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  1. 11-25-2006 #1
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    convert avi to mpeg 2

    Is there a program for Linux that can convert video files?
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    mencoder for avi to mpeg

    Quote Originally Posted by jazzyjerome
    Is there a program for Linux that can convert video files?
    If you have MPlayer installed, then of use to you will be these two examples of AVI to MPEG that I spotted on the mplayer site:
    http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en...feat-mpeg.html

    Code:
    mencoder input.avi -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -oac copy other_options -o output.mpg


    and another suggestion from same site: "Creating an MPEG-1 file suitable to be played on systems with minimal multimedia support, such as default Windows installs":

    Code:
    mencoder input.avi -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o output.mpg -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1152:keyint=15:mbd=2:aspect=4/3
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    I'm a newbie so I have to ask a few more question. Is that what you type at command prompt?

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    Will that have an affect on mplayer playing files on the regular?
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    Yes, that is what you type at the command line.

    That will not affect the original file IIRC.

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    A couple of programs

    Quote Originally Posted by jazzyjerome
    Is there a program for Linux that can convert video files?
    If you wish to run a program, as opposed to use the command line, a couple of programs you can use are "tovid" and "mandvd". (there are others).
    mandvd: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=38347
    tovid: http://tovid.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

    In these programs, if you just want an mpeg file (and not a dvd structure), you need to stop the conversion process prior to creating the video_ts dvd structure on your hard drive.
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    Can you please tell me what command is best to install .tar.gz formats? I'm more accustomed to handlr RPMs.
    I have also heard that there is a set of command by which I can compile the source code according to my distro- any idea?
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    Check out this tutorial here: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...are-linux.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldcpu
    If you have MPlayer installed, then of use to you will be these two examples of AVI to MPEG that I spotted on the mplayer site:
    http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en...feat-mpeg.html

    Code:
    mencoder input.avi -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -oac copy other_options -o output.mpg


    and another suggestion from same site: "Creating an MPEG-1 file suitable to be played on systems with minimal multimedia support, such as default Windows installs":

    Code:
    mencoder input.avi -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o output.mpg -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1152:keyint=15:mbd=2:aspect=4/3
    I tried that and I get a message
    FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
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