Video in Host Side
Converting images (png, jpg, etc) to YUV format
ffmpeg -f image2 -i test.png -pix_fmt yuv420p test.yuv
Converting AVI files to YUV format
To convert AVI to YUV you can use the lav2yuv program. In Ubuntu Linux this program is in mjpegtools package. This is the way to convert:
lav2yuv myfile.avi > myfile.yuv
Converting YUV video files to AVI (DivX)
Use the ffmpeg tool:
ffmpeg -s 176x144 -i kuuba_maisema_25fps_qcif.yuv -vcodec mpeg4 -sameq -aspect 4:3 ~/kuuba.avi
You need to specify the video dimensions (176 × 144), the video codec (mpeg4), and the aspect ratio (4:3).
Converting MP4 to AVI
Use the mencoder tool:
mencoder Bike1.mp4 -ovc lavc -oac lavc -o NewBike1.avi
