captain / media-converter

Media Converter and Muxer is an easy to use video and audio converter and muxer.

##Media Converter (imconverter) Media Converter is a complete cross-platform solution to convert audio and video files. After installation, a toolbar button will be placed in your Firefox toolbar. By clicking on the button, the conversion window appears. This window will let you perform three operations: MP3 conversion, audio muxing, and video/audio combining.

###General information To compile imconverter project you need to have these softwares and libraries available:

• python

• nodejs

• Mozilla addon-sdk

  By default, the addon-sdk folder is assumed to be one directory above the project. This can be modified using the --sdk parameter.

###Folders description

• compile: nodejs auto-compiler
• preview: screenshots
• src: imconverter source code
• template: bootstrap folder

###How to compile imconverter

1. Open a new terminal in the root dir (directory contains src, preview, template, and compile folders)
2. Run npm install to acquire the necessary nodejs packages
3. Run node compile/install.js to run imconverter in a new Firefox profile To make the xpi run node compile/install.js --xpi To make the xpi and install the extension in your current profile run node compile/install.js --wget For more options use node compile/install.js --help

###How to try precompiled latest version

1. Select the right branch
2. Browse the src directory
3. Download the raw *.xpi file
4. Drag and drop it into Firefox

###For developers You can connect to imconverter extension and do conversions in background from your extension https://github.com/inbasic/media-converter/blob/master/connect.md