Re: mpeg to ppm in linux

Sybren StÃvel wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:28:56 -0500, H. S. wrote:
>
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> > How can I convert an mpeg (or mpg) movie to ppm images, i.e. extract the
> > frames of an mpeg movie as images
>
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> mplayer -vo png somefile.mpeg

That works great. I get pngs, but with a little script I can convert 
them to ppms.

Thanks a ton,
->HS


> > > From google, I see that I can user 'convert' command to join ppm images
> > into an mpeg movie. But couldn't find to do the reverse.
>
>
> mencode (the encoding part of mplayer) can do this as well.
>
> Sybren


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