Transcode a DVD to a movie format suitable for an Nokia n770, splitting the chapters into multiple files.

n770_dvd_transcode.sh

#!/bin/sh

OUTPUT_DIRECTORY="$1"
if [[ -z "$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY" ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"
  exit -1
fi

mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"
if [[ ! -d "$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY" ]]; then
  echo "Could not create directory $OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"
  exit -2
fi

TABLET_ENCODE="/usr/local/tablet-encode/tablet-encode"
declare -i CHAPTER=0
EXIT_STATUS=0

while [[ "$EXIT_STATUS" -ne 1 ]]; do
  $TABLET_ENCODE --mencoder=-chapter --mencoder="$((++CHAPTER))-$CHAPTER" --preset=good dvd:// "$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY/Chapter $CHAPTER.avi" 

  EXIT_STATUS="$?"
done