VoldeMort

Hi all!.

I have very good good news for the Mac users.
finally I write a script in order to convert Videos AVI or MPG to
Teclast AVI Video.


My program its under the GPL GNU license, it names "Teclast C260 Converter for Mac"

And cuz I love the Opensource, this is Open Souce and free.

Only follow this steps for make the program and run it:

1.- Download mencoder for mac here

2.- Copy the application to /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin
How to do This???

Simply. Open a Terminal login as root:
sudo -s Type your root password

Type this: cp -R /Users/Yourusername/Desktop/mencoder /usr/bin
cp -R /usr/bin/mencoder /usr/local/bin.

If dont shows any error message, let go.


3.- Now we make the Script of Converter Video:

3.1.- Open Terminal again
3.2.- Login as root sudo -s
3.3.- Go to the Desktop of your account: cd /Users/yourUsername/Desktop
3.4.- Type nano (this is an text-plane editor like Vim in Linux)
3.5.- Copy and paste this code onto the Terminal Window:
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#!/bin/bash

# Comprobe that receives the file name to convert
if [ -z $1 ]; then
clear
echo "
******* Teclast C260 AVI Converter *******
---------------by Voldemort--------------

You must write the file name to convert (AVI or MPG)"
exit 1
fi

# Get name and extension of main file
# Name of main file serves to get the name of Converted Video
# Extension serves to know the file format to convert
name=${1%.*}
ext=${1##*.}

# Determines extension type
case $ext in
mpeg|mpg) ext="mpeg";;
avi) ;;
*) echo "Extension $ext not valid"; exit 1;;
esac

# It creates the Converted Video
name=${name}_convertido.${ext}
command=/usr/local/bin/mencoder
if [ -x $command ]; then
echo "
******** Converting Video for Teclast C260 *************
"
$command -noodml "${1}" \
-of avi \
-o "$name" \
-ofps 22 \
-vf-add scale=320:240 \
-vf-add expand=320:240:-1:-1:1 \
-srate 44100 \
-ovc xvid \
-xvidencopts bitrate=500:max_bframes=0:quant_type=h263:me_quali ty=4 \
-oac lavc \
-lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=128

echo "
******** Video has converted successfully *******"
else
echo "$command is missing"
exit 1;
fi

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3.6.- Once pasted the text, save it with "CTRL+O"
put this name: Teclast.sh

3.7.- Once made this, exit nano: CTRL+X
3.8.- As you can see, the Teclast.sh file its in your desktop, now in order to execute it, we need to assign Excecution permissions, type this:

chmod +x Teclast.sh

and Its ready.

Enjoy it.

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HOW TO USE IT:

The use is really simple.
In this case I put the file on the Desktop, but you can change the path of this, and place it whatever you want:

SINTAXIS:

sh Teclast.sh OriginalVideo.avi

Dont worry man, no needs to put a second file.
The script make the Video converter with a name like this: OriginalVideo_converted.

Wait until the Script do his work, and when its 100%, Voila!!!
You have the Video ready to play in your Teclast C260.


NOTE: IF YOU EXPERIMENT PROBLEMS WITH YOUR C260 PLAYER, POSSIBLY YOU HAVE THE 1.0.0.0 FIRMWARE, PLEASE CHECK THE POST ABOUT UPDATE TO THE LATEST FIRMWARE 1.10.0001
-- It fix slow transfer connection and other problems

NOTE 2: For a Uknown reson this post shows the phrase "quality" this:
qual ity, please when you copy the code write it right "quality".
If you dont fix this, the script dont work.


Have Fun!!!

VoldeMort

Finnally, Do it, It work very fine!!.

Coming soon I'm working on a GUI for this script