TV_ENCODE! is a textual front end for MEncoder which allows the user to record live TV from NTSC, PAL, ATSC (or any future form) to industry standard MPEG-4 Video with MP3 Audio (DivX Compatible). Support for multiple capture sources.
Rippy is a script designed to make ripping DVDs easier. It uses mplayer and mencoder to transcode a video to another format. Features: automatic bitrate calculation based on desired target size; automatic crop detection; mp3 audio with resampling;