$ cat /usr/local/bin/mkv2avi #!/bin/bash file=$1 echo "Input file = $file " newf=`echo ${file/.mkv/.avi}`; echo "Output file = $newf " echo "" mencoder -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr=128 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1200:autoaspect $file -o $newf ------------------------- I've been working on one that converts to (h.264/mpeg4aac).MOV instead of (xvid/mp3).AVI. It should work faster because it's just copying the video (which is already in h.264 format), but when I play it it's choppy and bad ... read more