KLJ enlightened us with:
> No, they aren't.

What is the output of 'file *.avi'? That'll tell you if they really are
avis, or just named like that.

> 1800+ AthlonXP, 768MB PC2700 Ram, 160GB 7200rpm Maxtor Drive, 80GB
> 7200rpm Seagate Drive.

It wouldn't amaze me if it were sitting a whole night converting a DVD
to XVid or something. It's a tough process.

> Here is an output of my logs for doing one chapter, I don't see
> anything strange:

Neither do I... Have you tried different DVDs?

Sybren
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The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?