XVID Divx4, MP3 and an AVI container

Hi All,

So - XVID Divx4, MP3 and an AVI container...

How do you create any video in this above format - that is playable in most of the so called latest DVD players - in India... I mention - "in India" - cos India is though growing faster than rest of the other countries of the world - at times we take time to implement the latest....

My dad purchased a DVD player - Onida DFX-85** .. I dont remember the last 2 digits of the version....

At the same time - probably another 6-8 months before my dad purchased - we have a family doctor who had purchased the same...

Some of the formats that played easily at my place - didnt at the Doc's place...

In the end - we came out - figuring out the common formats that play in both - so that I can download only such formats' films / videos - or convert the downloads into them....

So to convert a file to Video format - XVID MPEG4, Audio format - MP3 and in an AVI container - in the end - using Linux.. Here you go .. Follow these steps....

1. Install AVIDemux using Synaptic - for all Debian based systems.
2. For the other distro types - I dont think it is difficult to be not available...
3. After installation of AVIDemux...

a. Copy the video file / Download the video file to your Harddisk and not to any portable devices like USB drives.
b. Open the file in AVIDemux.
c. In the left hand side of AVIDemux - you see - Video, Audio and Format.
d. Select these from the drop-downs - Video - MPEG-4 ASP (XVID4), Audio - MP3(LAME), Format - AVI
e. Here above Format is the Container.
f. Finally use the Calculator tool - and then resize your video file accordingly.

Thats it... Cheers :)

I hope you all liked this post.....

PS: I presume that you have installed the latest codecs to your distro - or else please go ahead and install GStreamer plugin sets - depending upon the country you live in....

Take Care,
Ananth Gouri