Thoggen is a DVD ripper for Linux within the GNOME project. It is based on GStreamer and GTK+. Thoggen can back up DVDs by re-encoding them using the Ogg Theora video codec. Thoggen aims to be easy and straightforward to use, by hiding complexity and offering sensible defaults.
Features Encodes into Ogg/Theora video. Based on the GStreamer multimedia framework. Supports title preview, picture cropping and resizing. Language Selection for audio track. Can encode from local directory with video DVD files.
Weaknesses Thoggen is slow.
Thoggen can only encode video into the Theora codec. Since the software is based on the GStreamer multimedia framework, it may be possible to add additional encoding formats/codecs in future versions.Homepage — How is it different from all the others? Thoggen includes a feature to "make video certain quality". However, the numerics to choose from (ranging from 0 to 63) for the encoding process are less-than-obvious to interpret for users.Meaning of "make video certain quality" — From the [email protected] mailing list Subtitles are not yet supported.
See also
Theora MEncoder List of GTK+ applications List of video editing software Comparison of DVD ripper software
References
Andrew Min, Choose the DVD ripper that's right for you, March 6, 2008, linux.com
External links SourceForge project page