How to Convert an OGV File to AVI in Ubuntu

How to Convert an OGV File to AVI in Ubuntu

February6

You might have used Istanbul http://goo.gl/aHdeo or Recordmydesktophttp://goo.gl/FqfQY apps for recording videos from your desktop screen in Ubuntu.
They are exporting videos with .ogv extension which is an open and standardized bit stream container format. These days I can see several people searching for softwares to convert this video files to AVI or …
Please stop bothering yourself for downloading some trial OGV converters for this purpose (Specially for Windows).
Let’s do it so straight in our Ubuntu, after installing recordmydektop and recording some action shots  from your screen

$sudo aptitude install recordmydesktop gtk-recordMyDesktop

Open a terminal and install ffmpeg OR mencoder.

$ sudo aptitude install ffmpeg mencoder

In case of using ffmpeg:

$ ffmpeg -i out.ogv output.avi

In case of using mencoder:

$ mencoder -idx out.ogv -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o outputByMencoder.avi

I prefer using mencoder!