PSP Enc – Encoding video for PSP / ipod under linux GUI November 27, 2007
Posted by GuySoft in Crictor, Hamakor, ipod, linux, open source, podcast, programming, psp, python, wxpython.Tags: encoding, ffmpeg, podcast, psp, python, wxpython
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Hello all,
I am starting to work on the first Israeli video podcast, and we are now trying to figure out what format to publish it under. While pondering about this, I wrote a graphical program that will let you convert Video files for PSP format. And it should also run on iPods (however the screen resolution is specifically for PSP).
The program uses a command I found somewhere (you can see it in the code). The GUI is written in wxpython, which I just started learning not long ago. It is really useful for these small apps.
The requirements to get this working are:
- python
- ffmpeg
- python-wxgtk2.6
To run it just type:
python pspenc.py
If you’re using OS X, I recommend encoding videos for PSP using a program called HandBrake, you can read more about the encoding options for PSP here:
http://0ffl1n3.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/encoding-video-for-psp/
HandBrake also works on Linux.. So won’t recommend as classifying it as “OS X only”.
Still, I can imagine any collaborated project would produce something more capable than PSP Enc. But the thing about Enc is its simplicity..