convert avi files to mpeg

[Matthew Flaschen]

Douglas Pollard wrote:
>> What does that mean?  Did you install ffmpeg?  What commands did you
>> try?  All you have to do is:
>>
>> ffmpeg -i file.avi file.mpeg
>>
>> Matt Flaschen
>>
>>
>>   
> Sorry Mathew,
>        For one reason or another I had not been able to find the online 
> tutorial for ffmped. I found it.  After I spend some time reading I will 
> get back  if there are still some things I can't work out. 

Okay.  Also try:

man ffmpeg

which has more than enough information to do basic conversions like
avi->mpeg.

Matt Flaschen