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Joining Videos using Mencoder

Mencoder is an extremely powerful video converter that is capable of converting video from almost any format to any other format.Â One of the simplest exercises to do with Mencoder involves joining two videos to make a single video.

To join the videos all you need are the videos and Mencoder installed on your system.Â You can install Mencoder on your Ubuntu box using the command

sudo apt-get install mencoder

Now lets say you plan to join videos a.mpg and b.mpg to a video c.mpg

Go to the command line (to the folder containing the videos) and execute the command –

mencoder a.mpg b.mpg -ovc copy -oac copy -o c.mpg

Thats it!Â You can join more videos with a single shot but remember that the order in which you have listed the videos the final video will be created in the same order.

Test Drive The All New Ubuntu/Kubuntu Netbook OS

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The latest version of (k)Ubuntu comes with a Netbook OS to suit the small screen and moderate horsepower netbook segment of notebooks. The version is light weight and makes good use of the features common between netbooks to get the best out of your netbook.

The official websites recommend you download the iso and create a bootable flash drive using the iso. The step by step method to do it is given in the following links:
Ubuntu – Netbook Remix
Kubuntu – Netbook Technical Preview

If you are like me and dont want to go thru the process of installing Karmic Koala again, you are in luck… You can test the new Netbook Remix directly from the default desktop install of Ubuntu/Kubuntu.

If you are using Ubuntu you just have to install the “ubuntu-netbook-remix” package. That can be done with the following command:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-remix

If you are using Kubuntu you just have to install the “kubuntu-netbook” package. That can be done with the following command:
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-netbook

When you reboot and login you will automatically be taken to the netbook remix of your OS.

PS: The version is one of the earliest releases, so expect updates and more improved performance in the near future.