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Shows a simple clock in the console
-t param removes the watch header
Ctrl-c to exit
Use if you have pictures all over the place and you want to copy them to a central location
Synopsis:
Find jpg files
translate all file names to lowercase
backup existing, don't overwrite, preserve mode ownership and timestamps
copy to a central location
Convert those .mov files that your digital camera makes to .avi
Adjust the bitrate (-b) to get the appropriate file size. A larger bitrate produces a larger (higher quality) .avi file and smaller bitrate produces a smaller (lower quality) .avi file.
Requires ffmpeg (see man page for details)
(tested with canon camera MOV files)
Other examples:
ffmpeg -i input.mov -sameq -vcodec msmpeg4v2 -acodec pcm_u8 output.avi
ffmpeg -i input.mov -b 1024k -vcodec msmpeg4v2 -acodec pcm_u8 output.avi
record audio notes or meetings
requires arecord and lame
run mp3gain on the resulting file to increase the volume / quality
ctrl-c to stop recording