encode - handheld - 4.0.tar.gz

BUG FOUND! There is a bug in this release. The variable for $crop_line is incorrect for the thumbnail generation. Change $cropline to $crop_line at line 1448. ------------------------ THIS IS NOT FOR NOOBS! IF YOU DONT KNOW LINUX/UNIX LIKE A PRO, THEN DONT BOTHER. If VI is your editor of choice then you are not a noob. If you do know what the hell you are doing, then this is the best there is for this type of application. I have worked hard to make it so. Next revision will most likely incorporate the features of rip-mkv-audio.pl Oh this does work on a Mac too, I just posted it in UNIX section this time. -HR ./encode-handheld.pl -h PSP & iPod h264 video and AAC audio encoder. PSP Motion JPG encoder. (22min = 916mb vs 84mb using h264) PSP 720x480 16:9 & 4:3 encoder. PSP 640x480 encoder. Zune 30GB Windows Media 8 A/V encoder. Cell phone 176x144 encoder. usage: ./encode-handheld.pl [-hl] [-t psp|psp640|psp720|pspavi|ipod|ipod640|zune|zune30|3g2] [-s XXXXX] [-n title] [-f file] -h : this (help) message -v : displays version -a : hard box the video (pillarbox and letterbox the video, AR set to AR of screen size) -g : letterbox video to next macro block height (ex 480x202 -> 480x208) -r : frame rate (24000/1001 or 30000/1001 are suggested override values) -l : legacy psp file naming -s XXXXX : 5 digit legacy numbering sequence -f file : file to encode -n title : psp title displayed when using legacy naming or file is renamed to this value (if AtomicParsley then also atom) -t type : psp, ipod, zune, zune30, psp640, 3g2 encoding -o num : volume(gain) 1x=256, 2x=512, 3x=768, 4x=1024 (default: No Change) -c num : thumbnail capture time in seconds (default: 120) -z num : encode time in seconds (default: whole thing) -j num : start encode time in seconds (default: beginning) -b : encode using b frames (psp only) (default: no) -p : 2 pass encoding -i : iPhone & iPod touch PSP compatible profile (switches coder to 0) -m num : ffmpeg threads (example, dual core: -m2, quad core: -m4) -x : when using type psp640 it will put contents in 720x480 container WARNING: as of PSP firmware v5.0 it does not respect the 8:9 PAR. It will play the video with a 1.5 AR (720/480). The effect is your video will play 80 pixels wider than it should be. -- Crop options -- -T num : crop top (must be even number) -B num : crop bottom (must be even number) -L num : crop left (must be even number) -R num : crop right (must be even number) -- AtomicParsley options -- -N str : name (if not specified then -n is used) : this option is used for TV shows (-n "Family Guy s07e01" -N "Love Blactually") : example with quotes in title (-N "There's No "We" Anymore") -k str : artist (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp, 3g2) -K num/tot : sets tracknum (auto determined, only pass if you want to do a num/tot with example (-K 01/13) -u str : album (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp, 3g2) -d str : description (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp, 3g2) : example with quotes in description (-d "Escape "quotes" on command line.") -e str : genre (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp, 3g2) -y value : year (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp, 3g2) : pass 4 digits or pass a year string value to encode a Release Date also. : see examples below. (If no value is passed then current year is used.) -q str : US TV & Movie rating (req AtomicParsley and type ipod, psp) us-tv: "TV-MA, TV-14, TV-PG, TV-G, TV-Y, TV-Y7" mpaa: "UNRATED, NC-17, R, PG-13, PG, G" note: If you end your titles for TV Shows with sXXeXX then it will be parsed correctly as a TV Show. If you end your titles for Music Videos with mvid then it will be parsed correctly as a Music Video. crop note: crop is done to the original video prior to encoding. AR is recalculated on new crop size. year notes: If you pass -y XXXX you will get a year timestamp on your MP4 file only. If you pass -y "string value" you will get a year timetamp and Release Date information on your MP4 file. All string values are converted to UTC. Some example valid year strings: "July 24, 2007 10pm EST" "Mon Jan 26 12:26:13 EST 2009" "2009-01-23 21:00:00 EST" "2009-01-23 9pm EST" "2009-01-23" "2009-01-23 EST" "19 Dec 1994 EST" "oct 2 1994" "october 2 1994" "october 2 1994 EST" "october 19 EST" "`date`" general usage examples: example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp -l -s 10101 -n "My Video" -f file.avi -o 768 -c 120 example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp -f file.avi example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp -f file.avi-n "hookah" example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t zune30 -f file.avi example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t zune30 -f file.avi -n "hookah" example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t ipod -f file.avi example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t ipod -f file.avi -n "hookah" example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t 3g2 -f tvshow.avi -n "TV Show s04e16" -r 24000/1001 example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp -pi -f tvshow.avi -n "tvshow s01e13" -o 512 -r 24000/1001 -d "Jedi Crash" -q "TV-PG" example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp -pi -f rounders.avi -n "Rounders" -o 512 -r 30000/1001 -T 106 -B 102 -L 2 -y 1998 -q R -e Drama -d "Damon plays poker." example: ./encode-handheld.pl -t psp720 -pb -f rounders.avi -n "Rounders" -o 512 -r 30000/1001 -T 106 -B 102 -L 2 -y 1998 -q R -e Drama -d "Damon plays poker."

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erroneus (2009-03-01)

"Hard to learn" is a relative thing and partly has much to do with your approach to things.
With all things "computer" I recommend the computer's approach -- Function and objective analysis. Simply put, approach it by starting with "I want to do this particular thing" and start breaking it down from there. My first experience with Linux was as an internet router... some 10 to 15 years ago. I knew it could be made to do it, I just didn't know where to begin. My first Linux install was done by someone else who loaded up a box with RedHat 4.0, set up dialup networking and then NAT routing. I then learned how to manipulate and do things needed to operate it. Gradually, as I went along, I learned more and more details, but I learned everything on an "as needed" basis. No point in trying to "force knowledge" on yourself -- just seek information as needed and don't be afraid to have to work and dig a little for it.
This approach, lead me to being an expert in kernel hacking and at the same time had never set up a printer before!! It was some years before I first attempted to print from Linux and you can guess why that was -- didn't need to and I was still primarily using Windows for stuff. Now I am primarily Linux and do pretty much everything with it.
Start every task by determining whether or not it has been done under Linux. If it has, then you know for certain it is possible. From there, break it down to learn the requisites of the system required to do the task. With every break down, learn what the dependencies for each part. As you do this, you will find more and more that eventually some parts become repetitive or very similar to something you have learned previously. This just means it is getting easier! Eventually, you will have learned everything you need to know and I think this is the most important thing.
If you don't know something already, it is most likely because you haven't had a need for it yet and not because you "cannot learn" or "cannot understand." There are lots of things I don't know and most of those are due to the fact that I haven't yet needed to know... or have been too lazy to learn.
Make a short list of things you would like to do under Linux and then see if you can find a Linux users group in your area and bring that list with you... and a machine to install Linux on... don't "dual boot" unless you simply cannot afford another machine. It is very useful to have a machine to learn and test on while using another for research and access to information. It is a bit time consuming when you are dual booting. If your machine is strong enough, opt for virtualization over dual booting... (and I can't believe I am suggesting this) put Linux in a VM like virtual box or vmware server so that you have immediate access to the machine and its software... once again, so that you don't have to reboot. Interruptions to the flow of thought and new knowledge can kill your experience.