Questions tagged [conversion]
Questions regarding conversion between various file formats.
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Availability of pdf2htmlex package in Ubuntu 18.04
pdf2htmlex is available in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but it is removed in 18.04.
Will it return to official repository? If yes, then when?
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convert.im6: Unable to open image `xxx': Permission denied @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2638
I just tried converting several different images into a PDF file using the 'convert' command in a terminal, but when I did so, it returned:
convert.im6: Unable to open image 'xxx.pdf': Permission ...
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How to recursively and automatically convert all TIFs to an aggregated PDF per directory?
I'm attempting to use GraphicsMagick in Ubuntu to convert hundreds of directories that contain multiple TIF files into one multi-page PDF file per directory. The folder depth is consistent with this ...
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Any way to open / convert Canvas drawing files on Ubuntu?
I have a lot of illustrations from a prior life done in the Windows software Canvas. The files have .cvs extensions. I'd like to convert them to something actually useful in Ubuntu. Is there any ...
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How to convert ogg to aac music format?
I want to convert a ogg file to aac. But I need to transfer all the data of the ogg file (i.e. album, year, cover,...) to the aac file using a shell comand.
Thanks!
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How can I convert an iTunes WAV music library to FLAC from the command line?
I have a large music library that is currently managed by iTunes in Windows. When I started out 5 or 6 years ago ripping my music to my PCs I had a fairly basic understanding of audio formats, and I ...
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Batch convert ai files to pdf / png etc
Does anybody know of software that can batch convert .ai into another format? Preferably png or pdf?
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Changing (reducing) the quality of an ogg file?
I have an .ogg file (containing speech) with 192kbps quality that i'd like to reduce to 32kbps (to save space)
How can i do this?
So far i've tried this:
ffmpeg -i filename.ogg -ab 32k -f ogg new-...
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Problem converting wma to mp3 audio
When I tried to convert my audio files from WMA to MP3, I get an error message that I need to search for a plugin. See pictures below.
How can I convert these audio files?
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Replace audio stream from one file with audio stream from another
I have got two video files: .mp4, with a single (incorrect) audiostream, and an .mkv, with two audio streams (one incorrect, the other correct)
Is there a way to replace the audio of the .mp4 file ...
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How can I convert a CSV file to XML?
How can I convert a CSV file to XML?
Is there any software for Ubuntu?
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mp4 to mpeg TS 2
I want to convert mp4 video to mpeg Ts2. What's the best way to do it and preserve HD quality?
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'How to Get the Newest Smartphones from AT&T - YouTube.mp4':
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Convert .h264 to .mp4, with timings
I am recording from a Raspberry Pi Camera to an .h264 stream. I have each frame as well as its presentation timestamp. How can I convert this to an .mp4 file? Specifically I need to be able to provide ...
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Convert multiple document files inside their current folders
I have a folder called X which inside has many folders and sub-folders. I want to search in all of the folders inside X and find a specific document type. For example xlsx and transform each file into ...
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How to convert ALAC to FLAC?
I have some ALAC files (.m4a) that I want to convert to FLAC (.flac). How can I do this?
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LibreOffice Command Line Conversion - No Output File?
I am using LibreOffice installed on my Linux box and I seem to be having a weird problem in that the conversion seems to be taking place, and there seem to be no errors, but there is no output file in ...
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How to convert a mp4 video to MPEG-1 Layer 1?
I need to convert a video to MPEG-1 Layer 1 to make some tests with the software I'm developing. How can I do this conversion?
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pdf to mobi convertor
Is there any application which can convert a .pdf file into a .mobi file?
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How to convert rmvb to mp4? (or, why ffmpeg doesn't work?)
I'm trying to use this script to convert an rmvb video to mp4, but I'm having problems with the ffmpeg.
In apt-get there's only ffmpeg0 and ffmpeg-dev, I installed both, but the script doesn't work, ...
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Sound converter on Ubuntu Gnome offers no option for converting audios to mp3
I often use sound converter to convert my audio files to mp3 and It works perfectly on Ubuntu Unity but when I move to Ubuntu Gnome there is no option for mp3 format.
Sound converter does show how ...
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How can I install PDFedit on Ubuntu 14.04?
I need to convert a PDF document (tables) to .xls format.
So I've read that I need to turn it into text with pdfedit.
I need the steps to install PDFedit on Ubuntu 14.04.
There are some workaround ...
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Edit Read Only PDF Form
I wish to change a PDF doc which I can read only. I need to add details to this document. Please, in SIMPLE words, how do I do this? I have very little expertise!! Thank you
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Cannot split .ape file with flacon
I have CDImage.ape and CDImage.cue files that I want to convert to separate FLAC files using flacon.
Converting first with ffmpeg the .ape file to .flac and then splitting it with flacon and the ...
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How to simply convert video files (i.e.: MKV to MP4)? [duplicate]
I simply want to convert files, any format to any format (at the moment, I need to convert MKV to MP4-h264), without losing quality. I don't want to resize (scale) the video, I don't want to change ...
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Uploading video to youtube in right format
I have a Sony CX115 and I have a little footage I'd like to put on youtube.
I've downloaded Arista from the Ubuntu Software Center and then I've downloaded its Youtube HD plugin.
I've converted my ...
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Does anyone know of a script that can convert a wav to a Grub beep script?
