How do I convert recordings to .mp4

Q: Is it possible to get archived recordings in the MP4-format?

A: Yes, it’s possible in our program in 2 ways.

The first is to run export while in the Archive Viewer window of Xeoma. To do that, go to the Archive Viewer by clicking the ‘Play’ button, and once there click the menu icon (a ‘List’ icon below the timeline) -> Export: set interval -> then choose the needed interval by moving the markers. After the interval is selected, once again enter the menu -> Select ‘Export the segment’ and select the format required.

Option number two is to use the ffmpeg utility that is supplied with Xeoma in the ‘Additional’ folder in Xeoma’s directory.

Alternatively, you can download ffmpeg.
The ARM version of ffmpeg here: https://felenasoft.com/xeoma/downloads/ffmpeg/linux/xeoma_linux_arm
And for other operating systems please see: https://ffbinaries.com/downloads

With this option, you can take Xeoma recordings straight from the disk and convert them with the ffmpeg tool in a command line/Terminal/console.
Here’s a command that you can use to convert Xeoma recordings to .mp4:
ffmpeg -i input.xem -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -crf 18 output.mp4

Where:
ffmpeg – path to the ffmpeg utility on your device;
input.xem is replaced with the path to the xem file to be converted;
output.mp4 – your name of the resulting file (if it matches an existing one, the old file will be replaced by the new one.

See also: Conversion of video files into MJPEG

Valid as of September 6, 2023