Discussing Video Conversion with Simon Aarons
RetroRGB26 Kesä 2023

Discussing Video Conversion with Simon Aarons

I recently had an audio-only discussion/podcast with Simon Aarons, creator of the Brovicon Video Converter. We discussed how the software works, why it's so helpful that he made a graphical front-end to existing software...and just chatted about video conversion. If you've ever wanted to convert video you've recorded or ripped, this will most likely interest you - "Just slide up a chair" and come hang out while we chat. If video conversion isn't your thing at all, this one probably isn't for you ;p


Brovicon: https://github.com/simontime/Brovicon
Follow Simon: https://twitter.com/ItsSimonTime
AviSynth+ (install before using): https://github.com/AviSynth/AviSynthPlus/releases/


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Simon and I discussed a using AVIDemux to cut video files at keyframes without re-rendering, as well as a specific model of "DVD recorder" that does a great job with (broadcast) analog video. Here's links to both:


Recorder: https://www.panasonic.com/au/support/product-archives/home-entertainment/recorders/dmr-bwt760gn.html
AVIDemux: https://www.fosshub.com/Avidemux.html

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