====== Compress Canon IXUS 860 IS videos ======

  * Configure your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'', add this line: <code>
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org stable main
</code>
  * Install the debian-multimedia repository's public key: <code>sudo apt-get install debian-multimedia-keyring</code>
  * Install **transcode** : <code>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transcode
</code>
  * Supposing your input video is ''mvi_0004.avi'' and you want to convert it into ''test.avi'' using XVID codec, just type: <code>
transcode -i mvi_0004.avi -o test.avi -y xvid
</code>

__Tip:__ do not use the same filename for ''-i'' and ''-o'' options. I got strange results with the video sound...

__Tip 2:__ this simple command can be used to convert all the AVI in a directories hierarchy <code>find . -name "*.AVI" -exec transcode -i {} -o {}.xvid -y xvid \;</code>

__Notice:__ if you need a nice user interface, just install ''avidemux''

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