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How to convert .flv (flash video) to .avi or .mpg

hitrec posted 2005 Feb 25 05:29

Some sites have flash video’s online that play in your browser, if you have the correct plugins. Thanks to Veblin, I learned that these video’s are stored on your HD (most likely the Temp Internet Files), and that they (sometimes) have the .flv (FLash Video) extension. The .flv files play fine in the latest VLC player (v 0.81) or a dedicated FLV player like http://www.martijndevisser.com/archives/000021.php I wanted to try to convert to avi or mpg and could not find a guide on videohelp, so I did some research of my own. This is A way, it worked for me, and I would like to share it with you (helping this fine board to help others). I use the RivaFLVencoder; http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3 which is freeware and it’s based on the FFMPEG encoder (normally it is used to create .flv files from .avi or .mpg, but it can do the reverse too). There is also FlixPro by Wildform, but that costs about $150. Download, install and open Riva. Klick the Browse button in the Input tab and locate the .flv file you want to convert. Klick the Browse button in the Output tab to select the location to save your output. The default outputname will have the extension .flv (after all it is an FLV encoder) but just click it and change the extension to .avi or .mpg Then adjust the encoding parameters for both video and audio to your liking Make sure you check the box Enable Audio or you’ll end up with a mute video. It’s possible that the .flv contains an audiocodec that will not be transcoded. A solution for that is to play the original .flv and record the audio with Audacity (for instance) and to mux that recording with the .avi or .mpg you get from Riva. Just experiment with the settings, but don’t expect miracles. With the correct settings, you can now hit the Encode button The FFMPEG window will popup When FFMPEG is done with the encoding, this window will close and (hopefully) you have an .avi or .mpg. The .avi is compressed with FFMPEG’s divx codec, as far as I know. Again, this is only a way of converting that I tried and it worked for me. It might be possible to use only FFMPEG, but I’m not familiar with it’s commandline, so I’m gratefull for the GUI of Riva. Someone out there might have a much better solution, but he/she did not post a guide. Special credits and thanks to Veblin of the streaming forum for pointing out some things to me. Regards, Hitrec (Thanks for the BBCode tip Baldrick)

Baldrick posted 2005 Feb 25 05:31

you must deselect "disable bbcode". click on edit on your post.

tonemgub posted 2005 Sep 17 08:32

Total Video Converter will also do it... http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/index.htm

pavandude posted 2006 Jan 17 23:11

Problem with Riva FLV Encoder is when converted to MPG, there is considerable loss in quality. Anything which keeps the quality????

kschang posted 2006 Jan 18 00:16

pavandude : Problem with Riva FLV Encoder is when converted to MPG, there is considerable loss in quality. Anything which keeps the quality???? You're going from equivalent of MPEG4 or better down to MPEG, some sort of quality LOSS and MASSIVE increase in size is expected.

nord117 posted 2006 Feb 18 00:53

I can't get Riva to convert a flv to avi (seems like FFMPEG is not kicking in). I get sound, but no video. What am I doing wrong here? I tried Total Video converter also. It works, but it leaves an annoying watermark. Thanks!

joojupxp posted 2006 Feb 20 17:15

nord117 : I can't get Riva to convert a flv to avi (seems like FFMPEG is not kicking in). I get sound, but no video. What am I doing wrong here? I tried Total Video converter also. It works, but it leaves an annoying watermark. Thanks! im having the same problem, i dont even know how to install ffmpeg, please help

Baldrick posted 2006 Feb 20 17:18

try latest super

joojupxp posted 2006 Feb 20 22:11

Baldrick : try latest super holy cow, that's an awesome program!!!!! THANK YOU! ty Tyty!!! :shock:

citizenwp posted 2006 Feb 27 01:30

There are many tools can do it if it costs.

dommromm posted 2006 Mar 01 20:30

It's true that the Riva FLV Encoder does a great job on converting FLV to Avi or Mpg, but not all FLV files are compatible. I recently download a FLV file that, while it plays perfectly, the Riva program can not convert it to neither Avi or Mpg. It gives out errors relating to codecs compatible and the such. I even tried CinemaForge and that program can't convert it either. Just to be sure that the Riva Encoder was still working correctly, I converted another FLV file without any problems. Which now proves to me that the problem is with that FLV file. Was this file made with a newer, updated codec? If so, then what would that codec be???? Is there a way to add updates to the FLV Encoder program? Or is there a better (Superior) program that can also convert FLV to Avi/Mpg but has the latest, newest codecs already installed? Any help will be appreciated?

Baldrick posted 2006 Mar 01 23:58

tried latest super?

nord117 posted 2006 Mar 23 09:32

Super is a terrific tool for flv conversion! Thanks for posting this Baldrick!

Guasinton posted 2006 Mar 24 09:04

other program is CinemaForge 2.0

Remyisme posted 2006 Apr 16 08:10

that's the message that i got from Virtualdub after converting a flv file with cinemaforge& super and than opening it with VD: VirtualDub has detected an improper VBR audio encoding in the source AVI file and will rewrite the audio header with standart CBR values during processing for better compatibility. This may introduse up to 0 ms of skew from the video stream. If this is unacceptable, decompress the *entire* audio stream to an uncompressed WAV file and recompress with a constant bitrate encoder. (bitrate: 128.0=0.0 kbps)

cantckaja posted 2006 Apr 17 22:40

i used super but theres no sound, how can i fix this?

BorgmanJayce posted 2006 Apr 18 00:19

I find that I'm having the same problem as cantckaja in that when I try to encode a file using SUPER, I can encode the video fine but the sound isn't encoded at all... Anybody know why this is so?

darkflux posted 2006 Apr 27 15:16

when i try Riva, if i add ".mpg" it encodes mpeg-2 video, but no sound. if i add ".avi", i get MPEG-2 sound, but messed up (or NO) video. SOLUTION: encode BOTH, them "MUX" using VirtualDub with "Direct Stream Copy" for audio, choose vid codec for AVI. if you encode the MPEG2 file (in Riva) at 2000 kb/s, then re-enc using 1000 kb/s (or less as needed), it should turn out ok. UPDATE: for some odd reason, if i set the settings to: .MPG 320x240 framerate:30 bitrate:2000 audio bitrate:128 sampling:44100 STEREO it converts OK! then i can do whatever with it. i think it was the "STEREO" setting that did it, but it's something to try! good luck all!

Gregg posted 2006 Apr 27 15:47

Hi, I have two flash video files which are actually .exe files. Is it possible to convert those and how?

Ai Haibara posted 2006 Apr 27 20:12

Perhaps, but you'd need to extract the SWFs from the EXE projectors, first. (Note that there are utilities out there that'll do this for you, but I don't know what they are - I've only ever done it manually. :D) Second, the SWFs have to have FLV video streams within them. (If the FLV streams are encoded using VP6 rather than the FLV codec, that can cause problems with converting as well, I believe.)

darkflux posted 2006 Apr 28 08:53

Ai Haibara is right, Gregg, there are programs that can "extract" the SWF data inside other files, but it's rather cumbersome to learn, and quite a process at that! i gave up on trying to learn it after the first DAY! you can try if you like; try searching google for "swf extract" (in quotes), or something similar. you'd be better off though, trying Camtasia Recorder to just screen capture the video (and audio), for this situation. SWF .exe files weren't meant to be decompiled, but quite simply to provide an easy way to play SWF files without a separate player. your PC (P4 3.0Ghz correct?) should be able to handle the moderate load required to screen capture quite well, as i have a similar PC at home.

Iv3_imt posted 2006 Apr 30 08:03

hello... im new to this program.. i just downloaded this i read from the guide as above that for input, i choose the flv.file but why cant i choose flv files ? when i klik browse (for input), message box will appear and i try to locate my flv files but this only shows me video files and under type of files, there none choice other than "video files' so how can i use this program to convert flv to avi?? which one better, Riva or Super? thank you

darkflux posted 2006 Apr 30 09:39

Iv3_imt, 1. be sure you're browsing in the proper folder (the one your FLV is in). 2. be sure your FLV has the .flv extension on it (sometimes you can download them without it adding an extension). 3. you can also drag & drop the file into Riva. this has worked for me. FLV files SHOULD show up when browsing. they do in mine, this is why i mentioned checking that the filename ends in .flv

Iv3_imt posted 2006 May 01 06:41

thank alot.. i get it know what i need to do is by putting .flv in my file' names it works now.. im so happy.. thank you mmm im sorry that i ask question which is out of the topic im looking for freeware to put audio in the video.. i mean.. i have a fanvideo and i want to change the song in that video with other song.. do u know what software i can use to do so (to separate audio n video and then putting audio into that video)? hope i make sense thank you

darkflux posted 2006 May 01 07:38

since it's relating to the same problem, i think it's okay... anyways, VirtualDub works with both avi and mpeg files, however, it only CREATES avis. it's kinda tough to find a freeware MPEG editor, so if your file doesn't NEED to be mpeg, i'd stick with VDub. otherwise, you might try Womble MPEG Video Editor. it's one of the few programs that doesn't need to re-encode the video to add or delete audio files.

Iv3_imt posted 2006 May 01 08:32

so i can use Vdub to add or delete audio files from video? are there any guides here in regard to this? thank you

darkflux posted 2006 May 01 11:56

here's a basic guide to cutting and editing in VDub: http://www.videohelp.com/virtualdubedit.htm but basically, for what you need, once you've opened the file in VirtualDub, go to the Audio menu, and click "WAV Audio". then select the file you want to add. this will replace the current file. if you want it re-encoded, the "Compression..." option in that menu will do it.

