On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Mark Haney <mhaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Thanks to both. I am talking about encoding to a smaller file size. Any >>> ideas? >> >> mencoder would be a good program. >> >> I would suggest first playing it with mplayer and seeing what the current >> encoding is, if it is already xvid/divx/x264 encoded you won't > > I've found mencoder not to be quite as functional as transcode for certain > applications. However, I do agree with Roger, you need to find out the > existing codec/aspect ratio before tinkering with the file. Instead of using > mplayer, I'd try just using 'file <videoname>', that gives you a good amount > of info on the file (just in case the file is on a remote system as mine are > sometimes). > > I do have a couple of standard lines for adjusting video files that I'll be > glad to share if you want. They aren't anything more than typical > transcode/mencoder lines with basic options that I"ve saved since I can't > always remember the options. Thanks to all for all helpful comments. The details of my file are: $ file example.avi example.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 1024 x 768, 30.00 fps, video: uncompressed $ Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
