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Questions relating to the Audio Video Interleave (avi) multimedia file format

The avi container was introduced by Microsoft in 1992 and is still commonly seen despite some limitations that have surfaced with newer technologies. These limitations have been resolved with containers such as Matroska (mkv), ogg and mp4 but still many software applications under Ubuntu will play and create files in the older avi format.

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Using avconv, when remuxing to MKV, is there a way to fix packed AVI input files?

Due to compatibility bugs between Plex server and Panasonic TVs, the only way to get it to work well is remux everything to MKV, straight copy all streams (video, audio, subtitle) Seems simple enough: avconv -i "input.avi" -c copy…
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How can I convert my mp4 files to avi using avconv?

I need to convert some mp4 files to another format (I chose avi: there may be a better one, suggestions welcome). I tried using ffmpeg but got the deprecated message so I am using avconv, but again there may be a better tool. Here's what I'm using:…
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Convert a sequence of ppm images to avi video

I want to convert a sequence of ppm images to avi video (or another possible video format accepted by OpenCV). First I converted the ppm images with no drop in quality to jpg: for f in *ppm ; do convert -quality 100 $f `basename $f ppm`jpg; done…
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How to fix AVI index error

I try to open an AVI file. The first software I tried is VLC media player. It reports some error about AVI index: This AVI file is broken. Seeking will not work correctly. Do you want to try to fix it? This might take a long time. I chose…
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Concatenating AVI videos

I have some AVI videos from a vacation. The videos might have different frame rate and resolution, as they came from different cameras. What's the easiest way to concatenate these videos? Is there an straightforward way to make simple edits…
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split video from mkv, avi, mp4

I've a mkv video file and want to split some important scenes. Is there any tool in ubuntu to split them. I'm looking for GUI tool. any help is appreciated.
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AVI playback terrible - Ubuntu 11.10 on a old Thinkpad T42

When playing standard definition AVI files in VLC (and other media players) on my old Thinkpad T42 in Ubuntu 11.10, the playback is terrible: it's kinda slow and choppy - borderline unwatchable. Playing video in youtube is pretty much perfect. …
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Remove noise in video created by recordMyDesktop?

I need to record some activity on my desktop with voice , but recordMyDesktop really doesn't provide an acceptable record. Here are two solutions came into my mind , strip off the voice from that video , use audacity to remove noise , and put it…
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Native tool to change aspect ratio information in video file

I have a video file (avi) which somehow has the wrong default aspect ratio. If I open it with VLC or any other player, it's shown in 4:3, making everything look really tall/thin. When I manually change the aspect ratio to 16:9 it looks fine, but…
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How can I clear Totem's cache?

I watched an uploaded movie with Totem. Looks like it saved or cached the movie somewhere because it takes space now from the HDD. I never noticed similar before. Where does Totem save streamed movies?
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convert all the png files in a folder to video

I have ~450 frames named 1...450. However, there are some missing frames for example frame 10, 30, and so on do not exists. I want to create an AVI video in the same order as 1...450.png. How should I do that?
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How can I watch .avi with embedded subtitles?

I have downloaded an avi with subtitles in multiple languages. I can watch the video online and choose the subtitle language I need. However, I cannot see the subtitles with the Totem movie player nor with VLC. Codec: MPEG-4 Video (XVID)
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Is it possible, today, to read avi files on Aquaris m10?

What I mainly do with a tablet : Browse internet, read epub books, read emails, and watch movies. I am naive, I was not expecting to get everything with Ubuntu touch, but at least watching my avi movies :-( Is there an app today, for that?. The one…
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How can the speed of an AVI file be changed?

I want to change the speed of an AVI video file such that it takes twice as long to play as it did originally. I have attempted to do this with ffmpeg, but this results in a very low quality video: ffmpeg -i in.avi -filter:v "setpts=2.0*PTS"…
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Hard disk's too slow to play a huge raw AVI file

I have a huge AVI file. The video player (VLC) stops every about 10 seconds because the HDD doesn't read fast enough. (details here) I want to be able to play this video. Anyone knows a workaround? Is it possible to load up a larger part of the…
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