Ffmpeg

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ffmpeg is a program that allows you to do video conversion and to take a video from your Linux desktop.

Get it

To download, compile, link and install ffmpeg, open a console and enter

svn co svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg
./configure && make && make install

Use it

list all available formats

ffmpeg -formats

convert input.dv to output.mpg

ffmpeg -i input.dv output.mpg

take a video of your Linux desktop

ffmpeg -f x11grab -s hd720 -r 15 -i :0.0 screenCapture.avi

See also

ffmpeg man page

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