Converting Video

Basic steps to convert almost any video to avi xvid(for DVD Divx Players or portable players) or mp4 h264(for IpoD, PS3, Xbox 360, etc) using avidemux.

1. Load your video file.


2. Under Video choose the video codec, for avi choose xvid and if making mp4 or mkv choose x264


3. Under Video->Configure and under Encoding type change to Two Pass Video Size if you want to change the output file size.
   


4. Under Video->Filters->Subtitle add the subtitle filter and load your srt,sub,ass file. (extract subtitles from mkv files using mkvextracgui or ogmdemuxer)


5. You might have to downresize the video resolution/frame size, for DVD Divx Player use a resolution under 720x576, for portable devices use the max resolution that it supports, for PS3, Xbox 360 yoú can keep HD resolution(1920x1080 or lower). Under Filters add the Resize filter and resize.


6. Under audio choose mp3 for DVD Divx Player playback, aac audio for mp4.


7. Set the output format, avi or mp4


8. Click Save to start the encoding, save the video with the file extension like video.avi or video.mp4

Link: http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/