Thread: Making a file conversion program in C

Hello everyone,

I've been teaching myself C for the past 4 or 5 months and I think its time for me to create something. This "something" that I would like to create is a conversion program that converts file types (mainly audio and video files) and removes DRM(if the file has any). I know that this may seem to be an ambitious project for someone who only has a few months of experience with C, but I think a challenging project such as this would vastly improve my programming skills (and give me something to do on Friday nights ha ha!). Where do I begin? Can anyone provide me with a sample of code that would enable a program to convert files? Are there any open source programs out there that have the source code readily available so I can learn from them? If I go through with this I will make my program open source and free.

Look up FFmpeg.

You're right, it does sound ambitious, best of luck to you.

Originally Posted by DeadPlanet

Look up FFmpeg.

You're right, it does sound ambitious, best of luck to you.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch