Video Converter in Linux

kaon · 07-05-2005, 10:54 AM

Hi all,

Besides Transcode, is there any other alternative? (at least I need to convert RMVB to mpeg)

Thanks.

scuzzman · 07-06-2005, 04:15 AM

Try mencoder.

Code:

man mencoder

for details.

KWTm · 07-06-2005, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Try mencoder.

You'll need some patience to sort through all the man pages of mencoder. I wish they had included some examples. In any case, I've tried mencoder in the past --the quality of the output video left something to be desired (I was converting wmv to mpg) with its jerkiness and audio/video failure to sync properly. Apparently, Mplayer/Mencoder is such a mishmash of code from a bazillion different programmers that it's not even possible to properly sync all the formats or, say, step forward through a video file frame by frame. Still, if you need *something* that's in that particular format, in Linux your best bed is Mencoder, since it has the most number of formats available.

Marius2 · 07-06-2005, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KWTm
You'll need some patience to sort through all the man pages of mencoder. I wish they had included some examples. [...]

Some examples can be found at the bottom of man mencoder.

kaon · 07-06-2005, 10:16 PM

Thanks.

It it somehow a difficult time for me to read thru all 2xxx lines of documentation. Trying hard to read it

ernesto4160 · 01-03-2008, 01:27 AM

You can always try virtualization. I like virtualbox and once you load a virtual machine with winxp, you could use any video converter. I like total video converter or you can try the free gxtranscoder.

Rudd-O · 01-21-2009, 02:12 AM

May I offer Linux video converter?

(Google "Linux video converter rudd-o.com" without the quotes. The first hit is what you want -- apparently the mods don't want me to post hyperlinks so now you have to google stuff).

If the target format you want is not supported, just log on a bug in the Web site.