convert avi files to mpeg (NoOp)

[NoOp]

On 10/30/2008 05:30 PM, Cesar Augusto Suarez wrote:
> 
> On 10/30/2008 12:28 PM, Douglas Pollard wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>        I captured a bunch of video files in kino and placed them in 
>> cinelerra. The first couple I saved as AVI. I had thought I would 
>> recapture them later as mpeg and delete the avi files but this is a good 
>> time to learn to use ffmpeg to convert avi to mpeg  I copied a couple of 
>> commands from  web sites but was unable to get ffmeg up and running.  I 
>> also tried Averdimux but it seems not to like avi files.  A little help 
>> with a good tutorial might be a big help.
>>                                                                        
>> Doug                                                                    
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>>                                
>> 
> 
>>I recommend WinFF:
>>
>>http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/05/22/easily-convert-videos-with-winff-and-ffmpeg/
>>
>>Use:
>>http://code.google.com/p/winff/
>  > http://code.google.com/p/winff/wiki/UbuntuInstallation
> 
> I recommend PyTube Multimedia Converter
> add this repository to yours:
> 
> deb http://www.bashterritory.com/pytube/releases /
> 
> update repositories and type:
> 
> sudo aptitude install pytube
> 

You obviously forgot to check that link.

~$ host bashterritory.com
Host bashterritory.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

   Domain Name: BASHTERRITORY.COM
[snip]
   Status: ok
   Updated Date: 01-nov-2007
   Creation Date: 30-oct-2006
   Expiration Date: 30-oct-2008

The domain expired today.

Also see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/159901

In the future, please at least verify a url/solution before recommending
to others.