How to convert movies to 3gp (mobile phones)

[Zhukov]

Hi there!

I've managed to develop a small app in Mono to convert movies from flv, avi and mpeg to 3gp.


http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=12740&stc=1&d=1152928765

It has a script for Ubuntu (install-ubuntu) and another one just to compile the program (make).

Be advised that after running install-ubuntu you must sudo dpkg -i <ffmpeg.deb name>

Feel free to post your comment and request features!

Enjoy!

Download:
3gp Creator 2 (http://www.box.net/public/ubkgxi61ym)

FFmpeg deb (http://www.box.net/public/mjnbyec3om)

[hellmet]

well..gr8 one man!!
but can we have a .deb package??
that wud be much more confortable!!
I still have not installed it..
I need to install more packages to 'make' it..
thnkx

[buildid]

thanks i have installed and convert a file ill get this output :

Got filename /home/buildid/converting/omzetten/bbbb3.avi
Arguments are -i /home/buildid/converting/omzetten/bbbb3.avi -ab 56 -ar 2205 0 -b 500 -s 320x240 /home/buildid/converting/omzetten/bbbb3.mpg
FFmpeg version SVN-r5754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
configuration: --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.10.0
libavformat version: 50.5.0
built on Jul 15 2006 20:51:57, gcc: 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)
Input #0, avi, from '/home/buildid/converting/omzetten/bbbb3.avi':
Duration: 02:05:02.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 782 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 576x320, 23.98 fps(r)
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 48000 Hz, stereo, 32 kb/s
Output #0, mpeg, to '/home/buildid/converting/omzetten/bbbb3.mpg':
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg1video, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 500 kb/s, 23.98 fps( c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 22050 Hz, stereo, 56 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
Press [q] to stop encoding
[mpeg1video @ 0x83f7a44]warning, clipping 1 dct coefficients to -255..255
frame=179886 q=1.6 Lsize= 514214kB time=7502.7 bitrate= 561.5kbits/s
video:457847kB audio:51288kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead 0.997465%
FFmpeg version SVN-r5754, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
configuration: --enable-amr_nb --enable-amr_wb
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.10.0
libavformat version: 50.5.0
built on Jul 15 2006 20:51:57, gcc: 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)
bbbb3.mpg: I/O error occured
Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted.
Error
/bin/rm: kan `bbbb3.mpg' niet verwijderen: Onbekend bestand of map



The file is converted to mpg and does excist , quality is pretty good , still i see an error message i dont understand .....

[loell]

same here..

[buildid]

so i did it again second time , this time i succeed...

a file name with a space into the name is not what ffmpg like
if it fails , drag the file again into the gui without closing it ..

[Zhukov]

Well, i cant do much about the space issue.
I'll add a notification of sucess or failure.

I'll also look in the deb issue as soon as i can.

Glad someone found it usefull :D

Regards!

[buildid]

how about encoding to mp4 a new option included into the gui ?
would be nice

mobile phone playing ,mp4 not 3gp :-(

[Zhukov]

Ok, i'll try to fix all the issues tomorow morning, including the mp4 one.

Regards!

[buildid]

thanks great

[Zhukov]

Ok, i managed it! :D FFmpeg was a pain in the ***
I made the debs, it is only missing the 3gp converter deb but im too tired now. Ill post them tomorrow (if i can) or Thursday after lunch (i have an exam), just wanted to say something to you guys!

Anyway, iPod user out there, i believe there is a better tool with a lot of options:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=114946

[Zhukov]

Updated!

[dvarsam]

Very good idea!

But I would like to be able to do the opposite too!

Example:
I have a Nokia phone.
I have taken some .3gp videos with it.
I would like to convert them from .3gp to other format, so that I can watch them in my PC (Windows or Linux).

Can you upgrade your program to do the opposite too?

Thanks.

P.S.> By the way: to use programs that do this in the Windows world, you have to pay $20! It would be great if somebody could do this in Linux for free!

[Zhukov]

It is possible, but you'll have to wait a bit because right now I am in Slovakia and my network acess is limited. They promissed me a decent one. I will shout a little bit more with them. :D

[fago]

great work, thanks.

I would also be interested in playing 3gps with sound, which have been produced by nokia mobile phones.

How can I get mplayer or totem to use this ffmpeg deb? Do I have to compile then again?

