On Fri, 16 May 2008 17:44:28 -0700 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo: > On 05/16/2008 05:28 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > I have OOo 2.4 on Ubuntu and all works well. However, I will be using > > version 2.2/Windows when I make a presentation in class a couple weeks > > from now, because that is what is installed on the university's > > computer. I think both versions can play AVI, MPEG, Quicktime and Vivo > > files, so I don't think the version difference will be an issue. > > > > My problem is that the video I need to play came to me in .flv format > > (from Youtube). The video is at 320 x 240, 28.874 fps, total 13,717 > > frames. When played on the screen in the classroom the resolution is > > pretty bad. And, of course, it needs to be converted to another format > > for Impress anyway. > > > > I started trying ffmpeg (a command line tool), but couldn't figure it > > out. I know nothing of how video works, so I failed to understand what > > any of the options do. > > > > I had better luck with avidemux. At least it is a GUI. I managed to > > improve the video by using noise filters, but I can't get the sound to > > work in the output file. Again, there are a bewildering array of > > options and I don't understand how they work or what they're for. > > > > Can anyone suggest a simple Linux tool for converting .flv to .avi > > or .mpeg and resampling the video? > > Did you try WinFF as I suggested in your previous thread regarding this? > It is a GUI frontend for ffmpeg. > > Drop me a note off list and I'll be happy to help you get it converted.
WinFF was suggested to me by others also, but there is no 64-bit .deb. I might be able to install it with --force-architecture, but that doesn't always work. Or compile from source, but that also frequently has problems, especially if you're not an expert. I did manage to get the original file converted to an .avi and it plays in Impress on my computer. But it won't play in Impress/Windows on the classroom computer. The classroom computer does have VLC installed (amazingly), and VLC will play it. VLC will even play the original .flv file, so VLC is my backup in case I can't get anything else to work. What I really need to do is find something that will upsample the video to a better resolution. The original (and the .avi I made) are at 320 x 240, which is not very good on a large screen in the classroom. Avidemux has filters that supposedly do that, but every output file has no sound. I'm trying to find an Avidemux forum or e-list or something. Or a completely different tool. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
