I use Ubuntu, so this tutorial won’t work on Windows. I have encoded the video into the H.264 format, left the original resolution at 848 x 480, and the framerate at 30 Hz. I use constant quality setting because then the video look very good even when the camera moves quickly, and it uses less bitrate when not needed. The disadvantage is that the required bitrate is uneven, so make sure youre buffer is large enough before you start playing.

Here is how to do this:

1. Encode your video with mencoder (click to install). It has to be x264 for video (0 or 1 bframes), and faac for audio.
2. Convert the result into an mp4 using mp4creator (click to install), as described here.
3. Now you have an mp4 file that can be played with JW player. Download it, have a look at the readme.html, and follow the example described there.
4. The player requires 20 pixels in height, so add this to the SWFObject creation.

I have written a small ruby script to convert any movie to a MP4 file. The first parameter is the input file, second parameter is the framerate. Save this file as e.g. convert2mp4.rb.

#!/usr/bin/ruby

# constant quality setting
if ARGV.size != 3
	puts "usage: #{__FILE__} <inputvideo> <framerate> <quality, 1.0-50.0>"
	exit
end

# set output filenames
input = ARGV[0]
rate = ARGV[1]
quality = ARGV[2]
noext = input.gsub(/\.\w*$/, "")

converted = '"' + noext + '_tmp.avi"'
aac = '"' + noext + '.aac"'
h264 = '"' + noext + '.h264"'
mp4 = '"' + noext + '.mp4"'

# encode
cmd = "mencoder \"#{input}\" -o #{converted}"
cmd += " -ovc x264 -x264encopts threads=auto:crf=#{quality}:subq=6:partitions=all:8x8dct:me=umh:frameref=5:bframes=1:b_pyramid:weight_b"
cmd += " -oac faac -faacopts br=192 -channels 2 -srate 48000"
puts cmd
system(cmd)

# convert to mp4
system("rm -f #{mp4}")
system("mplayer #{converted} -dumpaudio -dumpfile #{aac}")
system("mplayer #{converted} -dumpvideo -dumpfile #{h264}")
system("mp4creator -create=#{aac} #{mp4}")
system("mp4creator -create=#{h264} -rate #{rate} #{mp4}")
system("mp4creator -hint=1 #{mp4}")
system("mp4creator -hint=2 #{mp4}")
system("mp4creator -optimize #{mp4}")
system("rm -f #{aac} #{h264} #{converted}")

Have fun!

The via feretta is called Teufelsteig which translates to devli’s steep road.

Walking through difficult terrain, close to the peak

A view around to nearby peaks and chines

Finally, after about 4 hours hiking and climbing, we have reached the peak of 1822m and enjoy the view

Lyrics

It took me about 3 minutes to translate the lyrics, so here they are:

Mach dich auf             Start off
in die Welt               into the world
in ein anderes Land       into a different country
wo es dir gefällt         where you like it
bis zum Rand              until the edge
und übers Meer            and over the sea
dich hält                 nothing holds you
hier nichts mehr          here any more

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money

Aus dem Haufen            From the clamp
dieser Stadt              of this town
mußt du raus              you have to get out
und du wirst sehen        and you will see
du wirst dich verändern   you will change
in all diesen Ländern     in all of these countries

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world

Das Himmelszelt           the cope of heaven
ist dein Dach             is your roof
mit all den Lichtern      with all the lights
die dich leiten           that guide you
von den Sternen           from the stars
die dich begleiten        that accompany you
kannst du lernen          you can learn
klar zu sehen             to see clearly

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world

kein Gott                 no god
kein Staat                no state
keine Arbeit              no work
kein Geld                 no money
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world
mein Zuhause              my home
ist die Welt              is the world