ffmpeg and .asf files

[rastyk]

Just wanted to add that calling ffmpeg with this command line seems to pack down a recording fairly well (if you're only going to use it on the 442)... i haven't fully tested these files, but have looked around at them and they seem to work.

ffmpeg -vcodec xvid -b 300 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 96 -i <yourfile.asf> -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 <yourfile.mp4>

I know quite awhile ago people were saying that the files created by the 442 were huge, i was able to free up some space (the files so far are about half the size as the originals)

[TVM]

OF course...

Easy as you're recoding the recording with "Xvid" in resolution 320*240. As the recorded file is a higher resolution, by incrementing the resolution, the filesize will decrease as well as will the Xvid codec make the file also smaller in a way.

Basically any program for encoding can do the trick. But it's a nice help for alot of people.

Thanx for the tip 

[rastyk]

yeah, that format seems to work great for video ipod and 442.   matches up well and I can put more on it.  You could do other things but I was surprised how simple the command line was.