Re: GUI converter frontends

Emile Snyder wrote:

> That said, I think that a transcoding/encoding gui is sorely lacking in
> the free UN*X world (or at least I haven't found one that helps me
> much).  There are a truly bewildering number of video file formats, and
> an even more bewildering number of codecs that can be used inside the
> wrappers.  Resolutions, frame rates, interlacing vs not, etc. etc..  For
> us hobbyist dabblers in video who think "hmm, lots of spare CPU cycles
> these days, maybe I should give cinelerra a whirl again and try to make
> a little DVD" it quickly becomes apparent that this is not for the faint
> of heart.

I would try Kino first, it's much easier to use... the only issue is 
that it really is designed for DV editing and not editing of compressed 
video.

> I would truly love (and have often told myself I will find the time to
> research and write) a tool that focused on knowing not only how to turn
> one crazy format into another without user intervention, but also on
> making clear to the user what sort of format they need for various
> applications (VCD, SVCD, DVD, streaming, etc..)

The software is there in the form of backend tools (ffmpeg, mjpegtools, 
transcode, et al), a GUI in PerlTK or Python or whatever high-level 
toolkit you like really wouldn't be too difficult to put together -- 
similar to grip, glame the multitude of GUIs for dvdauthor are.

-- Brett
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