MplayerEncoder
Using Mencoder Converting Video for Nokia Tablet
Mencoder is part of the MPlayer package
Example command lines:
$ mencoder dvd:// -dvd-device /dev/hdd -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -vf scale=400:240 -ffourcc DIVX -ofps 25 -o my_video.avi
Just the first 30 seconds
$ mencoder dvd:// -dvd-device /dev/hdd -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -vf scale=400:240 -ffourcc DIVX -ofps 25 -o my_video.avi -endpos 30
Adjust the volume
$ mencoder dvd:// -dvd-device /dev/hdd -oac mp3lame -lameopts vol=3 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -vf scale=400:240 -ffourcc DIVX -ofps 25 -o my_video.avi
For help with an option, e.g.:
$ mencoder -vf help
Using ffmpeg to encode video for Quicktime
Starting at 30 seconds, for 60 seconds duration:
$ ffmpeg -ac 2 -i input.avi -ss 30 -t 60 output.mp4
Debian Multi Media Repository
Add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list to include the Debian Multi-Media Repository
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main
-- Frank Dean - 13 Nov 2009