iTunes movies to .avi

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ColonelPanik

Mar 31, 2009
4:54 PM EDT
What app should I (its for a friend, the Colonel doesn't use those kind of things) use to convert iTunes movies to .avi?
nicsmr

Mar 31, 2009
5:12 PM EDT
Try Handbrake...
Sander_Marechal

Mar 31, 2009
6:42 PM EDT
Plain old ffmpeg? It really depends on whether the iTunes movies are DRMed or not.
dustinwmr

Jul 04, 2009
5:55 AM EDT
i have no idea
jsusanka

Jul 05, 2009
12:51 PM EDT
streamer woks pretty could when I need to record a live stream to avi.
azerthoth

Jul 05, 2009
1:02 PM EDT
VLC puts a nice GUI to the process. It goes in as one file type and comes out as another. Personally though I usually have good luck with CLI and mencoder.
windbell

Aug 27, 2009
9:30 PM EDT
I just stumble upon this tutorial about how to convert itunes movie to avi mp4, that may be helpful:)

http://www.wmatomp3-converter.com/guide/Convert-iTunes-video...
azerthoth

Aug 28, 2009
1:48 PM EDT
windbell, why in the world would you post a link to windows software on a linux website?
techiem2

Aug 28, 2009
2:07 PM EDT
I second CLI + mencoder. Assuming the vid isn't DRM'd.
jdixon

Aug 28, 2009
3:01 PM EDT
> ...why in the world would you post a link to windows software on a linux website?

Spam, why else?

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