How to convert a mp4 video to MPEG-1 Layer 1?

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I need to convert a video to MPEG-1 Layer 1 to make some tests with the software I'm developing. How can I do this conversion?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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ffmpeg

can do this easily from command line

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.mpeg

There are felt one million additional options to change the output format.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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answered Oct 10 '11 at 17:50

Takkat

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 19:43

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ffmpeg has since been deprecated. Use avconv instead. Same invocation:

avconv -i input.mp4 output.mpeg

answered Oct 23 '13 at 19:43

tbc0

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Not true anymore, ffmpeg is still the way to go now. – sup Jun 04 '17 at 08:13

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 13 '18 at 03:40

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ffmpeg's .mpeg conversion gives you MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio.

ffmpeg doesn't have a layer 1 encoder.

answered Jul 13 '18 at 03:40

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Take a look at this answer: How can I maximum compress video files? Which may be helpful for understanding the transcoding process.

There are several GUI's that are able to perform this task, which includes but not limits to:

Mobile Media Converter

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WinFF

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And many more.

My favorite is the Mobile Media Converter but I have used the WinFF, Transmaggedon, Arista Transcoder, and many more in the past with excellent results.

Good luck!

How to convert a mp4 video to MPEG-1 Layer 1?

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ffmpeg

Mobile Media Converter

WinFF

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