Description: Kvm is a Konqueror service menu which allows to manage your videos without to use a graphical application. This service menu can be considered as a frontend of ffmpeg.
Important: the releases >= 0.2 use the parameter format of ffmpeg in order that the user can add his own options to the task.
To do for version 0.2.1: - record a stream, - other suggestions are welcomed
I'm currently working on the next release of Kvm and I would appreciate suggestions to improve Kvm.Last changelog:
Release 0.2.2: - fix some bugs related to iPod conversion!
Release 0.2: - use the parameter format of ffmpeg, - extract a part of a video, - export to PSP and Ipod format, - set aspect ratio, - and other new functions...
Release 0.1.2: - this release fixes a problem with the resizing of video (personalized parameters).
Release 0.1.1: - this release fixes the problem with the creation of the temporary directory.
I have a friend with a Sandisk Fuzz, but can't find a converter so he can watch videos on it.
Would it be possible to add a default profile for this device and other sandisk devices that are said to be linux compatible by the company? I'm asking all the video converter devels, in hope that someone will consider it.
We would greatly appreciate it.
Video Container: Fully interleaved AVI
Codec: MPEG-4 (Simple Profile level 1 or 2)
Bitrate: Up to 512 Kbps
Resolutions: QCIF+ (224x176)
FPS: Up to 20 fps
bitrate:128kbps
no. of channels:2
sample rate:44100khz
Hi Charles, I'm really a fan of your two softs (kim, kvm) both are very stable, simple and specially usefull !! it saved me lot of time. And your resume impressed me too.
.. it would be nice to have some documentation with this.
I've been struggling for weeks with video. I've managed to capture video from my old Sharp VL-SD20 with Kino and/or DVGrab, and export to MPEG 1 and 2 and AVI - but the file sizes are huge. I don't want to make DVD's - I want to make small mpg files to send to family/friends.
This application worked - but on some files, made them evem larger!
Then I figured out how to add the -s option to reduce the frame size - which was great - more than half reduced the file size.... but now the sound is all screwed up (just hear buzz noise) with the smaller file.
Even at 320X240, a two minute video is about 9MB too.
This would be awesome if it didn't delete files. That should never happen. Its really annoying. It deletes any file it tries to chop, resize. Otherwise this works awesome for converting files. Saves lots of time. Maybe work in some sort of.. umm... queue system...? later on so that in can convert multiple videos one at a time. That would be sweet.
kubuntu feisty :)
Im trying to run this script on test PC kubuntu. I have installed all codecs with automatix2 and upgraded KDE to 3.5.6. When i run this on every file (AVI (divx/xvid/raw, OGG, MPEG), it deletes them and gives this error, crop/size/convert dont work at all.
ERROR MESSAGE:
FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-pthreads --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-libgsm --enable-dc1394 --disable-debug --enable-shared --prefix=/usr
libavutil version: 0d.49.0.0
libavcodec version: 0d.51.11.0
libavformat version: 0d.50.5.0
built on Sep 20 2006 00:26:15, gcc: 4.1.2 20060906 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu2)
/media/shared/videos/rekordmydesktop/test_video1.ogg: I/O error occured
Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted.
ps. same result, where ever video is.
Same thing, no feed back. I haven't tried it from the CL yet but I expect it might be the same thing. Which is odd, considering other apps don't have a problem with mpgs or another video file format. Perhaps we are missing a dep?
I get working this on Kubuntu when I add $HOST variable and removed slash.
282 | HOST=`hostname`
283 | tmpdir=`mktemp -d "$KDEHOME"tmp-"$HOST"/$appname.XXXXXXXX` || exit 1; #"/tmp/$appname/$$"
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I have a friend with a Sandisk Fuzz, but can't find a converter so he can watch videos on it. Would it be possible to add a default profile for this device and other sandisk devices that are said to be linux compatible by the company? I'm asking all the video converter devels, in hope that someone will consider it. We would greatly appreciate it. Video Container: Fully interleaved AVI Codec: MPEG-4 (Simple Profile level 1 or 2) Bitrate: Up to 512 Kbps Resolutions: QCIF+ (224x176) FPS: Up to 20 fps bitrate:128kbps no. of channels:2 sample rate:44100khz
Does everything I need for video conversion. Thanks for all your time and efforts on this.
Thank you very much.
Hi Charles, I'm really a fan of your two softs (kim, kvm) both are very stable, simple and specially usefull !! it saved me lot of time. And your resume impressed me too.
.. it would be nice to have some documentation with this. I've been struggling for weeks with video. I've managed to capture video from my old Sharp VL-SD20 with Kino and/or DVGrab, and export to MPEG 1 and 2 and AVI - but the file sizes are huge. I don't want to make DVD's - I want to make small mpg files to send to family/friends. This application worked - but on some files, made them evem larger! Then I figured out how to add the -s option to reduce the frame size - which was great - more than half reduced the file size.... but now the sound is all screwed up (just hear buzz noise) with the smaller file. Even at 320X240, a two minute video is about 9MB too.
Use Avidemux: OpenVideo, select Video = h264 Audio = mp3 If needed, scale size of video at filters. every VLC plays it
This would be awesome if it didn't delete files. That should never happen. Its really annoying. It deletes any file it tries to chop, resize. Otherwise this works awesome for converting files. Saves lots of time. Maybe work in some sort of.. umm... queue system...? later on so that in can convert multiple videos one at a time. That would be sweet. kubuntu feisty :)
Im trying to run this script on test PC kubuntu. I have installed all codecs with automatix2 and upgraded KDE to 3.5.6. When i run this on every file (AVI (divx/xvid/raw, OGG, MPEG), it deletes them and gives this error, crop/size/convert dont work at all. ERROR MESSAGE: FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-pthreads --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-libgsm --enable-dc1394 --disable-debug --enable-shared --prefix=/usr libavutil version: 0d.49.0.0 libavcodec version: 0d.51.11.0 libavformat version: 0d.50.5.0 built on Sep 20 2006 00:26:15, gcc: 4.1.2 20060906 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu2) /media/shared/videos/rekordmydesktop/test_video1.ogg: I/O error occured Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted. ps. same result, where ever video is.
Hi, It would be great if it could ask before overwrite a file Great service btw!
Thanks, great service app!
I tried this out, but it doesn't work. I get no errors and no feedback...just nothing happens. LocoMojo
Just tried it from the cli and now I get an error: "Sorry, the format file.mpg is not supported. Encoding failed." LocoMojo
Same thing, no feed back. I haven't tried it from the CL yet but I expect it might be the same thing. Which is odd, considering other apps don't have a problem with mpgs or another video file format. Perhaps we are missing a dep?
Great Idea, but where should the output files be?
Hi, The output files will be in the same directory!
I got error: mktemp: cannot make temp dir /home/gacha/.kde//tmp-/kvm.KYkr8759: No such file or directory
Hi, I know that on some linux distributions this could be cause a problem...
I had this same problem and I solved it by exporting HOST: export HOST='whatever your computer name is' LocoMojo
I get working this on Kubuntu when I add $HOST variable and removed slash. 282 | HOST=`hostname` 283 | tmpdir=`mktemp -d "$KDEHOME"tmp-"$HOST"/$appname.XXXXXXXX` || exit 1; #"/tmp/$appname/$$"
sorry, there's no need to remove the slash.
add/edit those where?