Does anyone know where a script would be that can convert a wav file into a Grub beep code? It'd be a great help! Thanks!
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Unknown encoder 'libvo_aacenc'
I get this error when I try to convert an wmv to 3gp using this command:
ffmpeg -y -i "inputvid.wmv" -vf scale=352:288 \
-f 3gp -vcodec h263 -r 15 -b:v 200k \
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How to convert an excel file into a calc file from the command line ?
I know you can use libreoffice as a command line tool and one parameter to convert formats is --convert-to, I do not know of other programs.
However, I do not know how to make it work, what do I have ...
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Can I convert a 2D video to 3D?
Is it possible to convert a 2D video to 3D on Linux?
There are several ways on Windows, one is using an AviSynth script.
I tried opening the script with avconv.exe and VirtualDub with Wine and ...
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Convert old AVI files to a modern format
we have a collection of old home videos that were saved in AVI format a long time ago. I want to convert these files to a more modern format because the Totem Movie Player that comes with Ubuntu 10.4 ...
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Video converter: ogv to avi (or another more common format)
I've been using recordMyDesktop to record stuff. A little slow to compile but it records fine. However, when I try to convert from ogv to avi (I've used Devede and an mencoder script) the audio and ...
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How do I open PDF files in kword?
I have read in many places that kword can open pdf and save it in doc format ! but on ubuntu 11.10 I can not open pdf using kword as it does not showing pdf as supported files ?!!!
I want a pdf to ...
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How do I convert an MP4 to an MP3? [duplicate]
I have some songs which are in mp4 format and I want to convert them into mp3 format.
I am new to Ubuntu/Linux. So please explain the step by step process or give any software which can do the above ...
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How to convert .tar.gz etc to .deb format using ubucompilator/checkinstall? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Compiling source into a DEB package
I have some tarballs I want to convert into Debian packages. I usually use gdebi to install .debs but tarballs are difficult for me to use. ...
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ISO to IMG converting error
I'm having trouble converting, with the following output only a single input file can be specified. Anyone know where the issue is?
NAMEZs-air:~ NAMEZ$ hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o /Users/NAMEZ/...
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Software for converting mp4 files from 720p to 480p
I have some videos I want to convert into 480p since my netbook can't handle 720p videos and higher. Do you guys know any free software that can do so? Thanks!
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Re-encode video files
I have lots of video files and am running out of storage space fast. Without affecting the quality too much, what is an easy quick way to re-encode these files to smaller files?
The original files ...
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What program should I use to convert a CDA file to MP3?
I am about to receive a CDA audio file from someone who does not know anything about computers but uses Audio Cleanic for Windows.
I would like to convert it into an MP3. What software do you ...
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Converting from mp4 to Xvid avi using avconv?
I normally use avidemux to convert mp4s to Xvid AVI for my Philips Streamium SLM5500. Normally I select MPEG-4 ASP (Xvid) at Two Pass with an average bitrate f 1500kb/s for video and AC3 (lav) audio ...
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(Ubuntu 14.04) High Quality .OGV conversion to either .AVI or .MP4
Unfortunately, none of the solutions found on this post helped:
RELATED: Video converter: ogv to avi (or another more common format)
I have a High Quality animation (specifically, from Diablo 3) on ....
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Convert PostScript to PDF
I have multiple postscript files that I'd like to convert to PDF using a script. I'm not looking for script assistance, but rather assistance with what program would/could I use to make the conversion ...
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ffmpeg/avconv - the -psp option no longer works on Sony Walkman
Since the changeover from ffmpeg to avconv, the -psp option does not seem to render video correctly for Sony Walkman - "file format not supported", it was perfect before.
ffmpeg -i video.avi -f psp -...
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How to convert a video file from mkv to a format supported by the TV set?
I have a mkv video file which contains the following content:
> mkvmerge --identify original.mkv
File 'original.mkv': container: Matroska
Track ID 0: video (V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC)
Track ID 1: audio (...
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How to batch convert legacy files to UTF8?
I think the ideal solution for me is a Nautilus Script that performs encoding conversion on selected files.
The following script reads the encoding of a selected file and performs utf8 conversion if ...
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How do I convert existing forms to fillable PDF's?
I know a solution for Windows, but I don't know a solution for Linux. The tool for Windows is for free and does the conversion automatically. I would like to have a software for Linux, which does the ...
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How to open word 5.0 files?
I tried Libreoffice but failed.
I used the file command, but it only recognizes the file as "data".
Is there a way to open a very old format like a Word 5.0 file?
After I use catdoc,it shows this ...
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How can I convert mp4 and mkv to 3gp?
I've a directory with 28 mp4's and 2 mkv's. I want to convert them all to 3gp using avconv. How do I do that?
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Insert subtitles permanently and convert video
I need to do two things with an .avi video:
Insert subtitles (.srt) permanently without modifying its timing or the video intself.
Convert the new video (with the permanent subtitles) from .avi to ....
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Converting a video file in arbitrary file format into MPEG4/H.264?
I want to convert a large number of video files in various formats into .mp4 files (container MPEG-4, codec H.264). I want to do this on an Ubuntu machine, using only command-line tools and I'm ...
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How can I quickly convert a GIF file to a video?
I have a small animation formatted as a GIF image file which I would like to convert to a video. Is that possible?
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