Media converter (encoder)

Discussion in 'Graphics & Multimedia' started by sumanc, Jul 19, 2007.

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    Can you suggest me some good and easy to use media converter ? I need to convert between various file formats. Open source or free solution would be better.

    I have seen mencoder and transcode for linux, but the learning curve seems to be steep! I am not very knowledgeable in how the codecs work or how many passes are required etc. A good introductory tutorial would be helpful as well. :)


    Thanks,
    Suman.
     
    sumanc, Jul 19, 2007 IP
  2. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    What media do you need to convert - video or audio?
    Are you using Linux?

    If you're talking video, then www.afterdawn.com is a good place to start.
     
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    I use mainly Linux, but I have access to Windows as well.

    I need to encode a huge .mp2 file from a handycam video into MPEG-4 so that I can upload it to Google video or Youtube.

    Any suggestion is welcome. :)
     
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    Thanks ! I'll check it out. :)
     
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    MediaCoder is very good one - mediacoder.sourceforge.net
     
    Ronson, Jul 22, 2007 IP