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On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:00:21 +0000 Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On 16 Jan 2014, at 12:19 pm, Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > I have to watch a lot of dav video files and possibly convert |
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> > them to a more common video format like avi or mp4. |
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> > P.S. My vlc does not understands this format. |
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> Have you tried viewing them in mplayer? |
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Yes, I have just emerged it (with the default use flags) |
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but it does not play dav video files properly. |
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> IMO ffmpeg or mplayer are the correct tools for conversion - my |
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> instinct says that Handbrake is not. |
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> In another comment you report some error messages. I think your video |
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> files are recordings created by a handheld video camera - it's |
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> possible there are bugs in the video it creates. |
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I think you are right. |
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Actually, I had the same thoughts but was not sure. |
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The videos are produced by a surveillance digital video recorder. |
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> At least if you use ffmpeg you'll be aware of these warnings - if the |
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> converted video plays, then fine, but at least you have the |
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> opportunity to tweak the settings and reduce the errors to the |
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> minimum. I think a GUI app like Handbrake will only hide the errors |
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> from you. |
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avi files created by ffmpeg are played ok both by vlc and mplayer. |
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So, I think that I have to convert them first and then use vlc. |
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Thank you for your help. |
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And thanks to all who replyed to this thread, as well. :) |
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