VLC Media Player

• 1). Download and install the VLC Media Player software (see "Resources" section for link). You can get the VLC software through the Synaptic package manager or directly from the VideoLan website.
  
  
• 2). Open a terminal window. The terminal window will be found under the "Accessories" section of the main "Applications" menu.
  
  
• 3). Type the command "cd Video" to navigate to the directory where your ".avi" file is stored. Replace the word "Video" with the correct name of the directory.
  
  
• 4). Type the command "vlc input.avi --sout='#transcode{vcodec=mp1v, acodec=mpga}:std{access=file, mux=mpeg1,url=output.mpg}'" to convert the video. Replace "input.avi" and "output.mpg" with the correct file names.
  
  
• 5). Type the command "exit" to close the terminal window.
  
  

Mencoder

• 1). Download and install the MPlayer utility (see Resources). You can get Mplayer through the Synaptic package manager or directly from the MPlayer website.
  
  
• 2). Open a terminal window. The terminal window will be found under the "Accessories" section of the main "Applications" menu.
  
  
• 3). Type the command "cd Video" to navigate to the directory where your ".avi" file is stored. Replace the word "Video" with the correct name of the directory.
  
  
• 4). Type the command "mencoder original.avi -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o final.mpg -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=224 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1152:keyint=15:mbd=2:aspect=4/3" to convert the file. Change "original.avi" and "final.mpg" to the correct file names.
  
  
• 5). Type "exit" to close the terminal window or command prompt window when the conversion is complete.
  
  

WinFF

• 1). Download and install the WinFF software through the Synaptic package manager or directly from the WinFF website (see "Resources" section for link).
  
  
• 2). Open the WinFF program. It will be found under the "Sound and Video" section of the main "Applications" window.
  
  
• 3). Click the "Add" button and locate the ".avi" file that you want to convert.
  
  
• 4). Choose the "VCD" option from the "Convert To" drop-down list.
  
  
• 5). Choose the correct values for your region from the "Device Presets" drop-down list.
  
  
• 6). Click the "Convert" button.