Linux: Convert .AVI File To Apple iPod / iPhone MP4 [M4V] Format

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To convert an AVI file to Apple iPod/iPhone MP4 (M4V) format on Linux, you can use the HandBrake tool. HandBrake is an open-source, multithreaded video transcoder that can be used to convert videos from one format to another.

Here’s how you can use HandBrake to convert an AVI file to MP4 format on Linux:

  1. Install HandBrake:
sudo apt-get install handbrake-cli
  1. Start the HandBrake CLI tool:
handbrake-cli
  1. Use the following command to convert an AVI file to MP4 format:
handbrake-cli -i input.avi -o output.mp4

Replace “input.avi” with the name of the input AVI file, and replace “output.mp4” with the name of the output MP4 file.

  1. You can add additional options to the command line to control the conversion process, such as specifying the video codec, the video quality, and so on. For example, the following command will encode the video using the H.264 codec and set the video quality to medium:
handbrake-cli -i input.avi -o output.mp4 -e x264 -q 20

This is just an example of how you can use HandBrake to convert an AVI file to MP4 format on Linux. You can customize the conversion process to meet your specific needs by using additional options and presets.

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