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tovid is a collection of GPL DVD authoring tools for Linux; it can help you create your own DVDs for playback on your home DVD player. This is the tovid wiki, the official homepage of tovid.

Download the latest version and read the release notes

News
Intro
Get
Help
Learn
Contribute
Develop

News:

June 2 2015 Tovid 0.35.2 is released See this section for details.
See github page for changes.

April 11 2015 List of Packages updated!
The list of packages for various distributions has been updated, and old links removed.
Most major distros how have a package represented, though not necessarily officially.
See this section

March 25 2015 Tovid has moved to Github!
The new address is here
Quick link to download tovid-0.35.0
Note on versioning: I have switched to the more commonly used Github practice of symantic versioning, hence 0.35.0 instead of 0.35. In practice this will affect nothing, as I do not intend at present to release anything but major releases, so the next release will be 0.36.0.
The tar.gz in the "Quick link" above is the same as the one previously uploaded with only a couple of minor non-runtime changes to accommodate the new address. I have also updated the one on google drive for those using the previously posted download address, that address will still work as before.

Jan.28 2015 Tovid 0.35 is released! See this section for details.
As of this release, mencoder has been removed and transcode is no longer a 'hard' dependancy, simplifying things for people who had difficulty installing those programs. As well makexml and makemenu have been removed as their functions are duplicated in the 'tovid disc' command. (see manpage for details, also Making a DVD with text menus).
Now avconv (libav.org) is supported as well as ffmpeg.

July 23, 2011 tovid 0.34 released ! See this section for details.

tovid needs a new owner! Please see this page if you are interested.

Note: this does not mean the project is dead, just that development is curtailed. Bugfixes will still be released, especially to keep up with fast moving backends like ffmpeg. A new python developer would be most welcome !

Intro

See screenshots of what tovid can do
Peruse some media coverage of tovid
See what's coming in the next release
Report a bug you've discovered

Get

Get the tovid dependencies
Download tovid-0.35.2.tar.gz
Install like this:

$ tar -xzf tovid-0.35.2.tar.gz
$ cd tovid-0.35.2
$ su -c "./setup.py install"
or
$ sudo ./setup.py install

See Installing tovid for longer instructions, and for distribution-specific packages.

Help

Help yourself!

Be sure to read the tovid manual
If manpages bore you, try some of the HOWTOs and References
Something wrong? Could be one of the known bugs or common tovid problems

Or, ask someone else for help:

Visit the user group / mailing list to get help, report bugs, and discuss ideas.

(Note that the '#tovid' IRC channel on freenode.net is no longer being used.)

Learn

Follow our HOWTOs to make our screenshots your own:

Making a DVD with text menus
Making a DVD with thumbnail menus
Making a DVD with slideshow(s) or mixed video and slides
Making a DVD from YouTube Videos

Getting to know the tovid suite:

Using the tovid command-line

Fundamentals of video:

Other good things to know:

Contribute

Develop

Please note: The website you currently see at http://www.tovid.org/ is NOT official, and is not affiliated in any way with the tovid development team.

