Unfortunately, it failed with the following output: ffmpeg version 0.7.3-4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the Libav developersĬonfiguration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdc1394 -enable-shared -disable-staticĪvutil configuration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-libopenjpeg -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdirac -enable-libmp3lame -enable-librtmp -enable-libx264 -enable-libxvid -enable-libvo-aacenc -enable-version3 -enable-libvo-amrwbenc -enable-version3 -enable-libdc1394 -shlibdir=/usr/lib/i686/cmov -cpu=i686 -enable-shared -disable-static -disable-ffmpeg -disable-ffplayĪvcodec configuration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-libopenjpeg -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdirac -enable-libmp3lame -enable-librtmp -enable-libx264 -enable-libxvid -enable-libvo-aacenc -enable-version3 -enable-libvo-amrwbenc -enable-version3 -enable-libdc1394 -shlibdir=/usr/lib/i686/cmov -cpu=i686 -enable-shared -disable-static -disable-ffmpeg -disable-ffplayĪvformat configuration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdc1394 -shlibdir=/usr/lib/i686/cmov -cpu=i686 -enable-shared -disable-static -disable-ffmpeg -disable-ffplayĪvdevice configuration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdc1394 -shlibdir=/usr/lib/i686/cmov -cpu=i686 -enable-shared -disable-static -disable-ffmpeg -disable-ffplayĪvfilter configuration: -extra-version='4:0.7.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.1' -arch=i386 -prefix=/usr -enable-vdpau -enable-bzlib -enable-libgsm -enable-libschroedinger -enable-libspeex -enable-libtheora -enable-libvorbis -enable-pthreads -enable-zlib -enable-libvpx -enable-runtime-cpudetect -enable-vaapi -enable-gpl -enable-postproc -enable-swscale -enable-x11grab -enable-libdc1394 -shlibdir=/usr/lib/i686/cmov -cpu=i686 -enable-shared -disable-static -disable-ffmpeg -disable-ffplay I tried to use this command to force it to use H.264: ffmpeg -i highres.avi -r 30 -s 960x540 -f h264 lowerresforceh264.avi It's unclear to me why it wouldn't use the same output formats as input formats. I looked at the new file, and found that for some reason FFmpeg converted the format used: Video Format: FFmpeg MPEG-4 This is successful in giving me the desired resolution, framerate and lower file size, but it also degraded the quality way more than I expected. The resolution and FPS are well beyond what I require, so I'm trying to run a command to scale things down: ffmpeg -i highres.avi -r 30 -s 960x540 lowerres.avi The clips are AVI files: Resolution: 1920 x 1080Īudio Format: MPEG 1 Audio, Layer 3 (MP3)

I'm getting video clips from a set top recorder box.

I'm a complete noob to video editing, so forgive me if I ask for something ridiculous.

Ffmpeg h264 to mp4 preserving audio