Iv3_imt posted 2006 May 02 06:34

darkflux : here's a basic guide to cutting and editing in VDub: http://www.videohelp.com/virtualdubedit.htm but basically, for what you need, once you've opened the file in VirtualDub, go to the Audio menu, and click "WAV Audio". then select the file you want to add. this will replace the current file. if you want it re-encoded, the "Compression..." option in that menu will do it. mm..bit confused here.. so first i opened the video file and do the next step as u told and then i have to open other file.What file do i need to open?the audio file? i dont join any video files and what does re-encode mean?

darkflux posted 2006 May 02 08:54

sorry, guess i didn't speak plainly enough :oops: :wink: 1. open the original fanvid in VDub. 2. replace the existing audio (with your audio) by using the "WAV Audio..." option in the Audio dropdown menu at the top. 3. re-encode means to encode the file differently, like changing it from a WAV file to an mp3, or something... you see, AVI files are only "containers" for compressed VIDEO and/or AUDIO files. when you "re-compress" a file, it slightly downgrades that file. but if the file you open using VirtualDub is an MPEG file, it MUST be re-compressed (using the "Compression..." option in the Video menu). if you want to change the "Audio Compression" to mp3 or ogg, or whatever else, you first must select "Full processing mode" in the Audio menu, then "Compression..." is no longer "greyed out" in the Audio menu. this may all seem a bit confusing and cumbersome (especially to those who've never done it before), but once you understand the "basics", it seems alot less cumbersome :) oh, and if you are using an AVI file to start from, be sure to change the option to "Direct Stream Copy" under the Video menu. you might consider reading the following to "bone up" on conversions using VDub: http://www.videohelp.com/avi2divx.htm http://www.ryan.com.br/virtualdub_en.htm http://www.doom9.org/virtualdub_procedures.htm#Audio_options http://www.doom9.org/virtualdub_procedures.htm#audioencoding if there's anything you don't FULLY understand, you may either disregard it, or if you're TOTALLY lost (we've all been there), or just ask someone here! we're mostly pretty nice, but if you have anymore questions OFF the topic in this thread, of course, you should start your own NEW thread. i hope this helps :)

abelz22 posted 2006 May 17 03:06

citizenwp : There are many tools can do it if it costs. Thank you provide such good tools,I'm newbie in flash,and search a trick to convert other file such as powerpoint,move to flash all along.I am also want to search more useful imformation here.Hope get some help.Any ideas would be thoroughly appreciated.^_^ Is there other tools except "http://www.flash-on-tv.com/index.php?sid=6 " to help flash work easily? Someone can contact me by: abelz22@gmail.com Let's discuss together(Only flash tips)

smokingpanda posted 2006 Jun 08 15:33

After you have captured the file from youtube or whatever, what is the best method for encoding? I had my settings at like mpeg-1, mp2 audio, at like 1100, but the file size was like twice or three times as big as the flash. What is the best format and settings to get very similar video quality and sound? Thank you.

darkflux posted 2006 Jun 08 19:42

MPEG files are notoriously large, when requiring close to the same quality. unless you're going to burn the video to DVD, i recommend going with AVI, or else you will be dealing with large files. here's what i do: for MPEG: settings: Size-640x480 (you'll need to re-encode @ 720x480 later) Framerate-29.97 Bitrate-2000 Audio Bitrate-128 / 44100 for AVI: settings: Size-640x480 (or 320x240) Framerate-30 Bitrate-1000 Audio Bitrate-128 / 44100 NOTE FOR AVI: you must first encode as MPG file with avi settings (but keep bitrate at 2000 for mpg file), then use your favorite avi encoder (mine's VirtualDub 1.6.7), and encode with the same settings (preferably DivX). even though you are encoding TWICE for AVI files, encoding @ 2000kb/s will retain most of the quality. this is the only way i've been able to encode an AVI successfully. also, the settings reset after closing and reopening Riva (even though they appear the same), so you must click and set them how you want each time you start up the program. hope this helps someone. df

smokingpanda posted 2006 Jun 08 22:51

Yeah, this helps a lot! Thank you. Will it maintain a low file size if the file is not divx? I hope to put this on disc someday perhaps, and Divx is pretty hard to work with.

kschang posted 2006 Jun 09 00:48

It's NOT AVI in itself, but the codec used inside the AVI. DIVX is similar to MPEG4 in terms of encoding efficiency. You can use the open-source equivalent XVID, or any of the other codecs available.

darkflux posted 2006 Jun 09 04:27

i'm afraid that if you want to retain the quality of the AVI file, DivX is the way to go. MPEG-4 is "slightly" better quality than DivX, but is even less compatible with programs when re-encoding (working with) files. XviD is becoming more popular, and has more customization for file quality, but is more "complex" to work with (unless you're more comfortable working with AVI's), and has about the same quality as DivX. DivX is the current unofficial "premiere" codec for AVI files, [NOTE: disregard the 'autolink', i'm not talking about Adobe ;) ] and even some DVD players are supporting the DivX standards (and even some XviD files). the only REAL problem i have with DivX is that unless you register it (read: PAY THEM), you get the DivX logo in the corner of the video when you play it. it's not encoded in the file though, just the codec, so unless you encode your AVI's to something else without registering, you should be fine, and if you ever DO register, you can keep the logo from appearing. sorry, a little long-winded, there. if you really think you'll be burning the file(s) to DVD eventually, you might keep an MPG file version(s) burnt to CD-R for future reference (they're releatively dirt cheap anymore), and keep an AVI copy on your local hard drive for sharing, or whatever.

mattso posted 2006 Jun 24 18:09

VSO ConvertXToDVD can convert .flv files too - just change "All supported file types" to "Any file". It will accept them fine. Great program!

jolo posted 2006 Aug 19 05:47

I just tried Total Video Converter and it seems very easy, lots of choices and simply worked. I see that it cost $45 A heck of a lot less than the other commercial products mention for $100 or $150, which is WAY to high. I do loads of conversions, especially into Divx format (version 6.25 is spectacular) and I use Virtualdub for about everything. If virtualdub can input a .flv file, THAT WOULD BE great and certainly the way to go. I am very used to de-muxing the audio to a .Wav file, then I go through the video and audio compression/conversions and load them in as batch jobs. When I'm ready, if I have a two pass job, there are two little Vdub scripts waiting for me in the Vdub job cue. I just tell it to go and leave the PC. What is also great about vDUB is that If I need to use the PC, I can lower the priority of the job, temporarily while I check mail or do whatever I have to do, then I will set it back to normal. I am very much taken by outputting to the lastet Divx 6.25. I play a lot of Divx on both of my Divx compatible DVD players and watch on TV. They look great. Jon

geoff.murrell posted 2006 Aug 23 16:43

I don't understand, but I simply change the file extention from .flv to .avi and files that would play only on FLV Player will play fine on Windows Media Player. Am I missing something?

jolo posted 2006 Aug 24 01:41

For some more information. I was really happy to see that the newest (it was a total re-write) of Divxlabs open source, free converter, Dr. Divx, will take .flv files with no problem. Dr. Divx is an auxillary product that is a freeware creation of Divx Labs. the demand was very high on it, so it was re-written. http://labs.divx.com/DrDivX?cmdrdivx20lg Also, good news that the Divx Labs version of Dr. Divx uses the latest Divx 6.25 encoder. The encoder converts a lot faster and with a heck of a lot better output. The Divx 6.25 encoder with the help of Vdub has created a situation where I have been re-encoding every Xvid video I have. It just looks better, sounds better, and works well on all Divx compliant stand alone DVD players. I fooled my son the other day who always would tell me how easy it was to spot a compressed video Divx file from the original DVD. I have to agree with him ...before. there always was some grainyness in the picture. So I played a 15 minute Divx video, then I played the same 15 minutes from the original DVD. I told them, I played them in the opposite order that I told him. It was very hard for him. He really could not see differences. It is important though to always do the two pass encoding and I have some standards on creating settings on Vdub and Divx 6.25 Pro in Vdub that seem to work really well. Using the two pass makes a big difference. A last item is that there is a free Divx web player. So, I can put Divx videos on my web page, then the DivxLabs site creates the code I need, as it embeds the video. When selected, it starts immediately, like the Flash connected applications, while it downloads the stream. the Divx Web Player is new (version 1.0) , has some tweaking to be done. The more feedback they get, the better the product will be. I mention this because they are giving away free, the latest Divx Pro pack, version 6.3, for anyone who tries the Divx web Player and gives them the hyperlink. Here is the link to the Divx Labs info on the Web Media Player. About half way down the page, it explains the offer of the Free version of the Divx Pro 6.3 bundle. http://labs.divx.com/archives/000072.html

jolo posted 2006 Aug 24 01:51

A "freeware/donationware' .fly player is available. Download Fly Player It is very file, but a nice way to look at any .flv files you have created or downloaded. It is not a complete player application by a longshot. But it is tiny and plays a .flv file very quickly. None of the typical Windoz overhead. When someone wants me to download a .flv video, I use the greasemonkey extention in Firefox. After than, I can use the free Flyplayer to get a quick look at it. Jon

podmonkey posted 2006 Sep 02 13:18

I wonder if anyone can help. I'm trying to convert the .flv viles of clips from YouTube into .avi files, using SUPER. The program seems to be very effective, but the sound is out of sync with the video in the resulting files. I was hoping that someone might be able to clarifiy whether or not I can rectify this with the various audio/video settings options in SUPER - bitrate kbps, frame/sec etc., as it's all double-dutch to me. Cheers.

