konvert avi to mpeg?

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how to in 10.3 pls?

[b2bwild]

You can use mencoder or ffmpeg.

Make sure you have those installed.
-target can be changed to vcd,svcd,dvd,dv,pal-vcd,ntsc-svcd , which will set all options like bitrate, codecs, buffer sizes

# ffmpeg -i myfile.avi -target vcd /tmp/vcd.mpg

or use mencoder
Heres a article on it --> Linux video conversion using mencoder - Linux Forums

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lefty@linux-ukex:~> ffmpeg -i /media/cdrom/*.avi -target pal /home/lefty/Documents/movie1.mpg
ffmpeg: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libschroedinger-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: oil_function_class_ptr_multiply_and_acc_8xn_s16_u8
lefty@linux-ukex:~>

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what's wrong pls-I downloaded ffmpeg and all its bits, and mencoder, have tried KDE Video Encoder, (output error-no clues to reolve), nothing seems to work.

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Downloaded from default repositories, appears to be some error in the source code, as i can't access the ffmpeg --help file as a user. I haven't tried as root, I suppose I will. Consistent error msg. WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO BLODDY DIFFICULT?????? I"M TOO OLD TO LEARN THIS RUBBISH MYSELF> WHY ISN"T IT FIXED?????????

[reed9]

Try avidemux or handbrake.

Avidemux - Main Page
HandBrake

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Neither HandBrake nor avidemux will compile in SuSe. Tried old versions, nothing works. Linux demands a high level of understanding to make it do simple things. Most people are incapable of that cognitive power, or have other things to do. It's long overdue for the Linux community to produce working code first time, every time. We don't want to muck around for days/months trying to install something small, simple and vital to have working. Neither do we want to get degrees in computer sciences just to run our machines. It NEEDS to be USER FRIENDLY, or you'll NEVER get market penetration, except among Geeks. What Linux offers is worth having, but the crap that goes with it would make a saint recant.

[reed9]

It's long overdue for the Linux community to produce working code first time, every time. We don't want to muck around for days/months trying to install something small, simple and vital to have working.

Haha, and Microsoft produces working code first time every time? That's a lark. I have no special computer knowledge, never took computer courses outside of a 7th grade class in BASIC programming, I don't work with computers professionally, and I just starting using linux about a year and a half ago. I find linux to be an infinitely more gratifying experience, and often simpler to use. (Ok, to be fair, I don't like suse at all.) Anyway, why would you try to compile avidemux? I did a quick search through rpmbone and there are suse packages availabe. Handbrake you might be out of luck.

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My appologies. Looking at the links I was given previously, I didn't think that there was an rpm. I thank you for reminding my feeble old brain to look for them. Perhaps I'm silly, expecting ppls' replys to point me in EXACTLY the right direction, but that's what I expected from more knowledgeable people. That's why I come here for help. I hope to get it, not to be sidetracked with stuff that doesn't work or suit me. I posted on a SUSE forum, I gave my version-that, I felt, 'entitled' me to an intelligent answer that would serve my purpose. I do not appreciate being led up blind alleys-even unintentionally, and the lost effort, heartache and time is painful. I guess I should know better that to believe everything I see on the web, and I do know that there are anti-linux moles about, who are proffessionally employed to muddy the waters, so I suppose it's my fault for not being discerning enough. Unfortunately, I'm getting too old to keep thinking in a suitably defensive and objective manner-so I keep coming to grief. Thanks for the RPM link, it seems to have done the job. Much appreciated.

[reed9]

I try to maintain a balance between telling people to "read the manual" or "search the web" and doing all the work myself. As I said, I don't have deep computer knowledge, and, many times when I help with questions, I found a solution by googling around, which anyone can do. Perhaps the only difference being that I may have a better idea of where to look or what to look for than someone new to linux.

This is especially true with suse and fedora. I don't use them and my only experience with them was a couple of brief installs in my distro hopping phase. And they lasted a day at best because they drive me crazy. So I had no idea whether suse packaged those programs or not, until I googled for it. All I knew before that, was these programs existed and might help you out, since ffmpeg from the command line is a pain in the ass, in my opinion.

All of which boils down to, I was trying to point you in the right direction, but I didn't have any more information to offer.

[b2bwild]

try this ---> its for SUSE QVideoConverter - Convert Video Files (AVI/MPEG) to DivX in openSUSE | SUSE & openSUSE

or install multimedia support following this guide it should install ffmpeg perfectly. --> Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums