-done.xml

# now a movie-done directory will be created and filled with the 
# AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS directorys underneath it.
# this is what you will need to burn your dvd as with pretty much
# any dvd burner nowdays. A good one for linux is k3b, its simple....
# so put your blank dvd disc in and gets to burning your movie.
# cheers.
# -sigterm