linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] how to learn to convert a video

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] how to learn to convert a video

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 07:03:05PM +0100, 'highskywhy@yahoo.de' highskywhy@yahoo.de [LINUX_Newbies] wrote:
> good afternoon
>
>
> > > The problem is
> > > I own vlv winffm ffmpeg
> > > but I cannot use it.
>
> vlc was the right word.
> Im sorry.
> winffm is a gui for ffmpg.
>
I'm not familiar with it.

> *
> But wiki is writing
> there are also videos without a container.
> You see its confusing me.
>
I don't think (but am not sure) that something like mp4 is a container.

>
> >
>
> >
> > What do you mean you can't use it.
>
> Terminalsoftware like ffmmpg you cant do try and error
> but using a gui software like gimp you can to try and error.
>

Not quite sure what you mean here.
>
>
> >
> > What file are you trying to convert?
>
>
> We produce with our digicam videos.
> So we want to convert them,
>
> because to change from mp4 to wmw old.
>
> Is it right there is a wmv old and an wmv new?

I don't know. I don't have anything that old, but most mp4 files should be
playable on almost anything.

>
> but there are many avis?

It's another popular format,also playable on most things.

>
> I think about it
> thank You
> because a video file needs a lot of space.
>
> How can I controll if there is a video file about sound bit rate size
> of pictures and so on.

The ffmpeg program has many options, though most of the time, you can use
defaults. The things you change depend upon what you're trying to do with
the file. For example, chosing a codec of libx265 will usually make a file
smaller, but not all players can play x265.
>
>
> >
> > What happens if you have a video called myvideo.mp4 and run
> >
> > ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4 myvideo.avi
>
>
> I ll try it.
> This is the mail computer
> the video files are on an offline computer.
> I ll check it and then I ll mail it.
> Thank You.
>
Ok, let us know.

> >
> > What do you get if you run
> >
> > ffprobe myvideo.mp4 (Look for the 0:0 and 0:1 to see what type of codec
> > they're using.) Something like
>
> I ll try also.
>
>
> And i have to print this email
> before doing.
>
> Thank You Sophie
>

Ok, let us know.

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