Arista is a simple multimedia transcoder released under the Lesser General Public License. This open source multimedia app concentrates on ease of use by making the complex task of encoding for various devices simple.
Users should pick an input and a target device, choose a file to save to and go.
Arista is mature software having been in development since early 2008.
Features include:
- Presets for iPod, computer, DVD player, PSP, Archos, Blackbery, HTC Desire, Playstation 3, and other devices.
- Live preview during transcoding to see encoded quality with adjustable preview framerate.
- Automatic discovery of DVD media and V4L devices.
- Rip directly from DVD media easily (requires libdvdcss).
- Rip directly from v4l devices.
- Support for H.264, WebM, FLV, Ogg, DivX and more.
- Simple terminal client for scripting.
- Automatic preset updating.
- Batch processing of entire directories easily.
- Simple terminal client for scripting.
- Nautilus extension for right-click file conversion.
- Reset device presets to their original settings.
Website: github.com/danielgtaylor/arista
Support: GitHub
Developer: Daniel G. Taylor
License: GNU LGPL v2.1
Arista is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
| Explore Linux | |
|---|---|
 | Best Free and Open Source Software - A huge collection of recommended free and open source software covering every major category. |
 | In-depth Linux Software Reviews - Detailed assessments of Linux software covering features, usability and overall quality. |
 | The Big List of Active Linux Distros - An extensive collection of actively developed Linux distributions. |
 | Open Source Alternatives - Alternatives to software and services from Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Autodesk, Oracle and others. |
 | Essential Linux System Tools - Indispensable utilities for monitoring, maintaining and managing Linux systems. |
 | Linux Productivity Tools - Useful utilities for improving productivity and streamlining everyday tasks. |
 | Alternatives to Popular CLI Tools - Modern alternatives to familiar command-line utilities supplied with Linux systems. |
 | Awesome Free Linux Game Tools - Tools, utilities and companion software that improve gaming on Linux. |
 | Machine Learning on Linux - Machine learning and deep learning software, self-hosted applications and practical tools. |
 | Saving Money with Linux - Practical ways to reduce electricity consumption and lower computing costs with Linux. |
 | Linux Candy - Fun, entertaining and sometimes delightfully quirky software from the lighter side of Linux. |
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.