Converting .ogg to .wmv or .mp4, .mpeg

[Ray Parrish]

komputes wrote:
> Ray Parrish wrote:
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>> Erich Jansen wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 13:17 -0700, Ray Parrish wrote:
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>>>> Hello,
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>>>> I have several conversion programs already, but none of them will let me 
>>>> convert to windows style video files for upload to YouTube. YouTube will 
>>>> not take .ogg, and the .avi format I have been converting my .oggs to 
>>>> loses detail and looks fuzzy and out of focus when used.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what programs and plugisns I need to convert .ogg to 
>>>> .wmv, .mp4, or. .mpeg?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Ray Parrish
>>>>
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>>> sudo apt-get install avidemux
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>> I already have that, and it refuses to open .ogg files, claiming that 
>> they cannot be opened. Any other ideas?
>>
>> Later, Ray Parrish
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> Currently avidemux does not support ogv files. I use ffmpeg from the
> command line. You need to make sure you have the ffmpeg package installed:
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> $ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
>
> Then to do the conversion:
> $ ffmpeg -i input.ogv -b 5000k output.avi
>
> If you want a graphical utility to do the same I think winff should be
> able to do it (I don't use it, I just know of it).
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> -komputes
>   
OK, your command there shows converting to .avi format, but is it also 
possible to convert to .wmv or .mpg format as well with ffmpeg?

Later, Ray Parrish

-- 
The Furure of Technology
http://www.rayslinks.com/The%20Future%20of%20Technology.html
Ray's Links, a variety of links to usefull things, and articles by Ray.
http://www.rayslinks.com
Writings of "The" Schizophrenic, what it's like to be a schizo, and other
things including my poetry.
http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com