Re: Converting CCTV files

[Sam Partington <sam.partington@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 29 August 2012 11:59, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I need to convert some CCTV footage from the format used by the box to
> something more common. The box saves footage as *.avc files along with
a
> *.grp and a *.idx files - the latter two are about 10% of the size of
the
> main *.avc file.
>
> Wikipedia says the avc format is "H.264/MPEG-4" but I can't
find anything
> to play or convert it, other than the software that came with the kit.
This
> allows conversion to avi but once complete, that file doesn't play
either!

Handbrake has converted lots of formats for me that other tools failed
to do.  The UI no longer lets you convert files (unless I missed
something) but the CLI app works very well and is generally better for
batch stuff anyway.

Something like HandBrakeCLI -i whatever.avc -o whatever.mp4 --preset
"AppleTV 2"

See https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/CLIGuide

Sam


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