[SOLVED] Convert video to .3gp Needs answer !

[CameronCalver]

OK i no there have been hundreds of identical post for this but i have yet to find a result.
I have tryed all these commands in the terminal using programs like convertit - BUT i can convert a video off youtube to avi perfectly but if i try and conver it to .3gp it just say file is converted but NO there i no file created WEIRD. The main reason i need this is because my friend sent me alot of videos from his phone that are in .mp4 and i need them to be converted to .3gp for my phone and the same thing happens with every converter. Can someone help me with this because none of the threads iv seen worked

[Creative2]

well all depends by your telephone ..... what kind of codec it supports and what kind resolution it supports ...

give me these things and i will write your solution...

[CameronCalver]

well its a motorola v3x massive screen specs >


Colors
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video, flash; secondary video call VGA camera
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 33 x 45 mm

according to that it says it can play mpeg4 but it wont play mp4 so i dunno all i can get it to play in videos it .3gp so what do u think?

[Creative2]

in few seconds i have found this... from my topic

it could not work but in few time is what i found out (this was for motorola v3i)

ffmpeg -i INPUT -s qcif -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT

you can try this too(for your max resolution)

ffmpeg -i INPUT -s 240x320 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT

what i think...mmm i think your mp4 files maybe have particular settings which your phone is not be able to recognize

[CameronCalver]

cameron@ubuntu:~$ ffmpeg -i '/home/cameron/Videos/phone_vidz/bag_hits_fan.mp4' -s 240x320 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 32 -y /home/cameron/bag_hits.3gp
FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-swscaler --enable-pthreads --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libogg --enable-libgsm --enable-dc1394 --disable-debug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfaadbin --enable-libfaad --enable-libfaac --enable-xvid --enable-x264 --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb --enable-shared --prefix=/usr
libavutil version: 1d.49.3.0
libavcodec version: 1d.51.38.0
libavformat version: 1d.51.10.0
built on Nov 17 2007 21:23:57, gcc: 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)
Input #0, avi, from '/home/cameron/Videos/phone_vidz/bag_hits_fan.mp4':
Duration: 00:16:24.6, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 240x320, 13.25 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: 0x00ff, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kb/s
Unknown codec 'aac'




where do i get the aac plugin from?

[Creative2]

let me know if it works so i can add this commandline..

[Creative2]

replace aac with mp3 and if doesn t work
replace aac with libfaac

[CameronCalver]

yeah will do but i need aac plugin

edit oh your to fast for me

[Creative2]

mm i have seen your mp4 file have frame for second 13, and stuff
mm this is a bit strange....so try to change -r 25 with something like -r 13 or -r 15

[CameronCalver]

Unknown codec 'libfaac'
cameron@ubuntu:~$

and

Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
Unsupported codec for output stream #0.1
cameron@ubuntu:~$


ideas?

[CameronCalver]

ok i dunno what u mean with that -r 13 thing say that whole command again please

[Creative2]

mmm try to encode before into avi with this

mencoder INPUT -ofps 25 -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=192 -srate 48000 -xvidencopts fixed_quant=4 -o OUTPUT

then use ffmpeg

[Creative2]

i have just converted my avi file to 3gp with

ffmpeg -i INPUT -s qcif -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT

and you have the right ffmpeg i think you have installated after you have turned on medibuntu repo right?

[Creative2]

changing frame for second

-r 13 or -r 15
to understand see these

ffmpeg -i INPUT -s qcif -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 13 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT

ffmpeg -i INPUT -s qcif -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 15 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT

[Creative2]

ok here is not easy talk about your problem i am in irc


#irc.freenode.net

channell

#ConvertIT

[CameronCalver]

Well i sucessfully converted a video from mp4 to avi but! when i go to convert to 3gp it says
Unknown codec 'aac'
cameron@ubuntu:~$


i dunno where i got ffmpeg from i think synaptic

[CameronCalver]

YES it worked i used ffmpeg from media ubuntu THANKS HEAPS one last thing how do i convert flv to avi again?

[CameronCalver]

Works THANKS

[Creative2]

plz write what have worked...so i will add your command-line :)
yesterday i have talked about some stuff with ffmpeg guys developer and user and with ffmpeg , from medibuntu, we must use aac and not libfaac....this only for ffmpeg...

this means the command-line is right but there is someproblem with your mp4...or with your ffmpeg ....i would like know if you can upload one of yours mp4 so i can see better where is the problem

[CameronCalver]

um all i did was add the mediaubuntu repo and sudo apt get ffmpeg it ?? but another problem the sound quality is real echoy and bad quality why?

( i uploaded a mp4 for you )

[CameronCalver]

join
#irc.freenode.net

#calver

[Creative2]

ffmpeg -i bag_and_fan_unedit.mp4 -s YOURRESOLUTION -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 192 -y trial.3gp

EX: for 240x320 resolution

ffmpeg -i bag_and_fan_unedit.mp4 -s 240x320 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 192 -y trial.3gp


ps next time read better documentation because in converIT page it said

install these packages after you have turned on MEDIBUNTU REPO....

[CameronCalver]

mkay thanks heaps

[Creative2]

:P
cheers

[Creative2]

write solved plz

[CameronCalver]

what u mean?

[CameronCalver]

do u mean post the command?

[CameronCalver]

another thing if i have this command do convert
ffmpeg -i INPUT -s 240x320 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec aac -ac 2 -ar 16000 -r 25 -ab 32 -y OUTPUT


how would i put that in a script so i right click on the file and run the scrip and it converts?

[Creative2]

xD if you want put it in a bash script i think you must learn bash....

you have solved your problem... you have found out the command line for your motorola v3x so plz go in the first page of the this topic and select

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