[PLUG] Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4...

[carl day]

Online docs on PLex  shows only MP4 container [no mkv].
Hauppauge USB2 is an OTA recorder.
If you are getting "very good"  atsc file recording
could also strip out the Close-Captions with
ccextractor to a SRT file merge back ffmpeg to x264 MP4 file.

On 7/6/17, Tom <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 for HandBrake - it is great for casual simple converting use - it
> comes in two parts: CLI and GUI
> If you ever need it, use ffmpeg for more complex tasks such as muxing
> in/out different streams, and converting formats HandBrake does not
> understand.
> I would also recommend combination of x264 for video and AAC for audio
> streams inside mkv (Matroska) container format.
> If your Plex take it, Matroska (mkv) is by far most flexible container.
> I usually keep original resolution/geometry (by selecting Dimensions -
> -> Optimal for Source) and let the player do the scaling.
> Tomas
> On Wed, 2017-07-05 at 18:21 -0700, michael wrote:
>> Is there a free tool that works under Linux that will do the
>> conversion?
>>   Plex media server can't play MPEG2 files, but MPEG2 is
>> what my Hauppauge USB2 device produces.
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