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+'''[[tovid suite|tovid]]''' is a collection of [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL] DVD authoring tools for Linux; it can help you create your own DVDs for playback on your home DVD player. This is the '''[[Edit the wiki|tovid wiki]]''', the official homepage of tovid.
-== ==
+[https://github.com/tovid-suite/tovid/releases/download/v0.35.0/tovid-0.35.0.tar.gz Download] the latest version and read the '''[[tovid changelog | release notes]]'''
-'''News:'''
+* [[#News|News]]
+* [[#Intro|Intro]]
+* [[#Get|Get]]
+* [[#Help|Help]]
+* [[#Learn|Learn]]
+* [[#Contribute|Contribute]]
+* [[#Develop|Develop]]
-:1. '''Important'''
+== News: ==
-::If you have problems with tovid 0.34, specifically ffmpeg commands that will not run properly, use SVN. The latest updates for the fast changing ffmpeg api go there.  See the [[Installing tovid|Subversion]] section of "Installing tovid".
+*'''June 2 2015 Tovid 0.35.2 is released''' See [[#Get|this section]] for details.
-:2. ''' July 23, 2011 tovid 0.34 released !'''
+* See [https://github.com/tovid-suite/tovid/releases github page] for changes.
-::  See [[#Get|this section]] for details.
+*'''April 11 2015 List of Packages updated!'''
-:3. '''An opportunity'''
+* The list of packages for various distributions has been updated, and old links removed.
+* Most major distros how have a package represented, though not necessarily officially.
+* See [[Installing_tovid#Platform-specific_instructions|this section]]
+*'''March 25 2015 Tovid has moved to Github!'''
-::tovid needs a new owner! Please see [[New owner|this page]] if you are interested.
+* The new address is [https://github.com/tovid-suite/tovid here]
+* Quick link to download [https://github.com/tovid-suite/tovid/releases/download/v0.35.0/tovid-0.35.0.tar.gz tovid-0.35.0]
+* Note on versioning: I have switched to the more commonly used Github practice of symantic versioning, hence 0.35.0 instead of 0.35. In practice this will affect nothing, as I do not intend at present to release anything but major releases, so the next release will be 0.36.0.
+* The tar.gz in the "Quick link" above is the same as the one previously uploaded with only a couple of minor non-runtime changes to accommodate the new address. I have also updated the one on google drive for those using the previously posted download address, that address will still work as before.
+*'''Jan.28 2015 Tovid 0.35 is released!''' See [[#Get|this section]] for details.
-::Note: this does not mean the project is dead, just that development is curtailed.  Bugfixes will still be released, especially to keep up with fast moving backends like ffmpeg.  A new python developer would be most welcome !
+*As of this release, mencoder has been removed and transcode is no longer a 'hard' dependancy, simplifying things for people who had difficulty installing those programs. As well makexml and makemenu have been removed as their functions are duplicated in the 'tovid disc' command. (see manpage for details, also [[Making a DVD with text menus]]).
-== ==
+*Now avconv (libav.org) is supported as well as ffmpeg.
+* ''' July 23, 2011 tovid 0.34 released !'''  See [[#Get|this section]] for details.
+*tovid needs a new owner! Please see [[New owner|this page]] if you are interested.
+:Note: this does not mean the project is dead, just that development is curtailed.  Bugfixes will still be released, especially to keep up with fast moving backends like ffmpeg.  A new python developer would be most welcome !
-'''[[tovid suite|tovid]]''' is a collection of [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL] DVD authoring tools for Linux; it can help you create your own DVDs for playback on your home DVD player. This is the '''[[Edit the wiki|tovid wiki]]''', the official homepage of tovid.
+== ==
-'''[http://tovid.googlecode.com/files/{{LatestRelease}}.tar.gz Download]''' the latest version and read the '''[[tovid changelog | release notes]]'''
-* [[#Intro|Intro]]
-* [[#Get|Get]]
-* [[#Help|Help]]
-* [[#Learn|Learn]]
-* [[#Contribute|Contribute]]
-* [[#Develop|Develop]]
 == Intro ==
 * See [[screenshots]] of what tovid can do
-* Read a [[simple example]] of how to use tovid
+<!-- * Read a [[simple example]] of how to use tovid   -->
 * Peruse some [[media coverage]] of tovid
 * See what's coming in the [[tovid changelog/upcoming | next release]]
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 See [[Installing tovid]] for longer instructions, and for distribution-specific packages.
+[[File:YouTube logo.gif|link=http://valtex.pen.io|thumb|1x1px]]
 == Help ==
 '''Help yourself!'''
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 '''Or, ask someone else for help:'''
-* Visit the [http://groups.google.com/group/tovid-users user group / mailing list] to get help, report bugs, and discuss ideas
+* Visit the [http://groups.google.com/group/tovid-users user group / mailing list] to get help, report bugs, and discuss ideas.
-* Chat in the [irc://chat.freenode.net/tovid tovid IRC channel] '#tovid' on freenode.net
+:(Note that the '#tovid' IRC channel on freenode.net is no longer being used.)
 == Learn ==
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 * [[Making a DVD with thumbnail menus]]
 * [[Making a DVD with slideshow(s)]] or mixed video and slides
+* [[Making a DVD from YouTube Videos]]
 '''Getting to know the tovid suite:'''
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 * [[tovid changelog]]
 * [[Development plans]]
-* [[Installing_tovid#From_SVN | Install tovid from SVN]]
+* [[Installing_tovid#Git | Install tovid from Git]]
-* [http://code.google.com/p/tovid/ tovid on Google Code]
+* [https://github.com/tovid-suite/tovid tovid on Github]
-* [http://groups.google.com/group/tovid-svn tovid SVN tracker]
 <mainpage-endcolumn />
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 ====Tovid demo====
+[[File:Tovid demo|288px]]
-<youtube width=288 height=216>OjMzY1wI0J8</youtube>
 [http://youtube.com/watch?v=OjMzY1wI0J8 larger size]
 ====Switched-menus demo====
+[[File:Tovid todisc switched menu demo|288px]]
-<youtube width=288 height=216>c1WwXg4FNjU</youtube>
 [http://youtube.com/watch?v=c1WwXg4FNjU larger size]
 ====New: Slideshow and video====
+[[File:Todisc sldieshow and video menu|288px]]
-<youtube width=288 height=216>dpl9TFJzD9E</youtube>
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpl9TFJzD9E larger size] · [[Making_a_DVD_with_slideshow(s)|learn about it]]
 ====Todisc: showcase nothing====
+[[File:Showcase nothing|288px]]
-<youtube width=288 height=216>y1OZhtecRpM</youtube>
 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1OZhtecRpM larger size] ·   [[Making_a_DVD_with_thumbnail_menus#Nothing|learn about it]] </div>