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Xvid to mpeg converter

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does anybody know of a video file converter that can convert Xvid files to mpeg files, i am runnning ubuntu 8.04, any an all opinions would be greatly appreciated.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

You should be able to use the package "transcode" to do what you're looking for. Install it through the synaptec package manager and then run:

transcode -y xvid -w [bitrate] -i [filein.mpeg] -o [fileout.avi]

Transcode is a very powerful and flexible tool. Another feature I use is image cropping, but what the program can do is almost endless. A manual for transcode can be found by typing:

man transcode

or you can visit the transcode wiki at http://www.transcoding.org/cgi-bin/transcode?Transcode .

Or a GUI is avidemux

it's a frontend to a bunch of encoder stuff and does a pretty good job of giving you control over the video/audio codec containers, bitrates and so on

To install

you need to have extra repositories enabled..
To enable all the software repositories do ref this link..

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources

after getting all the required repositories enabled

Type the following command in a terminal (applications -> accessories -> terminal)

sudo aptitude install avidemux

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