===== SanDisk Video Conversion With FFMPEG =====

The video conversion software that comes with the SanDisk line of MP3/Video players is Windows-only. For the GNU/Linux users like myself I put together this short tutorial on how to convert your favorite videos to the proper size/format using FLOSS software.

This was taken from the video that came with the Fuze:

<code>
General #0
Complete name : WAZ.MineToRemember.SansaP layer.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 20.0 MiB
PlayTime : 3mn 26s
Bit rate : 812 Kbps
Writing application : InterVideo

Video #0
Codec : DivX 5
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec profile : Unknown
Codec settings/Packe : No
Codec settings/BVOP : Yes
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matri : Default
PlayTime : 3mn 26s
Bit rate : 667 Kbps
Width : 224 pixels
Height : 176 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 1.273
Frame rate : 20.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Interlacement : Progressive

Audio #0
Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
PlayTime : 3mn 26s
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Writing library : Xing (new)
</code>

ffmpeg syntax for SanDisk Sansa Fuze:

<code>ffmpeg -i OriginalVideoFile.avi -sameq -s 224x176 -o SansaFuzeFormattedVideoFile.mpeg</code>

=== References ===
  * [[http://ffmpeg.org/|ffmpeg]]
  * [[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/|mplayer]]
  * [[http://www.rockbox.org/|RockBox]] alternative firmware