freakshow@slackware:/mnt/mythtv/k3b$ idvid video_ts.vob
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idvid
Video identification script
Part of the tovid suite, version 0.30
http://www.tovid.org
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Analyzing file: 'video_ts.vob'. This may take several minutes...
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               File: video_ts.vob
              Width: 720 pixels
             Height: 576 pixels
       Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
             Frames: 0
           Duration: 00:00:00 hours/mins/secs
          Framerate: 25.000 frames per second
       Video format: MPEG2
      Video bitrate: 0 bits per second
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Audio is compliant with the following formats:
  Not compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
  No audio stream present
Video is compliant with the following formats:
  0 bps 25.000 fps MPEG2 PAL DVD
This video does not seem to be compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
standards. If you burn it to a video disc, it may not work.
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freakshow@slackware:/mnt/mythtv/k3b$ tovid -dvd -ntsc -in video_ts.vob -out test
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tovid
DVD and (S)VCD video conversion script
Version 0.30
http://www.tovid.org
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Using config file /home/freakshow/.tovid/tovid.config, containing the following options:
(none)
tovid command-line used:
-dvd -ntsc -in video_ts.vob -out test
Changing to working directory: /mnt/mythtv/k3b

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Converting /mnt/mythtv/k3b/video_ts.vob to NTSC DVD format
Encoding quality is 6 of 10 (use -quality to change)
Saving to /mnt/mythtv/k3b/test.mpg
Storing log and temporary files in /mnt/mythtv/k3b/test.0
Run 'tail -f "/mnt/mythtv/k3b/test.0/tovid.log"' in another terminal to monitor the log

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Probing video for information. This may take several minutes...
du: cannot access `"/mnt/mythtv/k3b/video_ts.vob"': No such file or directory
The encoding process will require about
You currently have 46191 MB available in this directory.
Analysis of file /mnt/mythtv/k3b/video_ts.vob:
  720 x 576 pixels, 25.000 fps
  Duration (best guess): 00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS)
  MPEG2 video with Unknown audio
Target format:
  720 x 480 pixels, 29.970 fps
  m2v video with ac3 audio
  5880 kbits/sec video, 224 kbits/sec audio
Using auto-detected aspect ratio 177:100 (override with -aspect)
No letterboxing necessary
Input is not 29.970 fps. Framerate will be adjusted.
Scaling picture to 720 x 480

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Generating a silent audio stream with the following command:
nice -n 0 ffmpeg -f s16le -i /dev/zero -t 0 -vn -ab 224 -ar 48000 -ac 2 -acodec ac3 -y /mnt/mythtv/k3b/test.0/audio.ac3

Processing started. Please wait...