Ai Haibara posted 2006 Sep 02 13:30

According to the SUPER creator(s) and FAQ, the most common cause of sync problems is apparently not selecting the same frame rate for the output file as the file you're converting. I'm not sure which players would show the frame rate of an FLV, though. Maybe Media Player Classic and VLC might do it.

podmonkey posted 2006 Sep 03 06:15

Thanks, Ai! I'll look into that.

jolo posted 2006 Sep 05 00:22

Super is pretty Super , especially for a "donationware" product, if people decide to use it on a regular basis, I hope that they do decide to donatation something to keep that great product going. I have used SUPER and changed the frame rate of the original nad have had it worked. I wish the FLV filesweer less myserious so I can understand on how to make the output settings in a better way. The only time I have had synch problems is when the original was not in synch. I like checking out the download .flv file in the little FLV Player to check the synch, etc. I like to use the Foxfire add-in Greasemonkey to download .flv video. I have found the best results has been in then taking the .flv on encoding it into with Divx 6.25 using the new version of Dr Divx. I will increase framrate, remove some noise if necessary and usually I like to make the Divx output about 640 x 480, that is if it correspnds to the original I tell Dr. Divx to do a two pass. Jon

plugnplaycmh posted 2006 Sep 06 18:08

Help Needed. Many of the flv files I've grabbed from YouTube.com yield errors when trying to convert them using either RivaFLVencoder or SUPER. RivaFLVencoder complains of unknown codec(s). SUPER seems to also complain about an unsupported codec or says there's damaged header or truncated file. But the same thing happens virtually with all flv files from YouTube.com. I saw a similar post in this thread a while back, but didn't see a solution, other than a suggestion to try the latest SUPER (of which I've tried: v2006.build.19) and had no success. I have obtained flv files from other sources and they convert fine when using either RivaFLVencoder or SUPER, so I have had success. Just not with those files I've grabbed ftom my temporary internet directory after playing videos on YouTube (and a few other sites as well). Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with converting flv files obtained from YouTube? Is YouTube using a new set of codecs that both RivaFLVencoder or SUPER are not yet aware of? Or is it possible the opposite is true, that they use an out-dated set of codecs? Regardless, is there a way to obtain and install these other codecs so that I can convert these flv files? Thanks in advance for your help!!

Baldrick posted 2006 Sep 07 03:53

Test total video converter, I have been able to convert most flvs using it. Demo available. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=304962#problems

Damascus_Drysil posted 2006 Sep 12 17:07

I have Super, but for some reason, whenever I try to convert .flv to either .avi, .mpg, or .wmv, it gives me an error message. I try to follow the instructions in the message, but it just leads me in a circle and it keep giving me an error. I also have Riva Encoder, and to correct my have-audio-but-no-video problem, I tracked down what I think is the right codec i need, it's a file called "ffmpeg.c" Now that I've downloaded this file, where do I put it so that it takes effect?

blotchboy posted 2006 Sep 16 08:07

im relatively new at converting video files from one type to another, and this forum has helped quite a lot i have a question though.. i have some .flv files from youtube that when i try to convert to .avi using SUPER, comes up with an end product of having great audio and video qualities, yet the the video goes way too fast.. only the audio goes by normally. i've tried setting the frames per second rate to only 11.988 but it still goes way too fast and out of sync with the audio. does anyone know how to troubleshoot this? is there anyway to lower the frames per second rate even more?

applian posted 2006 Sep 17 14:58

Replay Converter is a hassle-free way to do this, and it makes great quality output too. You can try it for free and learn more here: http://www.replay-converter.com Bill Dettering Applian Technologies Inc. www.applian.com

celtic_druid posted 2006 Sep 18 12:43

ffmpeg now supports VP6 so anything ffmpeg/libavcodec/avformat based (ConvertXtoDVD, Dr. DivX 2, etc.) should support FVL4's. Haven't tried any FLV5's so I don't know if they are supported.

Damascus_Drysil posted 2006 Sep 19 20:56

Do I also need LAME too?

celtic_druid posted 2006 Sep 20 08:05

ffmpeg can be compiled with lame; --enable-mp3lame, if that is what you mean?

mhorse posted 2006 Sep 27 04:41

I searched with google, and found many software can do that now. SPAM and some others don't list on the thread.

unborn_asian posted 2006 Oct 12 13:18

I used this program and everything works fine but when I moved the mpg file to a sansa e260 the converter program of sansa encounters an error. is there anyway around this? I tried converting it to wmv. but it still didn't work and there is enuff memory to support it. the formats are compatible so I don't understand. mayb I could use another converter program instead of the sansa to get it on the mp3

jaxsun posted 2006 Oct 16 00:48

im using super and it worked mostly exept on one it converted it all right but the audio started a couple of seconds after the video so it gto messed up. i was converting an flv to an avi and i was using the mencoder option any ideas?

Ai Haibara posted 2006 Oct 17 00:02

As I mentioned above, sync problems in SUPER are (apparently) usually caused by selecting a different frame rate for the output file than the one used in the original video. I'm not sure how to get the frame rate of an FLV, though.

Dsypher posted 2006 Oct 20 07:41

Baldrick : try latest super I get a big error message when I try to convert a FLV file. It says I need to enable DirectShow bla bla... Does SUPER need any extra codecs to work with FLV files??

celtic_druid posted 2006 Oct 20 11:39

Shouldn't do since ffmpeg and mencoder can both handle them without anything extra. If it is wanting to use dshow, then you would need Gabest's splitter though.

Dsypher posted 2006 Oct 20 21:47

celtic_druid : Shouldn't do since ffmpeg and mencoder can both handle them without anything extra. If it is wanting to use dshow, then you would need Gabest's splitter though. Does ffmpeg and mencoder come bundled with SUPER.... coz I'm not sure if I have'em :? Are they softwares/tools or codecs?

celtic_druid posted 2006 Oct 20 22:18

They are software/tools with built in codecs. For instance most of ffdshow's decoding comes from libavcodec which is part of ffmpeg. As far as I know it comes with them. Never used it myself though.

slimpickinz posted 2006 Nov 05 17:32

:idea: Why not just use VLC? File..Wizard...Transcode...Save to File... Next...Choose .flv Transcode Video WMV Transcode Audio MP3...next... Encapsulate as MPEG TS Worked for me..

DePutoMadre posted 2006 Nov 09 03:35

also there's one more tool to convert flash to video, it costs 99.95, but i think that the quality is up to the price. it supports a lot of video formats and is very easy to use.

web_maven posted 2006 Nov 09 08:58

Ulead Tools like video studio can import an SWF and output to any format Ray

GTRBudda posted 2006 Nov 10 00:37

Here are a couple of batch files I've used with FFMpeg to make DVD mpeg2 and avi. So far I've had no sync problems. If you have Riva or SUPER, or Gui4FFMpeg, you have FFMpeg. "C:\PROGRAM FILES\FFMPEG\ffmpeg.exe" -i "c:\path\to\file.flv" -hq -target ntsc-dvd -b 6500 -aspect 4:3 -s 656x448 -padright 32 -padleft 32 -padtop 16 -padbottom 16 -acodec ac3 -ab 192 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 2 -async 1 -y "c:\path\to\newfile.mpg" Paste this to a text file, renamed ".bat". Change the path to the location of your copy of ffmpeg.exe, the path to your FLV file, and the path of your output MPG. If you have Celtic_Druid's FFMpeg builds, take out the "-hq" after the file name. It may not work with SUPERs FFMpeg, it does work with Riva's. No other changes are needed, but you can make adjustments if you want, and all the quotes are required. "-b" is bitrate. You can insert "-maxrate" after it, something like "-maxrate 8000" or whatever you need. The "-pad" lines are to beat overscan. They can be changed or removed, and the "656x448" changed to compensate. "-acodec" is set to ac3, "-ab" is audio bitrate, "-ac" is number of audio channels. "-qmin" and "-async" I don't fully understand yet :) This one is the same idea for two pass, also it makes it interlaced, top frame first (compatible with my Pani ES20 mpegs, for editing): "C:\Program Files\ffmpeg.exe" -i "c:\path\to\file.flv" -hq -target ntsc-dvd -bf 2 -ildct -ilme -top 1 -dc 10 -b 6500 -maxrate 8000 -pass 1 -passlogfile "log_name_here" -aspect 4:3 -s 656x448 -padright 32 -padleft 32 -padtop 16 -padbottom 16 -acodec ac3 -ab 256 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 2 -async 1 -y "c:\path\to\newfile.mpg" "C:\Program Files\ffmpeg.exe" -i "c:\path\to\file.flv" -hq -target ntsc-dvd -bf 2 -ildct -ilme -top 1 -dc 10 -b 6500 -maxrate 8000 -pass 2 -passlogfile "log_name_here" -aspect 4:3 -s 656x448 -padright 32 -padleft 32 -padtop 16 -padbottom 16 -acodec ac3 -ab 256 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 2 -async 1 -y "c:\path\to\newfile.mpg" The top and bottom half are identical except for the -pass number, it's all one script. "-bf" includes B-frames (the first script above makes only I and P frames). "-ildct" and "-ilme" make interlacing. It's progressive without them. Both may not be required, not sure. "-top 1" for top frame first. remove it for bottom frame first or non interlaced/progressive. "-dc" for dc precission. "-passlogfile" doesn't need a name, but it doesn't hurt :) Here's a couple to make avi: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\ffmpeg.exe" -i "c:\path\to\file.flv" -hq -vcodec mpeg4 -g 300 -b 900 -aspect 4:3 -s 320x240 -acodec mp3 -ab 128 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -vtag xvid -qmin 2 -async 1 -y "c:\path\to\file.avi" for mp3 audio, and this one: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\ffmpeg.exe" -i "c:\path\to\file.flv" -hq -vcodec mpeg4 -g 300 -b 900 -aspect 4:3 -s 320x240 -acodec pcm_s16le -ab 900 -ar 44100 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -vtag xvid -qmin 2 -async 1 -y "c:\path\to\file.avi" for wave audio. I've tried SUPER and Riva but my machine isn't hot enough to run them (700MHZ just won't cut it). Gui4FFMpeg makes a batch file that gave me the clues to figure these out. Here's hoping someone finds this useful.

xxnatalie posted 2006 Nov 20 15:08

Okay. I need some serious help! Basically all I want to do is convert .flv to whatever will play in a dvd player. I've decided that SUPER seems to be the best way to go, but I have absolutely no clue what to do! My knowledge is extremely limited (I don't even have any idea what settings to use) but it's really, really important to me to convert these videos, so I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out? I don't care if you post here or email me or whatever, but a little bit of help would be AMAZING & I can't tell you how much I would appreciate it.

