the buzzing that didn't go away

keywords: ubuntu convert avi dvd mpeg mp4

that, and the file didn't convert properly. so i finally decided to go another route.

my comment to nystire: "after about half an hour installing, i finally got it working. and by working, i mean the app has frozen and my cpu temperature warning is going crazy."

there were stops along the way:

• discovery
• installation error
• multiple "unknown encoder" errors
• (the solution to the previous error)
• the missing installation from the previous solution
  (libavcodec-unstripped-51)

that last one just needed to be removed from the installation list, everything worked fine for me without it.

so i can now convert avi files to mpeg4! and watch movies on my phone. now i just need to find a better player for my n95 than the default, which doesn't allow one to move back and forth.