A client gave me a DVD that they wanted me to rip and upload to YouTube. Copying the DVD to my computer, I found that the video was in a .VOB format (there are also files with .BUP and .IFO extenstions). This article explains how I converted those video files to a format that I was able to successfully upload to YouTube from within the Ubuntu Hardy Heron OS.
- Download the VLC Player
- sudo apt-get install vlc
- sudo apt-get install vlc
- Go to Applications -> Sound & Video -> VLC media player
- File -> Wizard
- Choose Transcode/Save to file
- Next
- Select your stream with the Choose… button
- Next
- Check off Transcode video and Transcode audio.
- I chose MPEG-1 Video and MPEG Audio
- Next
- I chose MPEG 1
- Next
- Choose the location to save the file to
- Finish
Now you can upload the resulting files to YouTube.
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