Questions tagged [convert]
related to the conversion from one [file-] format to another
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Loop through file extension Annotate add EXIF Rename and Copy
This script, reads user input from an entry like filename.jpg
it creates a directory inside the current directory. Then renames the file and adds the files EXIF data it then copies the original file ...
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How can I convert this epub file to pdf?
I have tried Calibre to convert an epub file to pdf, following https://askubuntu.com/a/299752/
ebook-convert /tmp/1.epub 1.pdf
but it fails with many errors.
$ ebook-convert --version
..ebook-convert-...
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convert: combine multiple imges to pdf but convert them first to jpg
I have a list of image files which I want to combine into a pdf.
The ImageMagick for that is convert myImgFiles*.png -resize 1000 myOutput.pdf and works perfectly.
But now I first want to convert the ...
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FFMpeg convert only Audio and keep Video Setting with Subtitles, Metadata
I've been dealing with video conversion for a while now. I would like that the video is taken over 1zu1. Only the audio should be changed from DTS to AAC.
Unfortunately, the command does not accept ...
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How can I batch convert some .jpgs to .pngs
I would like to convert some .jpgs to a 640x480 size.
I looked through my Ubuntu_Tips.odt file and found this.
Convert png to a 640x480 png.
convert Screenshot_1360x768.png -resize 640x480! ...
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Convert mp4 to iso
I want to convert an mp4 file from YouTube,to an iso file, so I can burn the file to a dvd. I have searched, but cannot find any software that works with Ubuntu.
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how to export db sql database to microsoft access database mdb?
i need to export a database in "db" format to access database "mdb" in Ubuntu
db browser for sql lite don't have the option to export to mdb - it just have the option to export to ...
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convert image to gif fails with error
I have 506 jpg images I want to make into a gif. but convert fails with the error:
convert-im6.q16: cache resources exhausted 2022-12-19-152850_210.jpg' @ error/cache.c/OpenPixelCache/4083`
is there ...
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Convert MKV to audio only in Linux
I am trying to convert a video (recorded with OBS) from MKV to audio only (e.g. MP3 or OGG)
in k(Ubuntu).
I tried this command first :
ffmpeg -i myVideo.mkv -acodec libvorbis output.ogg
the result ...
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How can I use the convert program of ImageMagick and also keep the quality?
I have a lot of .ps images and I need them in .png, so I found that the convert program could help me, however, every time I did the conversion like this: convert foo.ps foo.png the quality of the ...
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CLI convert pptx to pdf WITHOUT libreoffice
I would like to convert sone pptx files to pdf, via the terminal. I know I can use
libreoffice --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf *.ppt
However, that requires me to install the whole ~400MB ...
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How do you convert WMV to MP4? [duplicate]
I have some small WMV files which I want to convert to MP4. How do you convert these without too many troubles?
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how can I add an alpha channel layer behind every photo in a folder?
I have several hundred photos I need to edit. Im using gimp, selecting add alpha channel layer, then selecting the segments to remove. its going to be a long process...and I was hoping I could ...
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Recursively process video files to make space
I've maxed the storage space I have and I would like to make some space.
I've thought of converting all files to mkv and down-scaling high resolution files to a lower resolution.
So to convert mp4 to ...
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ImageMagick convert-im6.q16: unable to open image - No such file or directory @ error/blob.c/OpenBlob/2874
I am having some troubles in a script with convert command in ImageMagick package.
Here is the line :
convert $dst_folder/$1/$2/$3 -resize 144x144\> $thb_folder/$1/$2/$thb_picture
where $1 and $2 ...
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How can I remove DRM from an audible audiobook (aax)?
I hope I do not ask anything that is illegal. I have purchased an audiobook and audible offers to download the corresponding file, which is an aax file. As far as I understood one can somehow extract ...
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Merge images to PDF with xconvert-like options
I'm trying to merge images to PDF. Usually the following website is what I use.
https://www.xconvert.com/merge-image-to-pdf
Given the number of images, I'm thinking of automating the conversion with a ...
