[LINUX] HOW-TO remux an AVI video file using Linux to make them play smoothly in XBMC

icheyne · 2009-03-15 20:45

I had an .avi video that refused to play smoothly with my Xbox XBMC, but worked fine on my computer.

This FAQ diagnosed the problem - I had to re-mux the AVI. Unfortunately it only had instructions for Windows.

To fix this in Ubuntu Linux I ran the following two commands:

Code:

sudo aptitude install mencoder

Code:

mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -of avi -o "remuxed.avi" "original.avi"

The file processed for a few minutes and then it ran smoothly on XBMC.

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DDM123 · 2009-08-26 17:53

I wrote this little script to quick fix some avi files.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

for i in "$1" ;

 do

    mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -of avi -o "$i.temp" "$i"

    mv "$i.temp" "$i"

done

I don't know bash too well, so I couldn't figure out how to detect avi or mkv file types without processing an entire directory with *.avi.

schneidz · 2009-11-04 17:39

DDM123 Wrote:...
I don't know bash too well, so I couldn't figure out how to detect avi or mkv file types without processing an entire directory with *.avi.

man file

dr_dred5 · 2009-11-12 21:42

I've been using mencoder for years, but i just discovered Divfix ++. It has a GUI and is just as fast.

You can get RPMs or source code from http://divfixpp.sourceforge.net/download.php

And Ubuntu Debs from http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi...9989.shtml

I've tested it in both Jaunty and Karmic and it works great.

Cheers.

ghajejha · 2009-11-30 05:12

dr_dred5 Wrote:I've been using mencoder for years, but i just discovered Divfix ++. It has a GUI and is just as fast.

You can get RPMs or source code from http://divfixpp.sourceforge.net/download.php

And Ubuntu Debs from http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi...9989.shtml

I've tested it in both Jaunty and Karmic and it works great.

Cheers.

whoa... a simple post and so many responses and links. My apologies for not doing the search first, that was stupid of me. Thanks for all the pointers, though!
Thanks for shairng.

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schneidz Fan Posts: 389 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-11-04 17:39 Post: #3 DDM123 Wrote:... I don't know bash too well, so I couldn't figure out how to detect avi or mkv file types without processing an entire directory with *.avi. man file
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dr_dred5 Junior Member Posts: 10 Joined: Nov 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-11-12 21:42 Post: #4 I've been using mencoder for years, but i just discovered Divfix ++. It has a GUI and is just as fast. You can get RPMs or source code from http://divfixpp.sourceforge.net/download.php And Ubuntu Debs from http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Multimedi...9989.shtml I've tested it in both Jaunty and Karmic and it works great. Cheers.
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