[Zhukov]

Thanks!
I dont have it installed now (had to format) but i believe i've managed to play sound, somehow. Ill install it again tomorrow and ill give it a try.

Cheers!

[lorddaddy84]

Could someone please tell me how to use this, thanks.

[Zhukov]

I really have to get my hands back on this :D
Anyway, what exactly do you want to know?

If you just want to convert media try this in the meanwhile:

http://media-convert.com/convert/index.php

Anyway, if you want some extras features just request them :)

[A-Dream]

Hm I tried to download it but i can't download the deb files... they are no longer available. What is the problem?

[Zhukov]

Yes, I know. I was stupid enough to delete some folders by accident.
Not so bad as the day I erased 30Gb of data.

I'll fix it as soon as possible.

[A-Dream]

Please post it here as soon it's back online :)

[sabitha]

then how to remove ??

[Zhukov]

Sorry? How to remove? Just search in Synaptic for the packages you installed and replace them with the version in the repos.

[A-Dream]

How long will it take before the deb files are online again?

[Zhukov]

http://student.dei.uc.pt/~jpoa/Packages_3gp/ffmpeg_3.cvs20060718-1_i386.deb

http://student.dei.uc.pt/~jpoa/Packages_3gp/ffmpeg_3.cvs20060718-1_i386.deb

Be advised, this is for DAPPER only.

I have to make new packages.

Sorry for the late reply!

[jeegiz]

i get 403 Forbidden, if i try to download your ffmpeg :-k

[Zhukov]

I'm sorry, it was a permission problem, solved!
Thanks for pointing it out!

[svitj]

Thanks!

It works perfectly! :)

[cbudden]

When I click the link you provided in the first post, I get this error :
No shared files/folders found.
Please email support@box.net for support

Does anyone have a mirror?

edit. Noticed the attachment in the first post :P

[Zhukov]

:S I'm really sorry for the lack of updates here but I've been somewhat busy.
I'm hoping to format my computer before Christmas and continue developing this as soon as possible.

Regards.

[gmatt]

Very good idea!

But I would like to be able to do the opposite too!

Example:
I have a Nokia phone.
I have taken some .3gp videos with it.
I would like to convert them from .3gp to other format, so that I can watch them in my PC (Windows or Linux).

Can you upgrade your program to do the opposite too?

Thanks.

P.S.> By the way: to use programs that do this in the Windows world, you have to pay $20! It would be great if somebody could do this in Linux for free!

The GUI that was written here is nothing more than a wrapper around the ffmpeg program. To do the reverse is actually just as easy if not easier, that is to convert 3gp->mpg or avi or whatever is. ffmpeg is actually an extremely powerful video stream editing program, but it is all command line, so it's somewhat hard to grasp.

Here is sample code to convert 3gp->avi with ffmpeg:

ffmpeg -i input.3gp -f avi -vcodec xvid -acodec mp3 output.avi
actually you can do much more cooler things if you actually take time to learn a little about how mplayer/ffmpeg actually works, though I don't blame you if you don't, its all very complicated.

[amoore]

Please make an edgy packages!!!! Please, please, please....

[dvarsam]

Hello!

And thanks for the good work!


http://student.dei.uc.pt/~jpoa/Packages_3gp/ffmpeg_3.cvs20060718-1_i386.deb
http://student.dei.uc.pt/~jpoa/Packages_3gp/ffmpeg_3.cvs20060718-1_i386.deb

Be advised, this is for DAPPER only.
I have to make new packages.

I downloaded the package provided on your above 1rst link.
When I tried to install it (on my Ubuntu Edgy), I got a message saying "something" similar to this:


A newer package than "ffmpeg_3.cvs20060718-1_i386.deb" exists in the Repos.
So, I searched in Synaptic & found this:

ffmpeg_3%3a0.cvs20060823-3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb

So, by comparing those 2 dates, I realized that the later is a newer version & decided to install that one...
Then I realized the following:

1. No shortcut/link was created/added in my Ubuntu's menus!
2. You can only run the program from the Terminal (i.e. there is no GUI launching/appearing like the pretty picture you attached on your starting post in this thread... :confused:

I then tried to use the Terminal to achieve what I wanted - e.g. convert .3gp->.ogg by using the following command:


ffmpeg -i Video000.3gp -f ogg -vcodec xvid -acodec mp3 Video001.ogg

And got the following results:


dimitris@dimitris-desktop:~/Desktop$ ffmpeg -i Video000.3gp -f ogg -vcodec xvid -acodec mp3 Video001.ogg
FFmpeg version SVN-rUNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-pthreads --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-libgsm --enable-dc1394 --disable-debug --enable-shared --prefix=/usr
libavutil version: 0d.49.0.0
libavcodec version: 0d.51.11.0
libavformat version: 0d.50.5.0
built on Sep 20 2006 00:26:15, gcc: 4.1.2 20060906 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu2)

Seems that stream 0 comes from film source: 15750.00 (15750/1) -> 15.50 (31/2)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Video000.3gp':
Duration: 00:00:06.0, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1975 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 640x480, 15.50 fps(r)
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: samr / 0x726D6173, 8000 Hz, mono
Unknown codec 'xvid'

What is wrong?
Why does the last line state unknown codec 'xvid'?
What do I do to fix it?

Thanks.

P.S.> Sorry, but I just used an example that was given in Page 3 of this Thread, changed it a bit & then applied it...

[claypole]

I haven't tried this yet but it should help... http://blogger.rukker.org/2007/01/29/enable-mp3-and-amr-support-in-ffmpeg-ubuntu-edgy-eft/
:)

[benmau5]

can you re upload the links for the software it says there old.....and im trying to convert the file to 3gp for ringtones.....is this the right page?

[Zhukov]

:S Been so busy lately that I completely forgot this...

I have no idea on the status of the ffmpeg in the repos now, but I belive that now it only matters to create a package for gutsy, right?

Sorry for the delay guys!

[mbhavaraju]

Please Help.. What am I doing wrong? I am using Hardy.



~/Desktop$ ffmpeg -i SSPX0012.3g2 -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec mp3 SSPX0012.MP3
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-liba52 --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 Jul 29 2008 18:21:25, gcc: 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'SSPX0012.3g2':
Duration: 00:02:00.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 393 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240, 30.00 fps(r)
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 8000 Hz, stereo
File 'SSPX0012.MP3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Output #0, mp4, to 'SSPX0012.MP3':
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 30.00 fps(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 8000 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
Unsupported codec (id=86043) for input stream #0.1

Thanks in Advance...

[HungryMan]

Please Help.. What am I doing wrong? I am using Hardy.



~/Desktop$ ffmpeg -i SSPX0012.3g2 -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec mp3 SSPX0012.MP3
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-liba52 --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 Jul 29 2008 18:21:25, gcc: 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'SSPX0012.3g2':
Duration: 00:02:00.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 393 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240, 30.00 fps(r)
Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 8000 Hz, stereo
File 'SSPX0012.MP3' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
Output #0, mp4, to 'SSPX0012.MP3':
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 30.00 fps(c)
Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 8000 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Stream #0.1 -> #0.1
Unsupported codec (id=86043) for input stream #0.1

Thanks in Advance...

not sure if this is the right place to say this,but i'm getting this too, im using medibuntu's ffmpeg... it converts flv to mpg, but not anything to 3gp OR mp4.

[sneeks]

you could always try winff..

[Zhukov]

I'm really tempted to get my hands back on this project if there are interested users...

Feedback?

Best regards!

[rtom]

Since I'm not familiar with ffmpeg in command line, I'd like to have some easy to use converter (especially into 3gp), with gui - so go on please!;)

[imnotjack]

Interested in making a maverick distro?. I'm getting pretty mad at everything else I'm trying... Please post here when its ready... I get 404 not found on the ones you already have.

Thanks,
John

[morean51]

thank you for the application info

[rejimbbs]

I could not install the 3gp convertor properly. when I run ./installer_ubuntu.sh
after extracting the files following error message appears at the end
"Package mono is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source"

Is there any solution?

Thanks in advance

[TossTheTV]

Yes, download Arista Transcoder. In Software Manager I think or get-deb.net. It's amazing! Better than Handbrake or Transmageddon!
And supports Ipod, phone, netbook presets, etc:popcorn:

http://www.transcoder.org/presets/

[fredypost]

for Ubuntu 10.4 with simple GUI works: http://www.miksoft.net/mobileMediaConverterUbuntu.htm