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Theora is the preferred video codec for the OLPC.
Theora is the preferred video codec for the OLPC.

==Useful Encoding software==
You can encode Theora files using the commmand line application [[http://v2v.cc/~j/ffmpeg2theora/download.html ffmpeg2theora]].


==Recommended settings==
==Recommended settings==
[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Apollo_15_launch.ogg This file]] plays back well on a B4 laptop, running build 623. Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 1m14s, 320×240 pixels, 148kbps overall.
[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Apollo_15_launch.ogg This file]] plays back well on a B4 laptop, running build 623. Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 1m14s, 320×240 pixels, 148kbps overall.


These settings created a file which played back from the local disk successfully:
==Useful Encoding software==
'''ffmpeg2theora -x 320 -y 256 -V 148 -A 32 "inputfilename.ogg"'''
You can encode Theora files using the commmand line application [[http://v2v.cc/~j/ffmpeg2theora/download.html ffmpeg2theora]].


*[[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC]], the free media player software can also encode Theora files.
*[[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC]], the free media player software can also encode Theora files.

Revision as of 22:51, 2 December 2007

Theora is the preferred video codec for the OLPC.

Useful Encoding software

You can encode Theora files using the commmand line application [ffmpeg2theora].

Recommended settings

[This file] plays back well on a B4 laptop, running build 623. Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 1m14s, 320×240 pixels, 148kbps overall.

These settings created a file which played back from the local disk successfully: ffmpeg2theora -x 320 -y 256 -V 148 -A 32 "inputfilename.ogg"

  • [VLC], the free media player software can also encode Theora files.
  • Colinog's wiki contains an entry on how to encode your video in Theora and in Theora/Speex. Translation and walkthrough for this space to come.
  • [[1]] Manual page for ffmpeg2theora.