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Converting video to play on your iPod with FFmpeg

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The command I’m using is:

$ ffmpeg -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 96 -i input_file.avi -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 ipod_output.mp4

You may want to change:

  • -aspect (if your source is 16:9)
  • -s (if you want 480×480 video for TV display)
  • -b, -qmin, -qmax (if you want higher quality or are encoding higher rez video)