Scorpion King posted 2006 Nov 20 17:01

Download and install FLV Extract Download and install VirtualDubMod. Download and install HuffYuv codec. Download and unpack these to the VirtualDubMod Plugins folder: . MSU Deblocking v2.2 filter and MSU Denoiser v 1.6.2 filter ********** First use FLV Extract. This little program gives you an avi and mp3 in about 2 seconds from your .flv file. Simply run the program and drag and drop your .flv file onto it. It extracts the avi and mp3 to the same folder. Load the avi into VirtualDubMod then go Streams - Stream list - ADD and load the mp3 audio file. In VirtualDubMod go Video - Filters - Add - and add both msu deblocking and msu denoiser. The default filter values should be fine. Again go Filters - Add - resize. Enter New Width: 512. New Height: 384. Filter Mode - select Lanczos3 or Precise Bicubic{A=1.00} . Check the box "Expand frame and letterbox image" then enter width: 720 and height: 480. In VDMod go Video - Compression - select Huffyuv codec. I usually set huffyuv to 'Field Threshold = 480. Go File - Save As Avi and save out the new file. This will give you a filtered huffyuv avi file with mp3 audio with a 720x480 letterbox frame with a 512x384 video inside it. You can stretch the .flv to full screen but it will look like crap. The idea with the letterbox is to make the flv file look as good as possible. Take that avi file to your mpeg2 encoder and use a DVD template. Good luck. you might also need ffdshow. Install and set it to decode flv1. (With ffdshow I only let it decode what I want it to, nothing extra. In your case only FLV1)

xxnatalie posted 2006 Nov 20 18:48

Oh my gosh, thanks so much for the help!! :D It's been working for me all the way up to the point where I'm supposed to load the video onto the VirtualDub. Hopefully I'm doing it right... I went File>open video file & selected the .avi file, but then I get this error message: Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'FLV1' (unknown); VirtualDub requires a video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable. Only 'Direct stream copy' is available for this video. Did I do something wrong? Thanks again for the help!

Scorpion King posted 2006 Nov 20 19:02

Scorpion King : you might also need ffdshow. Install and set it to decode flv1. (With ffdshow I only let it decode what I want it to, nothing extra. In your case only FLV1) You need to download and install ffdshow. Enable decoder for FLV1 in both VFW Configuration and VIdeo Decoder Configuration. ----------------- FLV Extract will give you an avi file that VIrtualDubMod can load. It won't load the original .flv file as is. Install ffdshow and enable decoding for FLV1. VirtualDubMod is needed because you will need to multiplex the avi and the mp3 audio. It is the only virtualdub version that will do the multiplex. Use the filters to clean up the video. Use the huffyuv codec so you can get the muxed - filtered video file out of virtualdub without loosing quality. then encode that in your mpeg2 encoder using a high quality preset - ie the DVD Preset. 720x480 8.0Mbps video 256Kbps 48,000Kbps audio. Follow the list and you shouldn't have any trouble. Good luck.

Scorpion King posted 2006 Nov 20 19:17

ffdshow is a very handy addition. I look at it like a bundle of encoders and decoders in one wrapper. It won't hurt to install it but like I said above - - - I only enable decoding for the file types "I" choose and when I choose them. When installing ffdshow I uncheck everything listed. AFter installed I then run the configuration boxes and enable what I need. In this case only FLV1. BUt you need to enable it in both the configuration boxes - VIdeo Decoder Configuration and VFR (video for windows) Configuration box. The avi should then open in VirtualDubMOD Good luck.

xxnatalie posted 2006 Nov 20 19:17

Okay, wait a minute. So... I go to the ffdshow vfw configuration and... select FLV1 at the top where it says "encoder"? And then click apply? What do I do for the video configuration one? *brain implodes*

Scorpion King posted 2006 Nov 20 19:32

ffdshow settings. Start - All Programs - ffdshow - VFW Configuration: at the top - Decoder tab scroll down to FLV1 = set to libavcodec (that is now enabled) apply and close VFW Config. Start - All Programs - ffdshow - Video Decoder Configuration: at the top - codec scroll down to FLV1 = set to libavcodec (that is now enabled) apply and close Video Decoder Configuration. The tabs labeled "Encoder" can be used in an application like VirtualDubMod if you were to ever wish to 'encode' video using one of the many available codecs included in ffdshow. Good luck.

xxnatalie posted 2006 Nov 20 19:42

Okay, awesome. I did both. You should seriously get an award for your patience! It's not working for me though, haha.

Scorpion King posted 2006 Nov 20 19:45

If you now have ffdshow configured properly. If you downloaded and installed the other programs I listed above. then click here and try again. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1611052&highlight=#1611052

seijiro posted 2006 Nov 28 00:49

:? is there any another converter that could give the same quality you have for flv files. because i've tried Replay Converter, Super Converter, even Dr. DivX still the quality of the flv file shows many pixels. the reason that im looking for a same quality is that most of the flv video files i have has so many actions(movements). i tried the codec of PSP450KB for replay converter but of course the video size is for PSP only, i cannot resize it to a good resolution and the quality of the file is about 2/3 of the original quality. super is good but still the same when i convert flv files the quality is not retained it gives me to many pixel box again for most movements. i have'nt tried RIVA, or the VLC process, even scorpion king's decoding process. could it be my video card. im just using 64mb inno3d geforce 2 mx400. im not sure if its 32bit probably. but through my recent experiences, when i convert mpeg files is through Pocket divX or Dr DivX itself and its ok same quality of the original mpeg. what i do now is i encode it through Dr. DivX then reencode to Pocket DivX but still it does not have the same quality from the original flv file

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 28 13:26

I am using Riva FLV encoder and have 1 FLV file I want to convert to an avi or mpg, I followed the directions given at the top of this thread yet once I change the output name to file.avi or file.mpg and hit encode teh The FFMPEG window doesn't pop up, Instead I get this popup The encoding of your video file has failed. This can be caused by a not supported combination of parameters or by a not supported video codec. I only have one file I want to convert from flv to avi or mpg (doesn't matter) not a ton or future files, and was looking for a way to just convert quick and free here, but is there something I am missing or not doing correctly here? Also have one other question, if I have this flv file, what is the easiest way to embed it to play on my webpage. Hoping I can upload the flv file then use some html coding to make it play sorta like you can do with youtube videos (use the embed code) and bam it's on your website. Thanks for any help on this, just want to get this one flv file converted to avi or mpg and then learn how to also embed a flv file into a webpage.

celtic_druid posted 2006 Nov 28 22:14

To play a flv file, you would need to embed a flash player.

seijiro posted 2006 Nov 29 00:36

@Scorpion King Thanx dude virtual dub really rules!! you too by the way. ^_^ Thanks dude i got the quality really good. another question though. Is it normal when i play the avi converted file from virtual dub to any player ms dos pops up showing the buferring stats of the file even the frame stats is that normal and if i re encode it to avi still like DivX, Xvid etc. which codec would be better to optimize the good quality i have but make the file size lower. Thanks dude your suggestion was really good. And what converter would it be thanx

Baldrick posted 2006 Nov 29 02:56

FTLOSM: I use http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_Video_Player , add it and the flv on your home page. Read the readme. I'm working on a guide also, http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1615666#1615666

Baldrick posted 2006 Nov 29 10:34

Online flash flv to avi converter, http://www.vixy.net/flv_converter

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 29 12:09

Baldrick, Thanks for the link, i tried it a few times and each time it gave me a download popup after processing, yet when i hit SAVE it says there is an error, will try this later in the day in case there is something temporarily down, really hoping this works cuz sure looks neat and easy. Bill :)

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 30 09:43

Ok here are two main things I want to do that I can't figure out On this page I want to grab this video clip http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Consumer?pageId=3.6 I use wm recorder and can grab it as a FLV flash file, but I want that FLV in avi or mpg format. I did try the vixy thing entering the url in to hopefully convert but it just errors out on me. Second thing I want to do, there is a video on a myspace page uploaded by the owner that I want to download to the computer and save as a mpg or avi, I can grab it with wm recorder as a flv to my desktop but again with vixy entering the url it errors out vs converting it http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.showvids&friend ... 2373ead71a In most cases I can grab the videos as flv's with my wm recorder program, but I want to get the flv versions coverted for portable creative zen player. I would also would like to learn more about how to embed an flv file into a webpage so I will be looking into that flash video player mentioned above too. Thanks to everyone here who might be able to help me figure this stuff out. Bill

Baldrick posted 2006 Nov 30 09:48

Converting: Tried convert with Super? Downloading: Have you tried firefox together with a video download plugin? Install the Firefox browser http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ then install the VideoDownloader plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/ or Unplug plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2254/ , Ook? Video Ook! plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2584/ , DownloadHelper https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3006/

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 30 09:55

I just downloaded super and am giving it a shot, the reviews were some good some bad, heck I only need a few flv's converted so if it works even halfass I will be happy with that. Next is to do some reading on how to embed a flv into a webpage, thanks again for the link and info above on that. I got alot of reading and goofing to do with these but hopefully I can get it all workin the way I want to. Bill :)

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 30 10:02

UGHHH I was hoping super could do this for me, but every option i pick convert to avi or mpg etc, once I drag the flv into the area of super and hit encode within about 5 seconds it get an error message saying mencoder.exe has had an error and needs to close.

FTLOSM posted 2006 Nov 30 10:09

I know these clips work I can play them with an flv player fine off my desktop, I have used that moyea flv converter (trial version that leaves a huge stamp on video) and that works great to convert to avi, just didn't wanna pay for the program to convert 2 video clips.

