How do you convert .flv files?

[Jack]

I’ve been trying to convert .flv files for a few hours now but I just keep going in circles. Does anyone know how to go about doing this?

Thank you... :cool:

[BLiZZaRD]

into what? Converting to cheese doesn't make a very good cheese... chocolate I hear is good though, but I haven't tried it. :p


heh. found this (http://vixy.net/) online model.

[Twey]

mplayer (http://mplayerhq.hu/) does it nicely too.

[djr33]

I have a suspicion that it's related to converting from embedded video in flash to video files. Just my guess.

[pcbrainbuster]

Say you wanted to convert it to .swf and foun d the software to do it then in that case just get some software to do it but say you can't find it...
What do you do...
You simply find any other software that can convert something like mpg to swf and also find a converter for somthing like .flv to .mpg-

You see what is going on??? .flv --> .mpg --> .swf
:)

[Twey]

FLV is FLash Video, a format especially designed for embedding in Flash. One wouldn't convert it either to or from Flash, and one most certainly wouldn't use MPEG as an intermediate stage.

[pcbrainbuster]

Errr sorry i forgot to mension that was an example not a vaild example :)
Buut just how you could get to another format using more than one software .....lol

[Jack]

into what? Converting to cheese doesn't make a very good cheese... chocolate I hear is good though, but I haven't tried it. :p


heh. found this (http://vixy.net/) online model.

I had tried that and got as far as formatting it into an .avi file but couldn't figure out how to format the .avi into a more user friendly format.

I could go that way but I would need to know how to format the .avi file into a more user friendly format. Got any idea on how one goes about doing that?

I'm telling yea, I tried everthing I can think of. :confused:

[jscheuer1]

I liked winff from here:

http://www.nonags.com/nonags/grvid.html

There are others. If I had .net framework, I would have gone for 'SUPER'.

[Jack]

I liked winff from here:

http://www.nonags.com/nonags/grvid.html

There are others. If I had .net framework, I would have gone for 'SUPER'.

Wow... That was a piece of cake!

Fantastic... It actually formated the .flv file into wmv in less then a minute.

Sweet! :)

Thanks guys!!!

[Jack]

Ran into a little problem here... :cool:

The .wmv file works fine when I run it on it's own, but when I play it via my browser theres no sound.

This is how I stream my .wmv files.


<object id="mediaPlayer" width="294" height="240"
classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,70 1"
standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject">
<param name="fileName" value="many_faces_of_benny_hinn1.wmv">
<param name="animationatStart" value="true">
<param name="transparentatStart" value="true">
<param name="autoStart" value="true">
<param name="showControls" value="true">
<param name="loop" value="false"><embed type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/" id="mediaPlayer" name="mediaPlayer" displaysize="4" autosize="-1" bgcolor="darkblue" showcontrols="true" showtracker="-1" showdisplay="0" showstatusbar="-1" videoborder3d="-1" width="294" height="240" src="many_faces_of_benny_hinn1.wmv" autostart="true" designtimesp="5311" loop="false">
</object>

I wonder, could the problem be in the way I'm streaming it?

[jscheuer1]

Well, I know little about streaming wmv but, that looks like far from the most basic method. Why not try the most basic tags required and see what happens? Also, gotta ask, if there is a mute button and/or volume control involved anywhere (not just in the streaming but also in the browser itself or elsewhere on your computer) it might be on/turned down, is there?

[jscheuer1]

Here is something from youtube help section that elaborates more upon one of the things I mentioned in my last post in this thread:


To make sure that you hear sound while watching videos, please check the volume controls on your computer. Also, be sure to increase the volume on other conventional video players on your computer, such as Real Player or Windows Media. This may have an effect on your computer's master volume levels. Next, check to see if your system meets these requirements for running the video player:

1. Macromedia Flash Player 7.0+ plug-in
2. Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed
3. Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
4. Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 5.0+, or Safari 1.0+
5. Broadband connection with 500+ Kbps

If your system meets all the requirements, but the video player still isn't working properly, please try troubleshooting with a different browser. Remember to test the audio on multiple videos!

[Jack]

Ah I give up… I’m simply uploading the files to google and embedding them into my site. I tried everything I could think of and since I would rather have them embedded by google rather then youtube everything is working out for the best. Not only will I get more traffic but I also get this video embedded from google.

Now I’m simply waiting for google to process part 3 and 4.

I formatted these .flv files in just about every format known to man and still nothing. They work fine on themselves when I formatted them into .wmv but once loaded in my browser they turn into silent movies. I read up on this and saw that someone else had the same problem and of course no one told him how to fix it, so I’m going with google.

Many thanks for your kind help guys… It’s appreciated! :)

[BLiZZaRD]

What code did you use to embed the movies with? Can you post it?

I just had an idea, but I can't be sure unless I see your coding.

I just may have a solution....

[BLiZZaRD]

I had tried that and got as far as formatting it into an .avi file but couldn't figure out how to format the .avi into a more user friendly format.

I could go that way but I would need to know how to format the .avi file into a more user friendly format. Got any idea on how one goes about doing that?

I'm telling yea, I tried everthing I can think of. :confused:

Got it... You said you could get them to AVI format... that is a good enough format. (mpg is a little better, but oh well)

With the .avi file, upload that to your server and then use this code to embed:



<object data="data/test.avi" type="video/x-msvideo" width="320" height="255">
<param name="src" value="data/test.avi">
<param name="autoStart" value="0">
alt : <a href="data/test.avi">test.avi</a>
</object>


Changing the red text with your details. It works in all major browsers and degrades to Lynx correctly.

You can see all other video methods here (http://joliclic.free.fr/html/object-tag/en/object-video.html)

[Jack]

Actually BliZZ, I uploaded the .avi files to google and to tell you the truth it couldn’t have worked out any better. I had wanted to see this video for a while and came across it on youtube. Perfect for my site!

Maybe I’ll figure out how to format .avi files into .wmv someday but right now I’m bushed.

41 and I feel like I’m 80!
When does life get better? :cool: