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+videoconverter
+==============
+
+Video Converter for the html5 Video Player Projekktor 
+- written in ruby
+- needs ffmpeg
+
+Usage:
+<pre><code>
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+v = VideoConversion.new(vid.chomp, 800, 100,"projekktor",1500,192)
+v.converter
+</code></pre>