AVI to ipod

[thewolfe]

I have some digital video files that are AVI. I understand I need to convert them to MP4.

Anyone have a good free converter?

And btw..I know how to use Google but would like to have a referral if anyone has one they like.

[fliptw]

megui.

tho ati's transcoder is pretty easy to use and free.. just need a recent ATI card.

[Xamindar]

avidemux is one of my favorites. It will convert to just about anything you want.

[AlphaDoG]

I use any video converter and it works great.

http://www.any-video-converter.com/prod ... ideo_free/

[thewolfe]

Thank you ladies and gentleman for your suggestions. I'll check them out.

[thewolfe]

Tried \"Any video converter\" and it worked great to be able to convert AVI to mp4 that would play on my ipod touch, thanks for the input.

[Jeff250]

I use any video converter and it works great.

http://www.any-video-converter.com/prod ... ideo_free/

Meh, another ffmpeg wrapper on the Hall of Shame.

[AlphaDoG]

Does that include the free versions Jeff?

[Krom]

There is no option or link to download the source code even for the free version, which puts it in the hall of shame.

[AlphaDoG]

RgR! I'm going to look for something that doesn't put ME in the hall of shame.

[Jeff250]

ffmpeg also maintains a list of projects that respect their license here:
http://www.ffmpeg.org/projects.html

You're not going to find an audio/video converter these days that doesn't somehow use ffmpeg, either legitimately (as in the link above) or illegitimately (as in the hall of shame), so the above link is a good place to start. It's a good list that, if anything, is too long. Unfortunately, I can't recommend one, because I just use the ffmpeg command line tool in and of itself without any of that GUI wrapper fluff.

[snoopy]

Unfortunately, I can't recommend one, because I just use the ffmpeg command line tool in and of itself without any of that GUI wrapper fluff.

x2. I'm pretty sure it's got pre-sets for ipod-compliant mpegs that will aloow you to accomplish your task in command line with only a couple switches.

I use mencoder in linux, which is basically an ffmpeg wrapper.

In windows I used to use SUPER- you might want to check it out. Last I checked, the UI was really heavy, but it worked. All-in-all, if you read up on the man pages for ffmpeg/mencoder, you can find the switches that you like and bypass having to mess with a UI at all.

Try this: link

As a side note: as I've gotten deeper into linux, I've grown a bigger and bigger appreciation for the terminal. Just 'cause you got windows doesn't mean that the fastest/best/easiest way to do things isn't in the command line.

[daimttery]

You can try using Handbrake
Another free one I like is Mpeg Streamclip

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html
These will convert the avi files into something you can use like iPod mp4.

If you are working on a Mac, you may follow this guide about avi to iPod mp4.

They are all very goood.