Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-07 Thread carl day
Online docs on PLex shows only MP4 container [no mkv]. Hauppauge USB2 is an OTA recorder. If you are getting "very good" atsc file recording could also strip out the Close-Captions with ccextractor to a SRT file merge back ffmpeg to x264 MP4 file. On 7/6/17, Tom

Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-06 Thread Tom
+1 for HandBrake - it is great for casual simple converting use - it comes in two parts: CLI and GUI If you ever need it, use ffmpeg for more complex tasks such as muxing in/out different streams, and converting formats HandBrake does not understand. I would also recommend combination of x264 for

Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-06 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 20:09:56 -0700 Edward Koenig dijo: >ffmpeg, handbrake, mencoder, etc various GUIs that use these. All >F/OSS +1 for Handbrake. I loves me my GUIs, and Handbrake is one of the best, most flexible, and easiest to use. Re VLC, I love it also, but the

Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-05 Thread Edward Koenig
> On Jul 5, 2017, at 6:21 PM, michael wrote: > > Is there a free tool that works under Linux that will do the conversion? > Plex media server can't play MPEG2 files, but MPEG2 is > what my Hauppauge USB2 device produces. >

Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-05 Thread Michael Barnes
I think sox does some file conversion, also. Check the man page for specifics. Michael On Jul 5, 2017 18:28, "VY" wrote: > ffmpeg should be able to do that > > > > On Jul 5, 2017 6:24 PM, "michael" wrote: > > > Is there a free tool that works

Re: [PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-05 Thread VY
ffmpeg should be able to do that On Jul 5, 2017 6:24 PM, "michael" wrote: > Is there a free tool that works under Linux that will do the conversion? > Plex media server can't play MPEG2 files, but MPEG2 is > what my Hauppauge USB2 device produces. >

[PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

2017-07-05 Thread michael
Is there a free tool that works under Linux that will do the conversion? Plex media server can't play MPEG2 files, but MPEG2 is what my Hauppauge USB2 device produces. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org