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Ubuntu: Convert Video Using FFmpeg

Posted on January 9, 2010 | by | 1 Comment

I needed to create a .FLV file in Ubuntu from a .MOV for the Jungle Jim’s video and learned about FFmpeg which allows you to use the command line to convert files. Open terminal and copy/paste one of the following commands below. Replace the original and final file names and press the enter key. Depending on the size of your video it could take several minutes for the video to encode.

Convert a FLV file to a MPG
ffmpeg -i original_file.flv new_file.mpg

Convert a MPG file to a FLV
ffmpeg -i original_file.flv new_file.mpg

Make a MP3 from a MPG
ffmpeg -i input.mpg -vn output.mp3

Convert a WAV file to a MP3
ffmpeg -i son_original_file.avi -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 192 -f mp3 new_file.mp3

Extract Sound from a Video and Make it a MP3
ffmpeg -i source_video_here.avi -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 192 -f mp3 soundHere.mp3

Extracting Sound from a Video and Save it as a Mp3
ffmpeg -i source_video_here.avi -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 192 -f mp3 videoSoundHere.mp3

Jungle Jims International Market

Posted on January 8, 2010 | by | Leave a Comment

Snap Shot: Jungle Jims

Watch this video on YouTube

Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, OH is one crazy grocery store. The Travel Channel didn’t have the clip on their website (FAIL) and even YouTube didn’t have it, so I recorded it with my camera (yes I am a grocery geek). Sounds like it is quite the place! Jungle Jim clearly understands marketing!

How big is Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield?
The market is over six acres and expanding.

Jungle Jim’s imports food from how many countries?
Over 75 different countries.

How many imported grocery items does Jungle Jim’s offer?
More than 50,000

How many customers does Jungle Jim’s serve in a week?
More than 50,000 from the Greater Cincinnati area and beyond.

How many brands of beers and micro-brews are available at Jungle Jim’s?
About 1,200 different brews.

How many people does Jungle Jim’s employ?
The market has grown from a produce stand operated by Jim Bonaminio to more than 350 employees.

Mark Cuban’s Advice on Staying Focused When Young

Posted on January 5, 2010 | by | Leave a Comment

Source: http://blogmaverick.com/

I have followed Mark’s blog for some time and really liked this post. A college student asked Mark how he remained focused prior to his business success to which Mark replied with the following: “You are still in school. You don’t need to have all the answers or focus on one thing. You should be trying a lot of things until you find the one thing you really love to do and are good at. When that happens, you will be able to focus. Being focused at 21 is way over rated. Now is the time to screw up, try as many different things as you can and just maybe figure things out. The thing you do need to do is learn. Learn accounting. Learn finance. Learn statistics. Learn as much as you can about business. Read biographies about business people. You dont have to focus on 1 thing, but you have to create a base of knowledge so you are ready when its time. You will never know when that time will come. But you can be ready when it does.”