Quote Originally Posted by Paqman View Post
The easiest and best converter for Ubuntu is (IMO) Arista (click to install). It's in the repos, and will convert stuff for a specific device with a couple of clicks.

Tools like Handbrake, ffmpeg and Avidemux are great if you want to very precise control over millions of settings, but for most straightforward transcoding jobs they're ridiculously overcomplicated.


this program nolonger works in since 11.10