#video-conversion

How-to: How to see what command-line options handbrake sends to mencoder #it #solution #answer

How to see what command-line options handbrake sends to mencoder

I want to see what command-line options handbrake is sending to mencoder. I looked at the Activity Window and it shows a lot of stuff but not what I’m looking for. How can I find it?

Answer [by oKtosiTe]: How to see what command-line options handbrake sends to mencoder

Based on my experience with Handbrake on Windows and Linux: it…

Answer: What is the "sameq" or "same_quant" option in FFmpeg? Does it mean "same quality"? #solution #development #it

What is the "sameq" or "same_quant" option in FFmpeg? Does it mean "same quality"?

Often, I’ve seen FFmpeg commands using the sameq option, for example

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -sameq output.avi

What does this mean? Does it mean “same quality”? If not, what should I use instead?

Answer [by slhck]: What is the "sameq" or "same_quant" option in FFmpeg? Does it mean "same quality"? sameqdoes not mean…

Solution: Resizing videos with ffmpeg/avconv to fit into static sized player #answer #fix #it

Resizing videos with ffmpeg/avconv to fit into static sized player

I have a html 5 video player which is 700px wide, 400px high. I’m trying to use avconv to use ffmpeg to resize (while retaining the aspect ratio) and making sure it fits into my player.

Input can be a file of any size, so I need to resize the larger ones but center the smaller ones with black bars. So far I’ve tried: -s and -aspe…

How to: How to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies #computers #solution #development

How to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies

I’m trying to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies. I’m using mp4box (on OS X) but cannot figure out how it works.

Any hints?

Answer [by slhck]: How to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies MP4 and 3GP files

The free and cross-platform MP4Boxonly works with MP4 or 3GP containers. You can install it from the homepage. First, you want look…

How-to: Convert AVI to MP4 keeping the same quality #fix #development #solution

Convert AVI to MP4 keeping the same quality

I want to compress an AVI file to MP4 using an h.264 codec. I could not get the same quality. How can I compress it?

Original Video:

Original Video Screen:

FFmpeg console output (ffmpeg -i input.avi):

FFmpeg version SVN-r26402, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers built on Dec 28 2012 10:03:40 with gcc 4.4.6 20120305 (Red Hat 4.4.6-4)…

Solution: How can I watch a side-by-side 3D video in 2D? #fix #computers #solution

How can I watch a side-by-side 3D video in 2D?

I have a 3D movie (.MKV), with side-by-side 3D, and it works just fine at home. Now I want to see it at my friend’s house, and they don’t have a 3D system.

Is there any way to crop one of the sides on VLC or convert it to 2D?

My friend uses a Mac, but I can use Mac OS X or Windows 7 to play the file.

Answer [by bozzy]: How can I watch a side-by-side…

Fixed: Handbrake settings to convert MKV to MP4 while retaining the original quality #it #programming #fix

Handbrake settings to convert MKV to MP4 while retaining the original quality

I have a ton of MKV files I need to convert to MP4 and my chosen software is Handbrake.

I’m stuck on which settings would be best for the conversion. I want to retain full quality. Do I just convert with the original settings and not change anything or is there any specific thing I need to change?

Answer [by slhck]:…