two things here:
1.) The ubuntu package apparently does not put the ppm2mpeg.sh script to a 
location where it will be found automatically. Your workaround seems good.
2.) I very much suspect a usage problem here. xvidcap has a concept of 
"multi-frame capture" which records to a video directly. Using that, you don't 
need ppm2mpeg.sh AT ALL. Just do this (as an example on the command line of 
options you can also select through the preferences):
# xvidcap --mf --file /tmp/test.avi --auto
... record smth.
# totem /tmp/test.avi

You only need ppm2mpeg.sh if you use "single-frame capture". That captures to 
individual screenshot image files. Those you can encode to a video. The script 
provided with xvidcap does not work with XWD files. The following should work:
# xvidcap --sf --file /tmp/test-%d.png --auto
.... record smth.
.... select "encode" from the xvidcap menu
# totem /tmp/output.avi

Please read the xvidcap online help for more information and let us know
how you fare.

-- 
ppm2mpeg.sh: command not found and other encoding problems
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244204
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

-- 
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

Reply via email to