video converter

[jesar_gacula]

i want to convert my *.flv videos into mp4 (for my PSP and/or mobile phone) or mpeg (for everything else), but i don't know what application to use. help me please..?

[Gediminas2]

Re: video converter

Try kino and kdenlive.
Can't remember which one opened flv

[Rog131]

Re: video converter

I would use ffmpeg.

ffmpeg

multimedia player, server and encoder - Medibuntu package
This package contains the ffplay multimedia player, the ffserver streaming
server and the ffmpeg audio and video encoder. They support most existing
file formats (AVI, MPEG, OGG, Matroska, ASF...) and encoding formats (MPEG,
DivX, MPEG4, AC3, DV...).

Couple notes.

#1 I'm using Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10)
For legal reasons /1/ ordinary Ubuntu repositories do have cripled (not all of the necessary things enabled) version, but Medibuntu repositories do have version with all options enabled. As told /2/:

This package is built with the "risky" option, to enable mp3/mp4/h264/amr
support. Therefore, it is in Medibuntu as it might violate patents.

#2 There are front-ends for those who don't want to use cli. This is good one:
Hyper Video Converter
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show...?content=67781

Description:

this is a frontend for ffmpeg I have made because I wanted something, that let's me quickly convert videos from konqueror without typing 3-line-commands in the console.

It offers Konqueror service menu, but you can use service menus with Dolphin:
Topic: Service Menus with Dolphin
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3088743.0


Links:

Medibuntu
http://medibuntu.org/

HOWTO: Add the Medibuntu Repository and PGP Key
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089281.0


/1/ ffmpeg
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ffmpeg

/2/ ffmpeg description info

[monte48lowes]

Re: video converter

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PSP

Here is some good info. I have used PSPVC in the past. It ran, but was really slow for me.

Mike

[disturbedite]

Re: video converter

one word. avidemux.
simply the best.

[jesar_gacula]

Re: video converter

ei, thanks guys..! hehe..now i can play my downloaded *.flv videos!