Hi.

I’m doing a little bit of research on converting movies with ffmpeg on linux (ubuntu).

first install ffmpeg and mplayer :
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sudo apt-get ffmpeg mplayer
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then you can convert videos simply with this command..

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ffmpeg -i teaser_hi.mov -b 400 teaser_hi.flv
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the -i is the input file
the -b is the bitrate.. in kpbs

now to generate thumbnails of a movie

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ffmpeg -i teaser_hi.mov -y -s 320x240 -r 0.05 %d.jpg
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I still have to understand these options..