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How to convert webp to grayscale png?
I have a bunch of webp images and need to convert them to png format. I know png supports different color modes like grayscale which I need.
Is there any Linux tool or online services to achieve this ...
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How to Convert 2 Image to 1 Page PDF With terminal?
I have a question, I have a problem, I want to change 2 images in 1 page pdf, how do I do it? I tried this command
convert *.jpg -resize 1240x1753 \
-extent 1240x1753 -gravity ...
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Is there a way to convert .xif files (created with Xerox Pagis app on old win 32 OS) to pdf?
I need to convert some 100 .xif files to pdf. As far as I know the only way is to find a 32bit PC with NT or Win2000 and install the Pagis (scanner app of Xerox).xif.
Is there a better way using a ...
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Microsoft Edge installer is provided as .rpm. How can I install it on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
For my work I need Edge browser. However, in the Microsoft web site they provide it as an .rpm file. To install in Ubuntu it needs to be converted to a .deb file.
I tried to convert it, but failed. ...
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How to convert 32MB of PNG file to 200Kbs without losing its colors
I have couple of images that are of 32MBs of size and I want to change their size from 32MBs to 100Kbs or any KBs of size without affecting its colours.
The commands I am trying are:
muhammad@muhammad-...
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flatpak calibre: Cannot read from /home/nicholas/in.epub (permissions?)
Looking to convert an epub to mobi with calibre:
nicholas@gondor:~/ebooks$
nicholas@gondor:~/ebooks$ flatpak --command="sh" run com.calibre_ebook.calibre -c "ebook-convert ~/in.epub ~/...
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Convert multiple files in one command
My folder looks like this:
➜ ls -l
total 437932
-rwxrwxrwx 1 wheel 16254039 Jun 1 20:45 DSC_0210.NEF
-rwxrwxrwx 1 wheel 83532064 Jun 1 21:16 DSC_0210.png
-rwxrwxrwx 1 wheel 16672363 Jun 1 20:45 ...
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Which apps support to open and convert JPEG XL (.jxl) pictures?
JPEG XL (.jxl) is the next-generation, general-purpose image compression codec by the JPEG committee (more info you can find on jpegxl.info). Which apps/programs can open and convert it?
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Why does compressing this PDF using "convert" make this pdf bigger?
Using the command convert -density 100 -quality 100 in.pdf out.pdf to convert a scan into a smaller pdf has worked for me before. Yet I have come accross a scan that it does not work on.
I have tried ...
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How can I compress my .PDF (two pages) to less than 100 kB?
I have a PDF file that I want to compress to less than 100 kB. It has a scan of two pages that I scanned from my mobile scanner. Post scan it is 338 kB (with minimum quality to view the pages). ...
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Converting JFIF standard jpg files to EXIF standard jpg files in Ubuntu
How can I convert JFIF standard jpg images to EXIF standard jpg images in Ubuntu 20.04 preferably via command line if possible?
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How to convert MKV to MP4 using ffmpeg keeping all video, audio tracks and subtitles?
I have been trying to convert mkv to mp4 using
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.mp4
The input.mkv has two different audio track and one subtitle .
But the problem I am getting is ...
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How can we batch convert chess move files of .pgn file format to .bin file format?
Prologue: A .pgn format is type of text file format used for recording Chess moves with other information like date, event, score, opening, engine evaluation, variations, depth etc. This file format ...
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How do I batch convert images from sRGB to CMYK with a specific ICC profile?
I have a few hundred sRGB .tif files that require conversion to the CMYK FORGRA52 ICC profile. I tried using the software XnConvert, but this doesn't work (I don't think it supports conversion from ...
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How to convert .mpub to pdf
Currently I have an mpub (Mobcast Mobile Optimized ePub Book) file which I would like to convert to pdf.
Calibre does not support the mpub extension type https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html
I am ...
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What programs convert German audio to text (Ubuntu 18.04)?
