Extract jpeg files from mjpeg video on Linux

Just in case I ever need it again: Extracting all frames from an mjpeg video as jpegs is easy and very fast with ffmpeg, because it does not need to decode and encode the pictures, just prepend the DHT to each one: [bash] ffmpeg -i inputmpeg.avi -c:v copy -bsf:v mjpeg2jpeg frame_%d.jpg [/bash] Source ffmpeg documentation.

Creating a properly aligned partition with parted

Parted is a flexible tool for working with partition tables under Linux. Unfortunately it sometimes seems rather stupid. For example when you create a new partition you may get the warning "The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance". It could then of course proceed to suggest the proper alignment, but it doesn't, … Continue reading Creating a properly aligned partition with parted