FTLOSM posted 2006 Dec 01 13:07

Is there anywhere I can upload a flv file (to host it) besides my own webspace which is somewhat limited. I can't do it off youtube cuz the file is a flv and i cant upload an flv and I have been trying for days to convert the flv to avi or mpg to then upload to youtube (then use embed html) to add it to a site, i know how to do that, and I do know how to embed it to my server space and make it work with that code too, yet wondered is there somewhere free I can upload the flv so it doesn't take up the room on my own webspace here. Bill

i3igwite posted 2006 Dec 04 19:00

As far as hosting flv files to view them, you need to have them in a swf. If you have macromedia flash you can quickly import the flv file and then have it embeded in an swf. Otherwise, you need to convert it to another format as flv's can't simply be viewed like other video files. As far as video conversion. I have tried numerous times to convert videos from www.halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando but I have had no success. The best thing so far was total video converter which isn't free and leaves a nice watermark. I have tried others like super, but I keep running in to the same problem. I mainly want to convert these clips to mp4 or if I have to, avi. Are there any other methods I could use?

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 04 20:08

FLV4 conversion To be able to load an FLV4 video into VirtualDub I had to first demultiplex it using FLVExtract v1.2.0. This gave me an AVI file (flv4) and a MP3 audio file. This version will work FLV4. I then opened FFdshow version November 22,2006 both Video Decoder Configuration and VFW Configuration and set VP6F = libavcodec VirtualDub could then work the file. I instead used VirtualDubMod so I could also load the MP3 audio file in the Streams - List. Setup my filters then saved the file out as HuffYuv for further processing to whatever I decide then. Good luck. Make sure which you have before conversion, FLV1 or FLV4. They are different. Easiest way to do this is to demultiplex it using FLVExtract v1.2.0 then load the AVI part into AVICodec. It will tell which you have. @seijiro Thanks for the kind words. lol You can use any method/etc you like but the thing to remember is to use a high enough bitrate to retain the quality you have now. Clean - high quality video can still look good when using low bitrates because they are clean and easy to compress, but most any FLV conversion is going to need plenty of bits because the low quality - blocky - noisy - etc video isn't going to compress very well. This lack of compressibility is why most any low bitrate conversion will look worse then the original FLV file even when the new bitrate is higher. Or something like that anyway. lol Because the new bitrate must be high enough to also retain the compression artifacts and noise in the original FLV.... besides the video. Good luck.

SirScrub124 posted 2006 Dec 10 00:39

Scropion King, thanks for the help, you got my flv video looking great. i ran into one problem when i save the avi and i use full processing mode, the audio is not synched with the video, so far normal and fast recompress works, which one should i use to ensure the highest quality, once again thanks for the help peter

tetsuwan posted 2006 Dec 12 19:11

What can solve the undf codec error? I've tried using flv metadata injector however I still can't convert the file. I can view it in Martin's viewer and Riva, however none of the converters will recognize the codec. FLV knife would be helpful if it were a stable program (once it cocks up it wont be fixed, and reinstalls don't help either).

tetsuwan posted 2006 Dec 12 19:22

oh, addendum to above, FLV metadata finds the codec to be "4." I understand that to be a vp6, could it be sorenson? Freakin frustratin

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 12 19:56

if it's FLV4 then my FLV4 conversion method from the previous page should work. Try it and let us know. ok http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1618736&highlight=#1618736 Good luck.

OSU posted 2006 Dec 13 00:38

Scorpion King, thank for the excellent guide. I was using a process similar to yours (w/o the filters added). The only issues (and it's kinda major) is that the A/V sync on my completed .avi is off big time. When I dropped the clip on FLVExtract v1.2.0 I get a summary of the conversion... Average Frame Rate: 26.9906 (48880/1811), Estimated True Frame Rate: 29.99880 (754500, 25151). Anyway to correct this so that everything is in synch?

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 13 16:42

OSU : Scorpion King, thank for the excellent guide. I was using a process similar to yours (w/o the filters added). The only issues (and it's kinda major) is that the A/V sync on my completed .avi is off big time. When I dropped the clip on FLVExtract v1.2.0 I get a summary of the conversion... Average Frame Rate: 26.9906 (48880/1811), Estimated True Frame Rate: 29.99880 (754500, 25151). Anyway to correct this so that everything is in synch? This might help ya. Worked for me. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1599408&highlight=#1599408 Good luck.

coondog1234 posted 2006 Dec 14 09:03

Bad news everyone today my Riva FLV encoder died, all i get when i run it is this error thats written in a foreign language maybe ill grab a screenshot of it and post it on here. OK i took a screen grab of the error and here it is its attached to this post

coondog1234 posted 2006 Dec 14 09:10

Can someone tell me what this error means, im thinking maybe it was a piece of the program that my virus scanner flagged as bad but why would it do that, the only word that i understand out of this error (I speak english) are programm, Virus, and Reinstallieren <-- im thinking this means reinstall the program so i tried that and it didnt work, well im now using super (c) and i can convert most FLV files Directly into iPod videos, havent tested them on the ipod they play in quicktime, they are just a couple of sesame street clips from youtube and a tv commercial, oh and does anyone know what codecs that myspace uses b/c i cant convert their FLVs with riva or super(c). i think tom patched that to allow saving but not converting, God i hate DRM

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 14 18:37

coondog1234 : does anyone know what codecs that myspace uses I went to myspace.com and clicked on the first video I found at random. It would not play on my computer, nor would AVICodec give me the information on it. GSpot did process the file and reported it as: File Type: Flash Video (.FLV) Mime Type: video/x-flv Compatibility Warning: - Sorenson Type 8 FLV I then demultiplexed the file using FLVExtract v1.2.0. GSpot then reported the FLV file as FLV4. I could then play the video and AVICodec could work with it also. AVICodec also reported the video as: FLV4. To play FLV4, as I said above, simply enable ffdshow for VP6F. After enabling ffdshow VFW to decode VP6F VirtualDub could then open the video stream. Without using FLVExtract to demultiplex the file I could not play it or open it in VirtualDub. After the demux, and after enabling the proper items in ffdshow, I could play and edit the video. Also this FLV file contained VBR MP3 audio. Like I said the original would not play on my computer using my normal players. I loaded both my extracted video and my VBR audio into AVIMUX GUI and let it create a new file. This FLV4 (unconverted in any way) file plays in all my players now with no problems. Good luck.

celtic_druid posted 2006 Dec 14 21:16

Sounds like you don't have Gabest's flvsplitter installed (my build has a built in FLV4 decoder). VDub can't directly open any flv's since it contains no flv parser.

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 15 21:06

celtic_druid : Sounds like you don't have Gabest's flvsplitter installed (my build has a built in FLV4 decoder). VDub can't directly open any flv's since it contains no flv parser. Didn't fix it

Ai Haibara posted 2006 Dec 16 01:38

Just as a semi-related side-note: on the SUPER forums, word is that the next version will be released around Christmas, and reportedly handle all types of FLVs that can be found on the net. (from http://www.w3exchange.com/p1196-2006-12-05-154542.html#p1196 ) : ALL the encoding problems related to .flv files will be totally solved with the new version of SUPER(C) It will be able to handle absolutely any .flv file available on the net. flv with sorensen, vp5, vp6.. just any. Please be patient and wait till Xmas. Hopefully, it'll indeed work for everything.

suirauqa posted 2006 Dec 16 11:38

@Scorpion King, you are amazing. Your guide and patient explanations are very detailed and helpful. I even have and use some of the tools you mentioned including VirtualDubMod. However, my problem is twofold. (1) I am looking for an easy fix for converting FLV files to AVI or MPEG or even WMV, the operating word being 'easy' at this moment - sorry :( don't be exasperated (2) GSpot says that my FLV file is FLV1 (grabbed off YouTube using the VideoDownloader extension in FF2.0); I believe your guide pertains to FLV4s. Would you have any ideas? They are always welcome. @Baldrick, before you remind me :D yes, I have used the latest available version of Super (c). However, just as someone mentioned early in this thread, I am getting an audio video mismatch (out of sync). I confess, I was playing Super by the ear - setting the video and audio specifications as best as I could. I hope you can offer me an insight into the default settings. I was going for the AVI container with either DivX or XVid codec and MP3 audio. I understand from the Super website FAQ that this may be because of a mismatch between the settings of an input FLV and output AVI (or whatever). Does anyone know how to get those settings from an FLV file? Peace. suirauqa EDIT: I forgot to add the I tried someone else's method of changing the .flv extension to .avi, but it did not work (I did not think it would, but just gave it a try all the same :oops: ). I also tried VLC Media player's transcoding wizard, trying AVI one time and WMV at another, but ended up with much larger file size (which I don't mind) and pixellated video (which I do).

