Transcode video with VideoLAN Client

Aug 28, '03 10:15:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

VideoLAN is currently the best media player for OS X at this moment (IMHO anyway). With the new releases of 0.6.x, you're now able to transcode video played through VideoLAN pretty easily.

Open the VideoLAN client. Open a file that you want to play and/or transcode using File -> Open (I don't think any of the other options have the required advanced options). Select the file (or stream) that you want to open using Browse (an unencrypted DVD VIDEO_TS folder can be opened using the Disc tab), and make sure you check the box at the bottom labeled "Advanced Output," then click on "Settings."

You can either stream the file across a network (here's something for another hint) or play it to a file. With 0.6.x, VideoLAN Client added the ability to transcode video. There are 'trancode options' in the center of the Settings dialog.

I normally just go from DIVX to MPEG1 or 2 (and use it only when ffmpeg can't do the trick), so I just check 'Video' and use mpgv as the containter (bitrate varies) and check 'Audio' and 'mpga' (but just about anything will do ... ymmv). Then click on 'OK' twice and there she starts playing. I think you'll need a fast machine to transcode and play at the same time.

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