media players

Here is the script I use now to convert stuff to a decent format for my Archos 705:


#!/bin/bash

INPUT=$1

ffmpeg \
-ab 128 \
-acodec mp3 \
-sameq \
-vcodec mpeg4 \
-mbd rd \
-flags +4mv+trell+aic \
-cmp 2 \
-subcmp 2 \
-g 300 \
-s 400x300 \
-aspect 4:3 \
-i "$INPUT" \
"$INPUT.lofi.avi"

#END

In my opinion, there is nothing close to Amarok on the horizon for the linux desktop. I just recently tried to get rhythmbox, banshee and amarok up and running on my admittedly obscenely bloated music collection. End result?