Decoder for Quicktime .mov

[jbk at mail2.gis.net (jbk)]

Kristian Hermansen wrote:
> On 3/11/07, jbk <jbk at mail2.gis.net> wrote:
>> # Nikon Camera Movie Conversion with ffmpeg
>> ffmpeg -i DSCN1156.MOV -target pal-vcd emily4.mpg
>> # This command works. May not be the best quality
>>
>> I do not know what the 'pal' prefix signifies, I just tried
> 
> PAL refers to the fact that it is using the standard european encoding
> for frame rates and resolutions.  This would imply a 25 FPS video.
> You probablt want ntsc-vcd, if there is such an option.  However, VCD
> is not great quality, it is about VHS or maybe a little less.  There
> might be a MPEG2 or ntsc-dvd option.  I would personally encode to
> some type of MPEG4 like XviD.  But if you want to use it on a set-top
> DVD player, then stick with MPEG1/2...

Thanks,
I'll give the other options a try then, ntsc was one of them 
as well as mpeg2 I believe.

J K-R

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