How to convert an m2ts video to an avi

1. install missing libraries:
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-unstripped-51

2. convert:
ffmpeg -i vacation.m2ts -vcodec libxvid -b 11182k -acodec libmp3lame -ac 2 -ab 640k -deinterlace -s 1440x1080 vacation.avi

3. example:

$ nohup ffmpeg -i vacation.m2ts -vcodec libxvid -b 11182k -acodec libmp3lame -ac 2 -ab 640k -deinterlace -s 1440x1080 vacation.avi >> processing.txt &

$ tail -f processing.txt