Is there any tool in Ubuntu 18.04 I can use to convert German audio to text? I searched a lot but all applications use English.
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lossless conversion of wmv to mp4 video in Ubuntu command line
How can I losslessly convert a wmv video to mp4 using Ubuntu (20.04) command line?
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Importing Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MKLC) files
I have a couple of legacy Windows keyboard layouts for a number of languages that I made 8 years ago on Win7.
They were made with the "Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator" which saves the ...
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converting lots of TIFF images into a lossless video
I have a lot of (20,000) TIFF images. How can I create a lossless video out of them in one of common video formats (e.g. mp4, AVI) using FFMPEG or any other tools?
I am not sure what was the framerate ...
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How to convert an ATS video with no compression to a mp4 video?
I am using ResearchIR software in Windows 10 and I wonder if there is a tool or command in Ubuntu 20.04 which can convert the output of a thermal camera capture that is .ats with no compression, ...
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How do I convert between .pbp and .iso?
I have some homebrew PSP games in eboot pbp format, and I would like to convert these to .iso format for RetroPie.
How do I do this?
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How to easily convert an MKV video to an MP4
I would like to easily be able to convert a MKV video to MP4 video in Ubuntu. Is there any way I can easily do this at all?
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Convert .pptx or .ppt files to mp4 on Ubuntu
I have few slides sent by my professor. In those slides, each slide is embeded with an audio file. I want to view them as a video file.
In Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows, there is an option ...
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Batch Convert videos in Nested Folders
I used the excellent script from Byte Commander
How can I convert all video files in nested folders? (batch conversion)
I have two questions though.
1) Is it possible to completely mirror the source ...
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Ffmpeg: can TS video be converted directly to MP4 video without re-coding?
I see here (How to convert .ts file into a mainstream format losslessly?) that MKV is recommended for that purpose (ffmpeg -i input -map 0 -c copy output.mkv), but not MP4, which is said to involve re-...
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Convert flac to lossless wma?
I have a bunch of flac files I have to convert to lossless .wma because a game I have requires I use it.
I was looking at avconv, and tried avconv -i song.flac output.wma, however I believe this made ...
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Convert images into PDF without ImageMagick hacks
Since ImageMagick's PDF abilities are broken ("not authorized" error) for some time with no solution in sight, what are the alternatives for converting images into PDF format right now?
I'm not ...
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Convert .dng to .png is not working in Ubuntu 16.04
I want to convert .dng file extension to .png/.jpg format. Here is my command line:
convert /var/www/html/img/10fassettsquare.dng /var/www/html/img/14.png
I am trying to convert but it shows an ...
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convert jpg to pdf
in my Ubuntu 19.10 when trying to convert .jpg to .pdf :
convert gives :
joso@joso-Aspire-ES1-433:~$ convert ‘/home/joso/Desktop/Marticeva etaziranje/IMG_20200104_102541.jpg’ output.pdf
convert: ...
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How do I burn a multi-track .img image to a CD-R or CD-RW?
I have an .img file sizing about 600 MiB. When I wanted to burn this file to a CD (not a DVD), I could not find any program capable of doing so. I tried K3b, Brasero, and AcetoneISO. Nothing was able ...
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convert all the png files in a folder to video
I have ~450 frames named 1...450. However, there are some missing frames for example frame 10, 30, and so on do not exists.
I want to create an AVI video in the same order as 1...450.png. How should ...
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Converting from shorten (.shn) audio files with error: "failed to read data from input file using format"
Since I can't find the answer here and I would like to be able to do so the next time I need to do this, here is how to convert shorten (.shn) audio files to another format that ffmpeg can handle (e.g....
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Convert backup bookmarks (html file) to a folder that contains "URL files" for every bookmark
For a simple example:
I have a html file for Google Chrome backup bookmarks: bookmarks.html
bookmark.html is a backup that have no folders, only have bookmarks.
I want to convert bookmarks.html to ...
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