Convert WMV into AVI with Ubuntu

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mplayer logoActually this tip is applicable to any Linux distribution mencoder can be run at (like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Suse and even Slackware :) )

MEncoder is a free command line video decoding, encoding and filtering tool released under the GNU General Public License. It is a close sibling to MPlayer and can convert all the formats that MPlayer understands into a variety of compressed and uncompressed formats using different codecs

Here is the fastest way to perform wmv to avi conversion:

  1. Ubuntu:
  2. sudo apt-get install mencoder
    mencoder infile.wmv -ofps 23.976 -ovc lavc -oac copy -o outfile.avi

  3. Fedora:
  4. sudo yum install mencoder
    mencoder infile.wmv -ofps 23.976 -ovc lavc -oac copy -o outfile.avi

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6 Responses to “Convert WMV into AVI with Ubuntu”


  1. 1 Gabriel

    Excelente :D
    lo encontré rápido por google y me sirvió.

    Gracias.

    PS: Usé el de ubuntu.

  2. 2 pantera

    Great!!!

    Thank You!

  3. 3 kamon

    works perfect!
    added to my XXX2YYY scripts :D

    thanks

  4. 4 gEr_DaNnY

    only wmv to avi??

  5. 5 asldf

    THANKS MATE

  6. 6 pluto

    Only from wmv to avi? And the reverse? Is it possible to convert avi to wmv ? Thanks

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