Hey Bill, I second what Alex said - Handbrake for Linux is a very cool little app. I was really frustrated trying to add video to my new Palm Pre - until another computer friend of mine suggested Handbrake - Worked like a charm. Good luck,
Al Lenaburg On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Alex Mandel<[email protected]> wrote: > The easiest way to get what you want is to use Handbrake. > http://handbrake.fr/ > Just select one of the preset Ipod options and you should get what you > want out of it. > > Alex > > Bill Kendrick wrote: >> Ok, I don't currently have time to dig into the options, but just in >> case there was an mplayer/mencoder or ffmpeg expert on the list and >> wanted to figure it out FOR me... ;) >> >> I asked "what's the best format & compression for videos on facebook", >> and a friend replied with: >> >> ----- Forwarded message ----- >> >> According to FB: >> >> Generally, the best format to upload is H.264 video with AAC audio in >> MOV or MP4 format. H.264 currently offers the best video compression >> available, and due to file size limitations, this format is the >> optimal choice for Facebook Video. >> >> To avoid the rescaling of your video by Facebook's encoder, use a file >> with the larger edge of the video not exceeding 1280px. If your video >> is less than 1280px in size on the larger edge, try to keep your >> dimensions to multiples of 16px for best compression. >> >> Keep the frame rate of your video at or below 30fps. >> >> Use stereo audio with a sample rate of 44,100hz." >> >> ----- End forwarded message ----- >> >> Thanks ;) >> > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
