Tool inventory: Essential Linux video conversion tools (1)

In the IT era where portable devices are emerging and Internet applications are thriving, Linux users are inevitably faced with video file conversion problems, for example, you can convert a video file to an appropriate format for playback by MP4 or mobile devices, and convert a video file to a Flash streaming media format for online sharing.

A few years ago, Linux users could only use command line tools such as FFmpeg for video conversion. The functions of these tools are very powerful, but the disadvantage is that the ease of use is far inferior to applications that use graphical user interfaces.

With the popularity of Linux, more and more GUI programs have emerged! Now, users can use the following three video conversion tools to easily and conveniently handle all video conversion tasks!

1. Avidemux

Similar to VirtualDub in Windows, Avidemux is a complete video editing tool and can be used to convert video formats. Although the design of this program is more user-friendly, it takes some time for users to use Avidemux with ease because of its wide range of functions.

Avidemux features powerful and user-friendly design

Avidemux supports most mainstream video formats, such as MPEG2, AVI, MP4, and Flv, and supports limited WMV formats. With Avidemux, you can easily convert the video format, convert the complete DVD file to an AVI file of about MB, and even extract Subtitles from a DVD movie.

Currently, Avidemux only supports MPEG2 and AVI for "HD" video formats, but does not support MPEG-TS or H.264.

Advantage: almost all formats can be converted. In addition, there are some advanced functions, such as cutting and pasting video clips.

Disadvantage: not all users can get started easily because of their powerful functions.