Converting Movie Files Quickly And Easily 4
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This post has arisen due to a back and forth between some one who emailed me about converting video. This post is going to be quite a mish mash of different topics which explains who you can use a very powerful encoder/de-coder to convert video files on your Mac. This isn’t a well oiled application it is more a hack to get things to work. However it is really useful.
The which I will be dicussing today is called ffmpegX, its a program designed to bring together Unix power tools for converting video. Its not a stand along applications. As a result you also need to download some extra binaries located here, and mpeg2enc binary located here. When you download and run the program for the first time it will ask you for three files. These files are located in those two packages.
You are now ready to run the program, its actually quite simple to use once as you get it set up. As you would expect your add your file you want to be converted, set up all of the settings as required, and hit go. You can convert the video file to a variety of formats, including AVI, DivX, 3GP, FLV, MOV and RealPlayer.
What sets this app apart from other programs is the depth of settings available to you. Under the video tab you are given far more options that other apps. This is the same for audio, filters and the tools section. All of the settings allow you to fine tune the settings as you see fit.
This app is designed for more advance users as it does have a lot of advance settings. Its a lot more advance than using something like iMovie (if it can do video conversion, not used the app in a while). I would recommend you check it out if it is something that may be useful to you, however it does take a little bit of work to set up and run.
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4 Responses to “Converting Movie Files Quickly And Easily”
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convert to PSP video format:
from terminal,
/Applications/ffmpegX.app/Contents/Resources/ffmpeg -y -i ~/Desktop/input_video.avi -f mp4 -vcodec h264 -level 21 -s 480×272 -b 1000k -coder 1 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ab 128k ~/Desktop/output_video.mp4Comment By Cristian on July 26th, at 11:35 pm
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I taught myself years ago, painstakingly so, how to use ffmpegX. I am not technical but am fascinated with the movie making, editing, conversion, and distribution abilities associated with OS X so it was a great skill.
I wish I had discovered this product
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/mac_video_converter_freeware/
back then, but I suppose learning ffmpegX was a good experience.This is a pretty full featured free version of a Pro video converter. It’s not a trial or demo, there’s no nag to buy the Pro version, it’s not malware, and provides some pretty standard conversion options for the average non-technically inclined person. It’s actually kind of a GUI really for the ffmpeg project in general – it includes ffmpeg, mencoder, etc. And you apply the Mplayer codecs to convert WMV and Real. If you’re still running a PPC like me, grab a copy while you can because they do not offer a universal binary – there is a separate Intel package.
And the Real to MOV or MP4 conversions are astounding! I could never get Real to convert properly with ffmpegX but this right off the bat does a slamming job.
So let me encourage those up for a bit of a learning challenge to forge on in with ffmpegX. For those who want to convert and just be done with it, check Any Video Converter out.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with nor have I been paid or compensated in any way to discuss the above software. I am just one so very satisifed user and if I can save someone my frusteration…
Cheers
Comment By Tommy_B on September 21st, at 3:01 am
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I look and tried many different video converters and this ffmpegx is the best one out there. I love this handy program. I look everywhere for videos for my 2nd Gen Touch and this one is on the top of the line.
Comment By Robby G on September 24th, at 4:04 am
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To convert ideo to a variety of formats, including AVI, DivX, 3GP, FLV, MOV ……i suggest Leawo video converter
Comment By Jessy Brown on August 24th, at 3:26 am