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The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) was formed by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) to set standards for compression and streaming audio and video.

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How can I check the integrity of a video file (avi, mpeg, mp4...)?

This title could be somewhat misleading, so let me explain ... I'm downloading a video file ... mpeg, avi - being one of the popular formats. Now, if I am downloading it, and the download breaks in the middle of the uhm ... download, then, for…
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VOB conversion quality in FFmpeg

I am trying to convert a VOB file to mpeg like this: ./ffmpeg.exe -i VTS_01_2.VOB -r 24 out1.mpeg However, the quality is very poor. I tried ./ffmpeg.exe -i VTS_01_2.VOB -vcodec copy out1.mpeg But the file size is too large (90% of original – 300…
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How can I join multiple .mpg movie files?

I create a lot of these small clips on my digital camera. These are in .mpg format and before I share them with others, I would love to just join, clip a few seconds here and there. I use Google Picassa to create new start and end points, but I dont…
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Windows DVD Maker on Windows 8?

Something I really miss in Windows 8 is the Windows DVD Maker. I tried to get it running on Windows 8 by copying the DVD Maker directory from Windows 7 over to Windows 8. When I run it, I get the following error: I had hoped that this could be…
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What is the easiest way to convert MPEG video to FLV format?

I have MPEG video (.mpg) that I would like to convert to FLV format for use in Flash players. What is the easiest (idiot-proof) way to do this on a Windows machine?
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Cannot concatenate videos ffmpeg

I have a bitmap that I would like to concatenate to the front of many videos as a sort of title screen or disclaimer screen. I try to turn it into a video with the same attributes as the rest of the video. So first I introspect the video: ffmpeg…
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How to l extract EPG data from MPEG TS files?

I have the ability to capture "MPEGTS" DVB/ATSC streams. I'd like to be able to take the TS files and extract "EPG" (programming guide) information from them, because FFmpeg (which does the capturing) doesn't seem to have the ability to read any…
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What is the format of the mpeg-dash (.m4s generally) segment?

I'm new to the multimedia programming, I'm trying to produce live mpeg-dash content from a transport stream buffer by parsing the packets individually. I want to create .m4s segments but i'm confused about their structure. In other words, if we…
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Lossless video editing on Linux?

Is there a simple Linux program that allows for video editing without reencoding? All I want to do is extract the video between time T1 and T2 and write that to a new file. All my searches are turning up empty. I'm considering trying emacs --…
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Why does a Raspberry Pi require a key to playback MPEG2 content?

I was reading here and the article said that linux distros often use free versions of MPEG2. On my Raspberry Pi, however, I had to purchase a license to achieve playback of some of my files. I never had to do this on my (ubuntu) desktop before. The…
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mp3 compression MPEG1 vs MPEG2

I'm using CDex for converting wav to mp3, and want to ask you guys what version to use; MPEG I has max of 320kbps MPEG II has max of 160kbps MPEG II.5 has max of 160kbps I'm looking for a better quality, and I want to know if it's better to use a…
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How to split and join without transcoding AVC/MPEG-TS video files in Windows with ffmpeg?

I am looking also for a Linux solution (in a separate question) I have two recorded video files with the extension .ts. I need to remove some part of the first, split the second, and then merge the first file with the first (split) part of the…
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Remux/encode/convert MPG into MP4

I understand that it is impossible to edit metadata of MPG files (i.e. createdate), so I am looking for another way to "upgrade" my MPGs into a newer file format (preferred are formats that work both on Windows and iOS). What should I do to achieve…
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Building video incrementally from incoming jpeg images

Is it possible to append one jpeg frame (or a small number of frames) to a video while retaining good image quality and compression? I have a script that downloads a jpeg image from a webcam every 30 seconds. I can build a video out of these frames…
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How to concat VOB files with ffmpeg using stream mapping?

I have 5 VOB files, I would like to concat them to a big mpegts file, and keeping only the video stream and the last (3rd) audio stream. Unfortunately the stream ordering is different in the VOBs: Input #0, mpeg, from 'VTS_01_1.VOB': …
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