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Codec choice for non CPU-intensive video transcoding

I am trying to achieve real-time transcoding of mkv / H264 videos on a low-end (slow CPU) platform. Using the following command line as a testing harness: avconv -i test.mkv -c:v mjpeg -q:v 3 -c:a ...
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1answer
103 views

Crop video to custom resolution

I'm just looking for a simple application (preferably free but not necessarily) that allows me to crop a video to a custom resolution; obviously smaller than the original resolution. The application ...
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0answers
58 views

Generating media DVD ISO's from video files and metadata

I have several videos that have been organized using Media Center Master to include metadata, cover art, etc. I would like to turn them into ISO files in bulk, so that I can later burn them to DVDs. ...
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1answer
439 views

Transcode videos to webm with lossless compression

I am using GNU/Linux(Arch Linux), and i need to transcode some videos from .avi/.mov to .webm. I don't have the original file for most videos, only the "very compressed" .avi, and i can't loose any ...
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2answers
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Which video format requires least transcoding for versatile media streaming

I know this question is related a bit to this here, but I have a more specific aim. I want to stream videos (in 1080p quality with multiple sound channels) to different devices (iOS, Xbox 360, PS3, ...
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Concatenating ogg video files from the command line

Okay. I've got a few ogg files I've created using a desktop recording tool. I've transcoded them using ffmpeg once (mainly to clip out the beginnings and the ends). Now, I have 3 such files which I ...
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3answers
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MKV to MP4 transcoding script issues

Ok, this one has got me scratching my head - specially as I'm a scripting nOOb, and my *nix expeirence is basic to say the least. Summary Need to identify why the shell script for converting filers ...
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1answer
196 views

h264 Slideshow Maker

I've been using Windows Movie Maker to make slideshows with musical backdrops. The two problems are (A) the maximum output resolution is 640x480 and (B) it only exports in the WMV encoding. I would ...
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Transcoding with UVD?

Is there a way to use UVD for transcoding? E.g. for decoding video for recompression. I'm not looking for accelerating the actual encoding process, just the decoding. If it's not possible, than is it ...