[SGVLUG] linux based video conversion

[John Riehl]

Are there any tool recommendations to convert quicktime to avi format? 
I dont know the exact format (qt4, qt5, etc), other than quicktime. 
googling about, I see a whole lot of ads for the same windows shareware 
on different sites, on the same page as some linux software.

what are the major open-source video programs out there?
I see players such as xine included in my suse installation.

jr
john riehl