On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/05/12 17:54, Steve Holdoway wrote: >> >> On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 15:07 +1200, Barry wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. >>> I downloaded a movie from MV Group which I wish to play on my video >>> recorder. The size is 747MB so it will not fit on a 700MB cd. >>> >>> I therefore ran..... >>> >>> ffmpeg -i inputfile.avi -target vcd-pal outputfile.mpg >>> >>> and burnt outputfile.mpg using k3b to a cd. The resulting disk is not >>> recognised by the dvd player which is supposed to play a vcd/divx. >>> >>> After many attempts at various formats& browsing the web I am now >>> >>> thoroughly confused. What am I missing? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Barry >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> >> >> I use a wee program called devede to generate multimedia that I can use >> with my DVD player. >> >> Dunno if that will make tapes tho (: >> >> Cheers, >> >> Steve >> > Thanks Steve, I'm trying it now. Actually its a dvd player - wrong > terminology. > > > Barry
If you cannot plug your computer into your TV then think about a wdtv live or a boxee box or similar. Changing codecs all the time reduces quality and is a huge waste of computing power. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