Scorpion King posted 2006 Dec 16 14:52

Converting FLV to AVI or MPG or whatever is easy regardless if it's FLV1 or FLV4 or FLV?????, pretty much the only difference is which decoder to enable in ffdshow. FLV1 needs the FLV1 decoder enabled in ffdshow in both configuration dialogs because: 1= so it will play on your computer and work in AVICodec and 2 = so VirtualDubMod can work with the file type. Here is a ffdshow configuration example: Set FLV1 = libracodec in both dialogs. If you have FLV4 files then you need to enable ffdshow's decoder for file type VP6F. Enable it by setting VP6F = libavcodec. You must also do both of ffdshow's configuration dialog boxes just like above so you can work the file type in VirtualDubMod. That is the first step in the process. You should now be able to play your FLV1 files in Media Player Classic. To get the file into VirtualDubMod you must first demultiplex it. This means to separate the video and audio into separate files (streams). For this process I recommend you use FLVExtract v1.2.0. Download and install this version because it will also work FLV4 files. FLVExtract is a simple one box program. You open Windows Explorer to the folder containing your FLV file then run FLVExtract. FLVExtract stays on top of explorer. You simply drag and drop your FLV file onto FLVExtract and it will automatically demultiplex it to the same folder. The video will have a file extension of AVI, but it will still be an FLV. The audio will have an MP3 extention (most likely). FLVExtract in the foreground with Windows Explorer in the background: I drag&drop sample.flv onto FLVExtract and it created the streams and the text file. The video stream has the extention .avi, and the audio extention is MP3. The text file is .txt. Now that I have my decoder enabled in ffdshow and my FLV file demultiplexed I am now ready for VirtualDubMOD. Run VirtualDubMod and load in your demuxed FLV video stream (in my case it's sample.avi). Next click "Streams" then "Stream List" then when the box opens click "ADD" and select your demuxed MP3 audio. It will look like this: Next comes a simple conversion to HuffYuv AVI. Huffy is looseless so you loose no quality in the conversion. The filesize will be large but after this step any of your encoding/editing program will be able to open and work the file type. VirtualDubMOD is a cool program because you can add filters at this point and clean up the video. You can also filter the audio to some extent in the program. You can resize your FLV also in this step, or you can just do the simple conversion to Huffyuv then do all that other editing later. Click Video - Compression - Select Huffyuv from the list of available compressors (if it is not there you need to download and install it), then click OK. I also recommend you convert the audio if you are planning on later going to DVD with this file. So once again click "Streams" then "Stream List" then Right-Click your audio stream and select "Full Processing Mode" (because VDM was going to simply stream copy - not convert - your audio), then right click the stream again and choose Conversion. Now choose 48000Hz, 16bit, High Quality, and Stereo. Click OK. Again Right Click your stream and choose compression then choose PCM, then OK the streams list box. To summarize. We set ffdshow to decode our FLV. We demuxed our FLV using FLVExtract. We have loaded our demuxed video and audio streams into VirtualDubMod. We set the video to convert to Huffyuv avi codec. We set the audio to convert to DVD specs and to convert it to PCM (no compression wav). Now export your huffyuv avi by clicking File - Save AVI. Give it a new name and go. You should now have a new file that will play in any of your programs. If you decided to filter and/or resize, etc then you can close-reopen VDM (to clean your changes back to default) and load in your new huffyuv file. I have tried a few different filter arrangements and types but these seemed to work ok. Heres a photo of my filter list. If you don't have them a quick google search will find them easily. Good luck and hope this helps. a few other links you might want to look at. http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1599408&highlight=#1599408 http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1618736&highlight=#1618736 http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1611052&highlight=#1611052 Things that can make this process a little harder are: VBR (variable bitrate) mp3 audio This requires full processing mode to pcm in VDM. (just like above). Using my above steps should work ok. As my sample.flv file had VBR mp3 audio and it converted in sync. When you add the vbr mp3 audio VDM will pop-up a dialog box stating such, and since we are going to avi in this conversion selecting "Yes" to this box should be fine. Non-standard framerates If your FLV file has a non-standard framerate (other than 29.970 NTSC) and you are planning on going to DVD with the file then you need to add a framerate conversion step to the above. in VDM click Video - Framerate - Framerate conversion - Convert to FPS: and enter 29.970 (for us in the USA). Then OK the box. With the other settings above this should work ok. As my sample.flv file used 30.1fps and it converted fine. I have also did 14.9fps in this fashion (also with VBR audio) and they played in sync and were fine. Since I am no master of FLV conversion (and don't claim to be) this process may not work on all your FLV files. It has been working fine on the FLV files I have converted so far. lol

qiaoxinger posted 2006 Dec 22 21:14

SPAM

misaki712 posted 2006 Dec 29 00:01

Can Super convert FLV files that are greater than 1:00?

fltk posted 2007 Jan 30 14:08

coondog1234 : Bad news everyone today my Riva FLV encoder died, all i get when i run it is this error thats written in a foreign language maybe ill grab a screenshot of it and post it on here. OK i took a screen grab of the error and here it is its attached to this post The error message is written i german. It means that your program is corrupted, possible because of a virus or a bad sector on the HDD. Please reinstall the program.

MrLeone posted 2007 Feb 03 05:38

Hi guys! Im new here and have tried to search for my problem, but can`t find anything about it.. Im using this program http://www.alloksoft.com/images/wmv-main.gif to encode my movie files before I use change them to .flv files.. BUT the only problem I get is that the sound is slower then the pics.. So when someone talk on the movie, I see the pics before I hear the sound... I have tried and tried, but cant fint where the problem is.. It must be the encoder http://www.alloksoft.com/images/wmv-main.gif program because its ok before but when its done it has change.. Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance!

sharewareguide posted 2007 Mar 02 08:13

I like to SPAM You are in breach of the forum rules and are being issued with a formal warning. / Moderator Baldrick

gat_ posted 2007 Mar 06 08:05

Why to download softwares ? Just enter the YouTube URL and choose between downloading it in FLV or AVI file format. http://virginie.mathey.co.uk/index.php?Seulement-lui_tools Gaetan

Biuk88 posted 2007 Mar 06 08:43

Play the file with FLV Player then convert it with RAD Video Tools. Both of these tools are free. RAD Video Tools can convert almost all video files and you can change codecs, quality etc. Tool links: http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html

mhorse posted 2007 Mar 08 01:04

a very popular thread.

milkgal posted 2007 Apr 06 15:47

Hello, I am having trouble with video/audio sync when converting a FLV file to AVI (or MPG). I've tried both Total Video Converter and SUPER and always get the video about 15-20 seconds ahead of the audio. I've tried to match the fps from the input file to the output file and have tried lots of different combos on SUPER... I would really appreciate any advice that you are willing to offer! Thank you :)

ahlm77 posted 2007 Apr 12 19:47

Is there any simpler way to convert FLV to WMV? I am having a problem when trying to convert some files using SUPER (version 22). It has perfect audio/video sync, but the output file always stops 2 seconds before it finished encoding. Any ideas how to fix it? I'd appreciate some suggestions

MrLeone posted 2007 Apr 13 00:04

http://www.zzztech.com/flv-to-avi-converter/

the-unknown posted 2007 May 29 14:23

ok i converted a file and it works on vlc media player but when i try to import it into movie maker to edit, it says this: "could not be imported. The required codec was not downloaded automatically because the Download codecs automatically check box is not selected in the Options dialog box." i dont know what this means can anyone help?? :|

Baldrick posted 2007 May 29 14:26

the-unknown: PLEASE give us more information. Converted to what video format? mpg or avi? and if avi what video and audio codec.

shane3029 posted 2007 Jun 08 00:44

I'm useing super, from top to bottom, what would be the best settings on everything to convert flv files to divx, retaining video quality and sound, but compressing the video down. I try doing it, but end up with ridiculously huge files, I'm kind of new to encoding video, so I know I'm just missing something. But I would appreciate the help. I also have Total Video Converter, but even that yields some large video files. For example 1 minute of video might be 8 megs, but the flv might only be 1 meg. Any suggestions would help. Thanks

amie17 posted 2007 Jun 29 14:14

hi thanks for all the great help in this topic! so far, i have downloaded an flv file from youtube. i can play this fine in an flv player. but what i want to do is convert it to avi so i can open it in movie maker and media player. i've got the riva flv encoder, and i used the help here to convert my flv file to avi, but when i try and play it there is sound but no video in media player. i saw that this had happened to someone else here, but i tried both solutions offered - total video converter= the download doesn't seem to be availabe from that link anymore, and super= for some reason my computer won't download it. i don't understand what is meant when people say to convert it to an mpeg file also and then mux them, i get the theory, but not how? the other thing i don't understand is what ffmpeg is, and it's mentioned quite a lot, so seems to maybe be vital to what i want to do? if it affects anything, i use divx. so can anyone help me with how to get picture for my video?

Anggie posted 2007 Jul 05 09:01

can someone please help me? I have downloaded Super but I have no idea using it :( :(

selig ehgit posted 2007 Jul 09 06:45

Hi guys, I am a relative novice at using the various software programs for converting flv files to avi files and I have tried using the riva program,replay converter program etc..I even have tried using the SUPER program but I am only getting an audio conversion.Can somebody outline the way to use the SUPER program correctly.I am trying to transfer flv files onto my Creative MP3 player. Ta, Selig

marcusmd posted 2007 Jul 28 12:08

thanks to scorpionking for the info about AVIMux_GUI however there still can be some problems the fix use 'FLV Extract' to demux the audio and video load the demuxed video and audio files into AVIMux_GUI IF AVIMux_GUI reports the .mp3 audio file as a VBR then you will get A/V sync problems with some players* Load the .mp3 file into 'lamedropXPd' and it will make a .wav file of the audio** Load the .wav file into 'lamedropXPd' and it will make a .mp3 (CBR) file of the audio Mux the video and CBR audio with AVIMux_GUI to make an .avi this .avi is now playable in media players (you may need 'ffdshow' to view if you don't have the correct codecs AND this .avi is easily loaded into 'VirtualDub' and can be converted into the format you desire) *the problem was some of these files obtained were VBR and converting them into Divx to play on my DVD media player caused A/V sync errors and other problems ... making the audio into CBR and using AVIMux_GUI (over VirtualDubMod to remux) fixed this **set lamedropXPd to "restrict encoder to CBR" and target bitrate of 128

