#video-encoding

How-to: Video encoding for archival #solution #fix #it

Video encoding for archival

I would like to archive some home videos (DV). I don’t need to save them losslessly, but I would like to encode them in something high-quality.

What format is both pretty indistinguishable from the original and will likely be readable 15 years from now?

WMA makes me nervous, because it’s only one company that makes it, and they’re constantly coming out with newer…

Resolved: How to generate an MP4 with H.265 codec using FFmpeg? #solution #answer #development

How to generate an MP4 with H.265 codec using FFmpeg?

I want to encode a video file to H.265. The last version of ffmpeg should be support H.265 (Source).

However, I could not find any information about the exact command.

I do not know, which library I should indicate after -vcodec.

I use the lastest Zeranoe FFmpeg Build (git-c78a416 (2013-10-26)).

Answer [by AndreLung]: How to generate an MP4…

Fixed: Is there any way to distribute x264 encoding jobs across multiple computers (to increase the encoding speed)? #it #computers #fix

Is there any way to distribute x264 encoding jobs across multiple computers (to increase the encoding speed)?

Does anyone know of a current, active solution to encoding x264 videos across many computers (via the network) to increase encoding FPS?

Brownie points for cross-platform and open source, but just so you all know, I usually use Windows.

Programs that I have heard of, and why I do not…

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)…

Answer: How do I reduce the size of a huge MP4 video? #it #solution #programming

How do I reduce the size of a huge MP4 video?

I paid $59.95 for Vimeo Plus only to find that there is a 1 Gigabyte limit on video size.

I have a 4 GB MP4 video file that I shot with the HD Flip Mino. How do I reduce it to no more than 1 GIG without losing too much quality?

Answer [by Adam Rosenfield]: How do I reduce the size of a huge MP4 video?

You can try using something such as ffmpeg or me…