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I have a lot of content from old digital video camera (miniDV). | I have a lot of content from old digital video camera (miniDV). | ||
This content is interlaced and | This content takes a lot of space, is interlaced and cannot be played by some players. I'd like to have it in a more modern, conveniant format. | ||
Currently, the best is probably x264 mp4 format. Playable by many players including smartphones and ipads. | Currently, the best is probably x264 mp4 format. Playable by many players including smartphones and ipads. | ||
A good tool for that seems to be HandBrake. Comes with GUI and CLI | A good tool for that conversion task seems to be [[https://handbrake.fr/ HandBrake]]. Comes with GUI and CLI. It is available as opensuse package from packman. | ||
= Command = | |||
This command line has proven to give good quality: | This command line has proven to give good quality: | ||
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-q 20 -r 25 -a 1 -E av_aac -M Bt.601 --decomb --crop 3:5:0:0 --loose-anamorphic | -q 20 -r 25 -a 1 -E av_aac -M Bt.601 --decomb --crop 3:5:0:0 --loose-anamorphic | ||
Use preset medium or veryslow for even better quality (but I cant see the difference...) | = Variations = | ||
* Use preset medium or veryslow for even better quality (but I cant see the difference...) | |||
* Dont use crop if you dont have flickering or black lines at top and bottom. | |||
= References = | |||
Descisions were made based on this info: https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide | Descisions were made based on this info: https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide | ||
Latest revision as of 17:28, 1 April 2015
Reason
I have a lot of content from old digital video camera (miniDV). This content takes a lot of space, is interlaced and cannot be played by some players. I'd like to have it in a more modern, conveniant format.
Currently, the best is probably x264 mp4 format. Playable by many players including smartphones and ipads.
A good tool for that conversion task seems to be [HandBrake]. Comes with GUI and CLI. It is available as opensuse package from packman.
Command
This command line has proven to give good quality:
HandBrakeCLI -i Videos/usa-1998.06.28_09-13-24.avi -o Videos/usa-1998.06.28_09-13-24.m4v \ -f mp4 -O -I -e x264 --x264-preset veryfast --x264-tune film --x264-profile high \ -q 20 -r 25 -a 1 -E av_aac -M Bt.601 --decomb --crop 3:5:0:0 --loose-anamorphic
Variations
- Use preset medium or veryslow for even better quality (but I cant see the difference...)
- Dont use crop if you dont have flickering or black lines at top and bottom.
References
Descisions were made based on this info: https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide