====== Ffmpeg ======

= FFMPEG - Video Editing Application =
====== Install ffmpeg ======
===== Install ffmpeg Plain =====
 apt-get install ffmpeg

===== Install ffmpeg with MP3 support =====
This above step will install ffmpeg and only the basic codecs. Note: the mp3 audio codec is missing from the package above. 

I suggest you add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
 vi /etc/apt/sources.list
 deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org stable main
 apt-get update
 apt-get install ffmpeg

====== Convert AVI or MPG or MPEG to FLV (Flash Video) ======
===== General to Good conversion settings =====
 ffmpeg -i MOV02780.MPG -acodec mp3 -ab 64 -ar 22050 -s 640x480 -b 350000 -r 4 -deinterlace MOV02780.flv
 
 # It was a balance between how many frames to show, and at what quality to show them.
 # The above shows frames quite slow at: ~35fps (-r 4), and reasonable quality (-b 350000).
 # If the frame rate above was increased leaving bitrate (b), more discrepencies would be shown up!!

===== Better Conversion Settings with NO sound =====
 ffmpeg -i MOV03669.MPG -an -s 640x480 -b 600000 -r 6 -deinterlace MOV03669.flv
 #better quality and smoother and no sound

===== Sample example =====
 ffmpeg -i MOV02780.MPG -acodec mp3 -ab 64 -ar 22050 -s 640x480 -b 400000 -r 1 -deinterlace MOV02780.flv
 
 -r 1
 #puts frame rate at ~10fps
 #The video was very jumpy. The quality was good, but it was jumping from frame to frame. The audio was fine and played away/
 
 -r 3
 # ~25fps

====== Compress MP3 Audio File ======
Simply:
 ffmpeg -i /tmp/songin.mp3 -acodec mp3 -ab 8k /tmp/songout.mp3

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Sources:

http://gallery.menalto.com/node/63158
ffmpeg -i MOV02780.MPG -f flv -vcodec flv -acodec mp3 -ab 64 -ar 22050 -s 640x480 -deinterlace MOV02780.flv


http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/2005-November/001498.html
ffmpeg -i movie.mpg -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f flv -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 -y movie.flv


http://luar.com.hk/blog/?p=670
ffmpeg -i video.avi -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f flv -s 320x240 video.flv


http://parallaxed.net/article/convert-to-flv-flash-video-with-ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i someVideo.avi -o -f flv -b 200000 someVideo.flv 


http://www.philroche.net/archives/halfviking-gets-videos/
ffmpeg.exe -i 'video.avi' -y -ab 64 -ar 22050 -b 200 -r 25 -s 650*450 'video.flv'