On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 14:47 +0200, arygroup@gmail.com wrote:
On 18/03/10 14:41, Tejas Guruswamy wrote:
I know this isn't terribly helpful to you now but I find that trying to do encoding/demuxing/whatever is a LOT easier if you just go direct to the command line tools. All the GUIs are just frontends for these tools anyway.
Look at: transcode ffmpeg mencoder (part of MPlayer)
They have a ridiculous array of options and support every format under the sun. The GUIs tend not to expose their full capabilities.
Both the editing (assuming it is just simple resizing/cutting) and encoding can be done with these tools.
Regards, Tejas
Thanks, but I can hardly imagine how I can cut something from command line if I don't see what I'm cutting. I'm not able to see a blodie in red scirt among a flow of charecters (-:
I think the above suggestion could be helpful in simplifying your "algorithm" though. You can probably find a format that Openshot handles more easily using ffmpeg to convert your ogv prior to editing. It also will probably cure the sound issue during conversion. You can use ffmpeg via a gui front end. The most popular gui front end for ffmpeg is Winff. There are dozens of pre-sets for conversions and the presets are editable - so you don't have to be a command line guru to fine tune frame rate, bit rate, res, etc. So your algorithm could look something like this So my full algorith is:
1. Record my video using qt-recordMyDesktop. 2. Convert it to "most OpenShot freindly format" using WinFF. 3. Edit the Video in OpenShot 4. Render the result in Openshot (best suitable format) 5. Convert rendered result with WinFF (set resolution, format, audio, etc.) to .flv or other you tube freindly format.
Admittedly linux video editing can be challenging, but it's getting better. Also, OpenShot just released version 1.1 which seems to be a big improvement over 1.0. Oh yeah, one other unsolicited suggestion. You might try shutting off the sound recording on "record my desktop" and recording your audio on a separate mp3 track. Most cheap mp3 players and even phones will allow you to record several minutes of audio. Its pretty easy to match up the audio, and also that allows you to edit the audio track separate from the video. - In my experiences, it also makes Record my Desktop about twice as responsive. But . . . At least you got it done ! good luck Regis -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org