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How to get Arista Transcoder working

Arista Transcoder is a video converter for Linux that is the only one in existence that makes videos half the file size with no quality loss. When I use FFMPEG or ANY other converter on the same files,...
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Raspberry Pi 3 - How to install FFMPEG using python newest version

I'm trying to install FFMPEG on Raspberry Pi 3, with libx265 support (H265 coding). The main purpose is to batch transcode h264 videos on my HD and convert them to h265 to save space on disk. I found ...
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How do I use FFmpeg and rav1e to create high quality AV1 files?

I am currently using Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04 LTS and I would like to create high quality AV1 files using FFmpeg and librav1e. I have been spurred along by the addition of rav1e support to FFmpeg as '...
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How to watch transcoded video from transcode?

I used command transcode -J stabilize --mplayer_probe -i "Video.MOV" and after that I've got an output file with .trf. What to do now?
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Handbrake does not find the audio track

I want to transcode videos using handbrake, but it shows 0 Audio Tracks. The file is a .mp4 with one video stream (h264) and one audio stream. VLC calls the audio codec "twos" while MediaInfo calls ...
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How to transcode FLAC to mp3 on the fly

I am using minidlna / ReadyMedia-Server to stream my music files in my network. Unfortunately one of my players is unable to read FLAC files, so I am looking into a solution on how to transcode all ...
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FFMPEG returns an error while trying to screencapture using AMD VCE

when I enter: ffmpeg -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -i input.mp4 -c:v h264_vaapi -b:v 2M -maxrate 2M output.mp4 I get: ffmpeg version 3.3.4-2 ...
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How to convert a lot of videos at once in Ubuntu 16.04?

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 for about two weeks. At this moment, I need to convert a lot of videos(58 to be exact!) into audio. Googling about converters, I installed Transmageddon. It's pretty cool but ...
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Free codecs: How to use FFmpeg to convert my mp4s to ogv under Xenial?

I am very attracted to the idea of using completely free codecs. How do I convert my .mp4 files to .ogv using FFmpeg under Xenial Xerus using these free codecs? I am interested in: Converting a ...
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transcode: Which Video output format?

I know how to use google, but if I search for "transcode: Which Video output format?" I get a lot of results which are more then seven years old. I am not a video codec guru, but AFAIK there was a ...
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How do I extract and rename .ass subtitles from multiple MVK files?

I have a BUNCH of mkv files that I want to play on my Blue-ray player. However it won't read the subs unless they are out of the file. I need a way to extract and rename them. I want to give them the ...
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How do I DLNA stream from GNOME to an Xbox One?

Say I have some video files in various formats that I want to stream to my Xbox One. Under Windows, I can choose the Xbox as a “playback device” from the file’s context-menu in Explorer. As far as I ...
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Change stream format of command line sp-sc (Sopcast) utility

I am using the command line version of Sopcast under Ubuntu 14.04. I am using it like sp-sc sop://address port port. This takes the P2P stream and re-transmits it as an live ASF stream. I usually open ...
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Bash script for execute one command for many files

I just tried to clear my holiday video stuff and found program for stibilizng vision. There are a lot of files so I made script to stabilize all. Firstly I need to run command: transcode -J ...
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Convert downloaded YouTube videos (downloaded with youtube-dl) to audio-only, with no loss? [duplicate]

If one downloads videos from YouTube using youtube-dl, they get .mp4 files which are a ISO Media, MPEG v4 system, version 2. Can these files be converted to audio-only, ideally with no quality loss? ...
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Deshaking videos using script

How can I deshake my video? I try to use transcode: transcode -J stabilize --mplayer_probe -i "input.MTS" But it causes a segfault. Trying to use ffmpeg filters: ffmpeg -i "input.MTS" -vf ...
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Is it possible to transcode a video file with an ifs extension?

I have recovered video files recorded from a camera DVR which has an embedded Linux system and compresses in H264, the files are .ifs and I need to be able to make these files viewable on any computer ...
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Using avconv, when remuxing to MKV, is there a way to fix packed AVI input files?

Due to compatibility bugs between Plex server and Panasonic TVs, the only way to get it to work well is remux everything to MKV, straight copy all streams (video, audio, subtitle) Seems simple enough:...
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Convert .mov files to Home Theater compatible MP4

I have bunch of mov files and I want to play them on my Sony DVD Home Theater (Xvid/HDMI capable) but I cannot. I have tried different configuration in WinFF (ffmpeg frontend) but does not work. The ...
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What can I use to transcode MKV to MKV with good automatic compression?

I have a large DVD collection which I wish to convert to MKV with h264 and audio passthrough (unless there's something much better that the untranscoded AC3 or DTS) with subtitles. So far I have ...
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Is transcoding 24bit FLAC to 16bit OggVorbis an issue?

I have a bunch of HQ recordings as FLAC with 24bit resolution. They take too much space on my Android device, and Ogg achieves transparent sound (particularly when on the go with noise around me) at ...
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What extra packages are needed by Amarok to transcode to MP3?

I'm using Amarok 2.6.0, on KDE version 4.9.3, on Kubuntu 12.04. I would like to be able to copy my music onto my MP3 player (in this case, my iPhone 3), but to transcode the tracks as I copy them over....
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Skipping video and audio with PS3MediaServer

I'm using the latest PS3MediaServer build right from the repos suggested in the Ubuntu Wiki. I'm streaming multiple movies from my server (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) to my PS3 over wireless. Sometimes, during ...
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How Can I use Arista Transcoder or Transmageddon to shrink Videos?

How Can I use Arista Transcoder or Transmageddon to shrink a Video file? Any other recommendation for a software that can shrink videos?
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FFmpeg or GStreamer for command line conversion of audio files?

I think I'm mixing up and I need some one to clarify things for me! What is the differences between GStreamer and FFmpeg. What I need is a command line to convert file(s) from one format to another. ...
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How do I rip audio from a DVD?

I remember reading a long time ago how you can rip the audio (music) from a DVD and convert it to a usable/readable format. I can't find that article any more. Can anybody help me?
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Any way to easily rip blu-ray disks?

I've seen the documentation on Blu-Ray Restricted formats here but I'm looking to see if anyone has come up with an easy solution yet? Also it would be awesome if someone knows of any type of program ...
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How to convert MPG4 video?

What MPG4 converters are available for Ubuntu 10.10? I have tried all that are in the Software Centre and none will work. I have a flip camera and it records in MPG4, which I have trouble with on ...
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What can I use to transcode and transfer music to my digital audio player at the same time?

I would like to keep only the original copies of my music on my computer, and then optionally transcode them if necessary when transferring them to my MP3 player. What can I use to accomplish this? ...
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What is the best way to shrink HD Quicktime MOV files

I recently purchased one of the Kodak Playsport cameras which takes 720p video @ 60 frames per second. The video quality is great but the files are rather large for uploading to Youtube (about 150 ...
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