Trac posted 2007 Jul 29 19:23

I've been using Any-Video-Converter-Free. It's easy, free, and works great. http://www.download.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10706042. ... ag=lst-0-2 http://www.any-video-converter.com/

coondog1234 posted 2007 Jul 30 23:00

dommromm : It's true that the Riva FLV Encoder does a great job on converting FLV to Avi or Mpg, but not all FLV files are compatible. I recently download a FLV file that, while it plays perfectly, the Riva program can not convert it to neither Avi or Mpg. It gives out errors relating to codecs compatible and the such. I even tried CinemaForge and that program can't convert it either. Just to be sure that the Riva Encoder was still working correctly, I converted another FLV file without any problems. Which now proves to me that the problem is with that FLV file. Was this file made with a newer, updated codec? If so, then what would that codec be???? Is there a way to add updates to the FLV Encoder program? Or is there a better (Superior) program that can also convert FLV to Avi/Mpg but has the latest, newest codecs already installed? Any help will be appreciated? Did you try SUPER I have that and it converts most FLVs but not all of them for those google media convert and thats an online file converter follow the instructions to convert your file and yes that service will convert myspace FLVs and it converted this other FLV of the wacky song and animation for "the drugs I need" and it came out great

reaction posted 2007 Aug 10 14:17

for some reason im using this programe but then i try and convert a FLV video to a AVI file it only does the first 40 seconds can some one help em out here cos its a 10 minute video

wpgbusman posted 2007 Aug 12 17:07

Those looking for a freeware program to convert .flv files to .avi, .mpg should look at www.smallvideosoft.com they have several small freeware programs that may interest you. I would warn everyone that caution is advised and the programs be scanned before loading. Good luck

acid_burn posted 2007 Aug 22 01:34

Dude, how do I download super. I know what the instructions on the S.U.P.E.R. home site says, but I don't know how to do it, meaning that I don't know how to unblock an http referrer or enable javascript... is there an easy way I can download it, or at least a place where I can download it easily :?: :?: :?:

Ai Haibara posted 2007 Aug 22 16:12

acid_burn : Dude, how do I download super. I know what the instructions on the S.U.P.E.R. home site says, but I don't know how to do it, meaning that I don't know how to unblock an http referrer or enable javascript... is there an easy way I can download it, or at least a place where I can download it easily :?: :?: :?: VideoHelp keeps a mirror of the setup file; you might try that. Follow the automatic link in your post (or my quote above) to the VH Tools page for SUPER, then click on the "Mirror" or "Mirror download" links at the top of the page.

NFS posted 2007 Aug 28 10:47

I would recommend SPAM for conversion. Although it's not free, it does the job perfectly, especially when tuned thoroughly You are again in breach of the forum rules and are again being banned for spamming. Please don't try to reregister again under another name. / Moderator mats.hogberg

zdub posted 2007 Sep 04 23:41

I've been trying all kinds of settings with Super, MediaCoder as well as any-video-converter-free. When I do an FLV (YouTube clips) to AVI conversion, the sound synchronization gets progressively worse. For my purposes (solo guitar clips) after about a minute or so the synch is so off that I can't even watch it. The only thing that has worked so far is VideoChargeFull, but I ain't shelling out $100!

Placio74 posted 2007 Sep 05 02:37

zdub : ... When I do an FLV (YouTube clips) to AVI conversion, the sound synchronization gets progressively worse. ... With correct FPS? For some FLV files (from YouTube) with VFR (Variable Frame Rate)... - FFmpeg from command line - OK, - some GUI's for FFmpeg (Internet Video Converter, ...) - OK, - SUPER (FFmpeg) - Ok (but required put correct FPS), - MEncoder from command line - fail (desynchro A/V), - MediaCoder (MEncoder) - fail (desynchro A/V), - FLV Extract > VirtualDub - fail (desynchro A/V), - Avidemux - fail (desynchro A/V), - Avisynth script & VirtualDub (+FLV Splitter & ffdshow) - OK (but required put correct FPS in script). VideoCharge used FFmpeg code for FLV.

zdub posted 2007 Sep 05 08:01

Thanks for the reply. The FPS is correct when I use Super and MediaCoder. I tried Riva and it worked great, but the resultant video came out upside down! Couldn't figure out how to change it and their support forum is currently unavailable. Downloaded FFMPEG but currently don't have time to figure out this command line tool. As for MediaCoder (which I prefer in general), there seems to be a duration problem between the container and the transcoded AVI. I can't see where to fix this and have posted a question on the forum there.

Placio74 posted 2007 Sep 06 02:55

zdub : ... I tried Riva and it worked great, but the resultant video came out upside down! Couldn't figure out how to change it and their support forum is currently unavailable. ... Used ffdshow? Riva use FFmpeg, but with default settings. Default video - MPEG-4 (FMP4); and default audio - MP2. : ... Downloaded FFMPEG but currently don't have time to figure out this command line tool. ... Simple example: : ffmpeg -i name_file.flv -vcodec libxvid -sameq -acodec copy name_file.avi FLV files from YouTube (and most other sites) contain audio MP3 and no need audio recompression.

sniper3 posted 2007 Sep 08 13:20

hello all, I use SUPER to convert videos i got off of youtube to put on to my Sansa e260 rhapsody, but it wont work. An error message just pops up. Does anyone know what settings should be used so that i can put videos on my player. thanks.

jleslie48 posted 2007 Sep 26 13:37

Ok, so let me get this straight, the S in SUPER as in the SUPER video converter program stands for simple??? So I download this program figuring it would be SIMPLE to use, and when it starts this is the screen I see: NOTE TO MARKETING DEPT AT SUPER: You suck. Lets get one thing straight, when the screenshot looks like the cockpit of a 747, its not simple. Period. Dilbert had a cartoon once about a simple computer. It only had one button, and they pushed it before it left the factory. Thats simple. While I realize that it may take a little more than that to convert from flv to a real format that one can use, I don't expect to have to have a 4 year degree in software compression theory to convert a file. Here's another clue. If a software package ever uses the word codec, its not simple. its highly doubtful that it even works. I have know Idea what a codec is and anytime I've tried to use any software that so much as mentioned codec it has never worked. So rather than ask yet again how to go through the maze of options for SUPER or any other ridiculous unnecessarily complicated software package, I submit to all exactly the model for all conversion software: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/ screenshot: http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/screenshot1.htm It finally did what it was supposed to do, take an flv and make a new file that was (well I only tried) wmv. While it didn't claim to be simple and I did have to do two steps, (1: download the flv to my disk 2: convert the downloaded flv file to a wmv file) but it worked just fine. I was so happy to find a program that actually worked and didn't need me know WTF a sampling freq is, I even sent the donationware site the $5 they ask for (but in no way insist or nag for.) 3 cheers for someone who actually knows how to write good simple to use software.

jleslie48 posted 2007 Sep 28 11:31

VideoEditor28 : Thanks for the tips... I also wanted to share a tip too.. One easy way to convert, at least not as complicated as super, is to use SPAM - well it works for me. You can also try it at SPAM Should be of help to you. Bye :) costs money. DOA.

marie2021 posted 2007 Oct 11 08:17

I did all the steps and then i clicked flv encode but i got an error it said:The encoding of your video file has failed. This can be caused by a not supported combination of parameters or by a not supported video codec. So what do i do now? I used Riva Flv Encoder i was trying to change a video from Flv to Avi.

MontrealPaul posted 2007 Oct 14 21:14

Hey, First post here... But I've been reading for some time, and thanks to all contributors! To begin with, I want to say that while I wasn't totally on board with jleslie48's rant, I downloaded "YouTubeDownloader" anyway, and it's really quite good! Nevertheless, based on all of the positive writeups on Super, I downloaded it, too, to check it out. I installed it, ran it, and nothing happened. NOTHING. I see no windows, processes (I use Process Explorer), or anything. I tried both versions, i.e. from the author's site (yes, it's badly designed, but 25 years in IT helped me along), and the videohelp mirror (which is a bit older), both do the same. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, with the same results. Anyone else have the same problem? Oh, by the way, I also tried WinFF, and liked it a lot, though still found a significant loss of quality when converting from .FLV files. Salutations, -Paul

jleslie48 posted 2007 Oct 16 08:46

MontrealPaul : Hey, To begin with, I want to say that while I wasn't totally on board with jleslie48's rant, ... Salutations, -Paul there is no way possible anyone can confuse the mess that is the SUPER software with something that is 'simple'. I've been developing software since 1986 and I'd be embarrassed to release software in that state. It is inexcusable, but for some reason in the world of video software, it is acceptable.

xamy.nichx posted 2007 Oct 31 06:52

hia im new to this converting thing but i have just downloaded RIVA and i try to convert my flv files to avi files and it only converts the first 10 mins of the film can someone please help me??

Baldrick posted 2007 Oct 31 06:56

xamy: tried super or winff?

xamy.nichx posted 2007 Oct 31 08:34

ye i tried super an well its like jleslie48 said its like something from a 747 so i havent got a clue how to use it

xamy.nichx posted 2007 Nov 01 06:43

and when i try to convert something on SUPER it always crashes for some reason please omeone help me i have both super an riva

ii3ejoe posted 2007 Nov 02 20:47

i found a VERY HELPFUL!!!!!!! website that might help some of those out there in situations like myself, having their PC crash and having to use a OLD SLOW Computer ...... The website is really AWESOME you enter the URL of the site that has the video you want, like youtube, google, myspace, , etc. then select what format, AVI/MPEG, and BOOM it encodes the file and you download it.............hope this helps out a few ENJoY >=-) http://vixy.net/

louv68 posted 2007 Nov 03 02:53

ii3ejoe, I've attempted to use vixy.net with a 4 min youtube clip, but it has already been a few hours and nothing. How long does it usually take to convert flv to avi on it? Thanks

aruwin posted 2007 Nov 06 02:18

Trac : I've been using Any-Video-Converter-Free. It's easy, free, and works great. http://www.download.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10706042. ... ag=lst-0-2 http://www.any-video-converter.com/ I used that software to convert flv to avi.The converted video turned out to be playing so fast(like it's being forwarded)!!!How do I fix this?

