JellyDisk is an automated DVD authoring suite designed to work with Jellyfin media servers.
It lets you browse television libraries, select complete seasons, transcode episodes to DVD-compatible formats, and create DVD ISO images with interactive menus and subtitles.
The software offers a graphical interface, headless command-line operation, and Docker deployment. It can also generate printable packaging, erase rewritable media, and burn completed images to optical discs.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Connects to Jellyfin servers for browsing and selecting television shows and seasons.
- Transcodes media to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 with automatic bitrate calculation and disc spanning.
- Creates paginated menus with artwork, episode thumbnails, cast information, and theme music.
- Supports bitmap subtitle overlays as well as permanently hardcoded subtitles.
- Exports completed projects as DVD ISO images for storage, testing, or burning.
- Generates print-ready DVD covers, episode booklets, and circular disc labels at 300 DPI.
- Provides integrated tools for erasing rewritable CDs and DVDs.
- Supports optical disc burning on Linux, macOS, and Windows using platform-specific utilities.
- Offers a desktop interface, headless command-line mode, and an interactive Docker workflow.
Website: github.com/DrewThomasson/JellyDisk
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Developer: Drew Thomasson
License: Apache License 2.0
JellyDisk is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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