How to Convert an MP4 to an MPEG-2 With Ubuntu

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Tip 1 - How to convert a video from mp4/flv to mpeg/mpg

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tito Joel | permalink

I download videos in mp4 or flv format but I need to convert them to mpeg 1/2/3 so that I can watch them on my special gadget. I think I need a program. any suggestion thanks

For further reading: http://askubuntu.com/questions/265176/how-to-convert-a-video-from-mp4-flv-to-mpeg-mpg ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to convert a mp4 video to MPEG-1 Layer 1?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adam Romero | permalink

I need to convert a video to MPEG-1 Layer 1 to make some tests with the software I'm developing. How can I do this conversion?

For further reading: http://askubuntu.com/questions/65146/how-to-convert-a-mp4-video-to-mpeg-1-layer-1 ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Convert an MP4 to an MPEG-2 With Ubuntu | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matthew M Mc Faul | permalink

Ubuntu is a popular, user-friendly distribution of Linux, a free, open-source software operating system. Ubuntu allows you to do all the same things you would expect from any other operating system but without the associated costs and headaches many people experience. Video conversion is particularly easy to accomplish without expensive specialty...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5957587_convert-mp4-mpeg_2-ubuntu.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to convert MP4 files to MPEG with avconv?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bill Barks | permalink

I have some video files in the MP4 format and I want to convert them to MPEG format files. I try to convert with: avconv -i 1.mp4 -fmp4 -target mpeg /mpeg/1.mpeg but I get the following error ...

For further reading: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15526640/how-to-convert-mp4-files-to-mpeg-with-avconv ^[4]