Converting OMG to AVI

[nikkiwikki]

Does anyone know of a Linux software that can convert .OGM file to .AVI. Been looking through KDE-Apps and I didn't find anything. Thanks in advance

[disturbedite]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

i didn't know there was an Oh My God format/container.... (j/j )
i believe avidemux is capable of doing this.

[Fintan]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

VLC plays them

[nikkiwikki]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

Playing the file is not a problem. I can play it. I just want to convert it so I can watch it on my DivX Player. Have a little girl who I am taking care of who just love the simpsons. Thank to the reply from you all

[Fenix-TX]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

If you have installed mencoder:

mencoder -idx video.ogg -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o video.avi

[disturbedite]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

this would be better:

mencoder -idx video.ogg -ovc lavc -oac ac3 -o video.avi

[nikkiwikki]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

Hey guys thanks a lot. I am converting it now. Will try both and see which is better. Thanks again

[lingenfr]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

this would be better:

mencoder -idx video.ogg -ovc lavc -oac ac3 -o video.avi

lingenfr@U100-UBUNTU:~$ mencoder -idx 24_S1_E1.ogm -ovc lavc -oac ac3 -o 24_S1_E1.avi
MEncoder 2:1.0~rc1-0ubuntu9.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.10GHz (Family: 6, Model: 13, Stepping: 8)
CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
Option oac: Unknown suboption ac3
Error parsing option on the command line: -oac

Exiting... (error parsing command line)

[disturbedite]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

i've encode ac3 with mencoder before and not experienced this problem, so i don't know what to tell you...

just use mp3 then. ac3 is the audio format dvds use and is preferable, but whatever...

[lingenfr]

Re: Converting OGM to AVI

I tried the line with mp3 instead, what I ended up with was sound with no video or an error depending on the player I used. The originals were were encoded with xvid/ogg. I am going to continue trying as I can't get my mythtv box to play the ogm's.

nikki, you really should correct the subject so that folks are more likely to find this thread.

[Rog131]

Re: Converting OMG to AVI

I'm using this:

#!/bin/sh

FLIST=`ls -1 $1 | grep wmv`
for F in $FLIST
do
  mencoder $F -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1 -oac copy -o /dev/null
  mencoder $F -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=2:bitrate=1000 -fps 23 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=96:mode=0 -o $F.avi
done

Topic: batch convert wmv
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085911.0

It should work with ogg's. Just change grep wmv to grep ogg and correct frame/bitrates.

[lingenfr]

Re: Converting OGM to AVI

I trying it now, so far, no good. Puking after too many dropped frames. I am going to keep fooling with it. The error message suggests adding a -ni (non-interlaced) option. That will be my next try.

Next. Tried -ni. Then I got errors with the audio telling me to use pcm instead of ogg. I tried that also. I got an file with the video several seconds behind the audio. Now I am trying the pcm without the -ni to see what I get. Worst case, I own all the dvds, so I can rerip them from mythtv.