Thoggen

{{Short description|Open source DVD ripper software}} {{Infobox software | logo = Thoggen-logo.png | screenshot = thoggen.png | screenshot size = 150px | caption = Thoggen main window | latest_release_version = 0.7.1 | latest_release_date = 12 June 2008 | operating_system = Linux | programming language = C | genre = DVD-Rip | license = GPL-2.0-or-later | website = http://www.thoggen.net/ }}

'''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.<ref name=":0" />

== 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. {{quote|The Theora implementation used is far from optimized, and at full DVD resolution, encoding can slow down to the single-digit frames-per-second count, meaning several hours are required."<ref>[http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/53071 Get Thoggen, and leave your DVDs at home] — Linux.com review of Thoggen (March 29, 2006).</ref>}} * 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.<ref name=":0">[http://www.thoggen.net Homepage] — How is it different from all the others?</ref> * 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.<ref>[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.thoggen.devel/167 Meaning of "make video certain quality"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120714231356/http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.thoggen.devel/167 |date=2012-07-14 }} — From the thoggen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list</ref> * Subtitles are not yet supported.

== See also == {{Portal|Free and open-source software}} * Theora * MEncoder * List of GTK+ applications * List of video editing software * Comparison of DVD ripper software

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Refbegin}} * Andrew Min, [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/128105 ''Choose the DVD ripper that's right for you''], March 6, 2008, linux.com {{Refend}}

==External links== * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/thoggen SourceForge project page]

Category:Free video software Category:Free software programmed in C Category:DVD rippers Category:GNOME Applications Category:Optical disc-related software that uses GTK Category:Software that uses GStreamer Category:Software using the GNU General Public License