On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:01 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 >> > > That looks like raw video to me. There's no codec mentioned at or, nor any > audio stream encoded. And 1024X768 @30fps has to be a monster file size. > You should be able to drop that file down a lot with almost any codec. I > would suggest Xvid (or H264, but I like Xvid more) and use the AC3 audio > codec (if audio is present). > > May i ask what this file is? And where you got it? Is it an output from a > video camera? I've never seen raw video at that resolution before. It is a screencast, taken with a program to capture the screen as a video. Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
