[ale] movie files to convert to mp4 format ideas ?

[Narahari 'n' Savitha]

Let me understand this.  Handbrake cli can be run in a scripted mode to
convert the files I have to and get them converted over right ?
I know the RTFM statement but anyone has a sample script handy that they
are using so it can be used right away.

-Narahari



On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 for handbrake . There is bunch of profiles also already preset. Ill
> probably test different resolutions on my phone to see which looks good
> without excessive bitrate... Some phones got HD screens some are in 800x480
> range so your results will vary.
>
>
> On Monday, November 17, 2014, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
>
>> On 11/17/2014 12:16 AM, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:
>> > Friends:
>> >
>> > I have a drive which is NTFS containing movies that I have ripped (some
>> as avi,
>> > some as mpeg some as iso)
>> >
>> > What is the best way to make it android compatible so kids can watch on
>> the road ?
>> >
>> > Commandline options is what I am looking for so it is scriptable.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>>
>>
>> So - android prefers lower quality h.264/aac/mp4.
>> For SD resolutions, any player will probably work with android devices
>> made in
>> the last 3 yrs - no need to convert, just load up 1 of the 50 media
>> players that
>> isn't from google and will do software decoding.
>>
>> Transcoding is always bad.
>>
>> For HiDef resolutions, you really need to make the h.264/aac/mp4 that the
>> GPU
>> will decode using hardware - avidemux and Handbrake will do this with a
>> GUI,
>> then you can use the HandbrakeCLI with a saved profile (they have some
>> for iPod,
>> iPhone, i-pad), which generally work fine with Android devices too.
>>
>> You can use ffmpeg, but getting the options just right for every sort of
>> video
>> is a hassle. I used ffmpeg for years, scripted, before switching to
>> "constant
>> quality" and handbrakeCLI. RTFM.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
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