Answers.Body: <p>Apologies I'd being faffing with different scaling settings and must have got my files mixed up. The following (quoted in the question) does in fact work on this product - Living Images Li1210.</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=480x234 out.avi
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However the following scaling seemed to produce better results when converting from 1280x720 (youtube standard download)</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=416x234 out.avi
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And I think this addition from <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/20399/whats-the-best-way-to-convert-mp4-to-avi">this question</a> produced a slight improvement</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -q:v 6 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=416x234 out.avi
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Text: In the absence of a `q:v` or bitrate specification, ffmpeg defaults to 200 kb/s for `mpeg4`. Your first scaling is disproportionate relative to the source. Your 2nd isn't.
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Body: <p>I'm trying to convert an mp4 video to play on a digital photo frame. The photo frame (Living Image Li1210) manual states: </p>
  
  <p>The digital photo frame can playback MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, and AVI (dependant upon codec) video formats.</p>
  
  <p>And in the FAQs: The device only works with the avi/mpeg4 files taken by most digital cameras. It is also capable of playing some compressed AVI files, such as DivX and XviD videos... The best supported resolution of a photo or video is 480x234.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried various options with ffmpeg such as</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=480x234 out.avi
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but can't seem to get anything but a blank screen on the photo frame.</p>
  
  <p>Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
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Comments.Text: If you have a working file, share its readout by [Mediainfo](http://mediaarea.net). Use Text mode. Typically these OEM products are particular about the codec profile and tag.
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Tags: <ffmpeg><mp4><mpeg><avi>
Title: mp4 to avi/mpeg conversion
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ThreadText: # mp4 to avi/mpeg conversion
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-11)
  
  I'm trying to convert an mp4 video to play on a digital photo frame. The photo frame (Living Image Li1210) manual states:
  
  The digital photo frame can playback MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, and AVI (dependant upon codec) video formats.
  
  And in the FAQs: The device only works with the avi/mpeg4 files taken by most digital cameras. It is also capable of playing some compressed AVI files, such as DivX and XviD videos... The best supported resolution of a photo or video is 480x234.
  
  I've tried various options with ffmpeg such as
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=480x234 out.avi
  
  ```
  
  but can't seem to get anything but a blank screen on the photo frame.
  
  Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
  
  Thanks
  
  **Tags:** ffmpeg, mp4, mpeg, avi
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you have a working file, share its readout by [Mediainfo](http://mediaarea.net). Use Text mode. Typically these OEM products are particular about the codec profile and tag.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2017-02-11. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
  
  Apologies I'd being faffing with different scaling settings and must have got my files mixed up. The following (quoted in the question) does in fact work on this product - Living Images Li1210.
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=480x234 out.avi
  
  ```
  
  However the following scaling seemed to produce better results when converting from 1280x720 (youtube standard download)
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=416x234 out.avi
  
  ```
  
  And I think this addition from [this question](https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/20399/whats-the-best-way-to-convert-mp4-to-avi) produced a slight improvement
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -q:v 6 -vcodec mpeg4 -vf scale=416x234 out.avi
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: In the absence of a `q:v` or bitrate specification, ffmpeg defaults to 200 kb/s for `mpeg4`. Your first scaling is disproportionate relative to the source. Your 2nd isn't.  
  
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