convert flv for playback on ipad

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I like to watch flv videos during downtimes using my ipad. Whats a good tool for converting video files and then tossing them onto the ipad. Primarily I've grabbed a few flv tutorials off you tube. I know ffmpeg can do the transform, but it's got one of those "needs a phd in video" to sort out...

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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Try:

Arista Transcoder (Seems to be specially for devices like ipods/phones etc.)
WinFF (GUI for FFMPEG)
OggConvert (Converts to free formats)

These can all be found in the Ubuntu Software Centre.

EDIT: Arista is probably the best of these as it has a preset for the ipad.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

Community

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answered Aug 17 '10 at 19:24

dv3500ea

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 17 '10 at 22:41

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I find that MediaCoder works quite well for video transcoding. It has presets for iPod/iPad and runs just fine under Wine.

answered Aug 17 '10 at 22:41

Nathan Osman

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 16 '12 at 15:27

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Hands down best video encoder. Handbrake.

Handbrake is not available from the repositories. You can install it from a ppa though:

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edited Aug 16 '12 at 15:27

stephenmyall

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answered Aug 17 '10 at 19:47

myusuf3

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 16 '12 at 18:48

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Once you have the codecs installed, you just need to learn one ffmpeg command to re-encode your videos:

ffmpeg -i in.flv -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac -sameq out.mp4

For help with codecs, I recommend this useful page at Ubuntu help.

edited Aug 16 '12 at 18:48

answered Aug 23 '10 at 15:41

brousch

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convert flv for playback on ipad

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