Placio74 posted 2007 Nov 06 02:48

aruwin : Trac : I've been using Any-Video-Converter-Free. It's easy, free, and works great. http://www.download.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10706042. ... ag=lst-0-2 http://www.any-video-converter.com/ I used that software to convert flv to avi.The converted video turned out to be playing so fast(like it's being forwarded)!!!How do I fix this? You set same Video Framerate (FPS) as source? (Of course Any Video Converter it's just simple GUI for MEncoder.)

aruwin posted 2007 Nov 06 03:32

Placio74 : aruwin : Trac : I've been using Any-Video-Converter-Free. It's easy, free, and works great. http://www.download.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10706042. ... ag=lst-0-2 http://www.any-video-converter.com/ I used that software to convert flv to avi.The converted video turned out to be playing so fast(like it's being forwarded)!!!How do I fix this? You set same Video Framerate (FPS) as source? (Of course Any Video Converter it's just simple GUI for MEncoder.) YES,i did

Placio74 posted 2007 Nov 06 04:04

Any sample file? (Example upload on http://kotuha.com .) And what exactly configure Any Video Converter?

aruwin posted 2007 Nov 06 04:11

Placio74 : Any sample file? (Example upload on http://kotuha.com .) And what exactly configure Any Video Converter? I think it would be easier if there's another software that can convert between various video formats including flv to avi which also includes video resolution options(I need to change the video size).Do u know any?

Placio74 posted 2007 Nov 06 04:49

aruwin : ... I think it would be easier if there's another software that can convert between various video formats including flv to avi which also includes video resolution options(I need to change the video size).Do u know any? Internet Video Converter, SUPER, MediaCoder and other GUI's for FFmpeg and MEncoder (also payable soft, but most violate GPL license). FFmpeg or MEncoder - directly from command line. Avidemux. FLV Splitter + ffdshow > TMPGEnc or some other (example RAD Video Tools). FLV Splitter + ffdshow > Avisynth script > VirtualDub or some other. FLV Extract > VirtualDub (+ffdshow VfW). VirtualDub + FLV input plugin (+ffdshow VfW). What's properties Your FLV file (or files)? Video - FLV1 or VP6F? Audio - MP3 or Nellymoser or PCM or ADPCM (SWF variant)? FPS - variable or not? Files download from YouTube or some other sites?

Jules2 posted 2007 Nov 09 14:18

I wanted to download a clip from youtube. To do this i used videoget http://nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php and it worked fine. The plus side of this program is that you don't have to download the clip as .flv first. You can convert it to mpeg1, mpeg2, avi, wmv, flv, mp4, 3gp and mp3 immediately!

Michael Y posted 2007 Nov 10 23:29

tonemgub : Total Video Converter will also do it... http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/index.htm there is some thing wrong with the out files, the audio and video are out of sync. You'll proberly wont notice it during the first few minutes but as it contines to play the time diffrernce goes up to 1 or 2 seconds . There was only one file that was normal, but all the rest was out of sync. Can some one tell me what the hell is going on? p.s i use the psp option...if this helps...

Michael Y posted 2007 Nov 12 17:54

soory about the double-post, but i kinda really need it .....quick or as soon as possible. Plaese, anyone....

aiwentimotai posted 2007 Nov 22 22:22

Don't try Riva. I Installed Riva & my computer detected Keylogger software.

buzzqw posted 2007 Nov 23 00:21

i can suggest AutoMen, it is a simple mencoder gui for quick conversion BHH

Michael Y posted 2007 Nov 23 02:11

aiwentimotai : Don't try Riva. I Installed Riva & my computer detected Keylogger software. i have tried Riva. Didnt do much, although it wasn't infected. It can covert only a limited length of video in its trial.

Michael Y posted 2007 Nov 23 02:15

buzzqw : i can suggest AutoMen, it is a simple mencoder gui for quick conversion BHH how fast is it? Is it good at coverting to high quality mp4 formats?

mgh posted 2007 Nov 23 08:09

alltoavi is another mencoder gui which does a good job of conversion

Marie777 posted 2007 Nov 25 01:47

I cannot use RivaFLVencoder, it says The encoding of your video file has failed. This can be caused be a not supported combination of parameters or by a not supported vido codec...what should I do? help please...

mgh posted 2007 Nov 28 02:09

IMHO, some files are corrupt. If the file is not corrupt, it can be loaded into avidemux and the container changed from flv to avi(no re-encoding) and the avi should play correctly. In case avi is not playing correctly, check the fps of both the original and the avi with MediaInfo. If they are different, load the avi in virtualdub. Use the stretch audio filter to adjust length of audio correctly(audio will have to be recoded to mp3 at 11025,22050 or 44100 HZ sample rate). Set frame rate of video to that given by mediainfo for the original flv(video will not be recoded). Edit if you wish,(remember to cut at keyframes only), and save corrected avi. If you want to save it as a flv, load it in avidemux and change the container to flv. You can convert the corrected avi to anything that you wish.

melee posted 2007 Nov 29 11:53

Hi, Going back to the original subject, converting .flv files to .avi, the Linux users amongst you do not need fancy GUI programs. The below script is simple, quick and produces good quality conversion by using 2 passes. Cut and paste into a suitably named file and do 'chmod a+x filename' to make script executable I use ffmpeg and convert to .avi because it seems to be the most stable, quality loss free method. Using mencoder I sometimes had sync problems. Also dvdauthor can create a DVD filesytem and .VOB files from .avi directly, without intermediate conversions to .mpeg2 etc regards Melee ########################################## # Batch conversion of all .flv files in current directory to .avi # Requires ffmpeg and Perl to be installed # Produces 720x576 which displays full screen on pal tv # # ( Value -target pal-dvd can be substituted with ntsc-dvd if you are in US etc) # ( Value -aspect 4:3 can be changed also - see man ffmpeg for valid aspects) # ! /bin/bash for i in *.flv { ffmpeg -i $i -pass 1 -target pal-dvd -aspect 4:3 $i.avi #### -y switch is to overwrite output file from first pass, so no halt and prompt ffmpeg -i $i -pass 2 -target pal-dvd -aspect 4:3 -y $i.avi } rename -v 's/\.flv.avi/\.avi/' *.flv.avi # end of script #################################################

Fair posted 2007 Dec 04 06:12

I use converter SPAM to convert any kind of file. It's Windows app.

blimey posted 2007 Dec 24 03:56

For a simple GUI click-type conversion solution, I've had the most success converting flv to avi with applian's replay converter. Note, it may seem limited (based on the list in the drop-down menu) in frame sizes and a bitrate of 450kps, but these can be increased by selecting the option (checkbox) to modify the output settings before converting. The conversion process is a little slow, and the trial version is limited in output length.

quo_status posted 2008 Feb 28 17:34

Ok, I'm just new to this forum and found out about SUPER; seems that a handful are having problems with this software, too. I've had no problems through and up to the conversion of an FLV video file (been testing out a few Youtube vids for tryout). Converting an FLV with selected Output Container as "avi" and Output Video Codec as DivX (have tried with MPEG-4 & 1) and Output Audio Codec at Mp3; the flv file appears to convert, and plays smoothly until halfway through the video, which seems to have been rushed or cut out: Played in DivX player, instead of a full 4:31 min vid it turns out with 2:11 minutes. Played on Windows Media Player, at 2:11 minutes past through - the graphics rush to its ending, and does show the full supposed time (4:31 min). I have tried converting the source file again and I get the same issue. Could this a fashion of the conversion video/audio going out of sync? I've tried messing around with the settings and get the same result. At average the settings are: VIDEO: Encoder: ffmpeg Video Scale Size: Selected to No Change Aspect ratio: none selected Frame/Sec: 25 Bitrate kbps: Set to around 240 or 288, due to the Multimedia Analysis Box reading I attempted to stay as close to the original stats. Options: Selected are Hi-quality, Top Quality and 48k Audio AUDIO: Sampling Freq: 22050 Channels: 1 Bitrate kbps: 96 DVD Language: Default Basically, last video attempted was 4:31 minutes, FLV file saved at 8.5 mb. Converted into 4.3 mb as avi video file. What I'd like to figure out is what is causing, or how could I get around this video conversion messup. Feedback very much appreciated!

Placio74 posted 2008 Feb 29 00:14

quo_status : ... Frame/Sec: 25 ... It's default setting, but... better set original FPS. Check file properties used MediaInfo and/or eventually SMPlayer (Ctrl+I). Any sample file (uploaded example on http://kotuha.com) or link?

hypnoticpimp posted 2008 May 04 10:12

im having problems converting a 320 MB ustream.tv flv video to avi Has anyone ever had success inn encoding a ustream.tv flash video to avi. i tried about eveerything and wont see to convert this video, i always get freeeze ups or failed conversion I even tried flv extract and said "Does not support Nellymoser)

Clydesdale posted 2008 May 25 17:17

This program works great. Latest version apparently keeps bbmpeg's work hidden as no window comes up. Also I dont know what the bbcode comment refers to.

kingull posted 2008 Jun 01 06:52

Any Video converter is free and is exactly what you need and operates with utube.http://hk.any-video-converter.com/any-video-converter-free.exe[/code]

LesPaulzRule posted 2008 Jun 05 09:56

Hey there, this is my first post, as I was looking around the other day trying to figure out how to convert You Tube flv videos into avi, and I came across this site after searching, I downloaded Riva, but I just thought that I would try and rename the flv file to avi, and I did, and it opened up in Windows Media Player no problem without any converting!!! So my question is why is there all these conversion applications online when all you have to do is change the file extension from flv to avi??? Try it out yourself, I didn't think it would work, and prior to changing it from flv, it wouldn't open up in media player, only my VLC player would play the files I downloaded from you tube, but as soon as I changed the file extension, viola, I double clicked the file and up opens windows media player!

Placio74 posted 2008 Jun 05 11:42

LesPaulzRule : ... but I just thought that I would try and rename the flv file to avi, and I did, and it opened up in Windows Media Player no problem without any converting!!! ... Odd... :| I'm not need change file extension and can play FLV's in WMP. Of course i'm have installed required DirectShow filters (FLV Splitter and ffdshow). Without required splitter You can't open FLV's - even if You change extension. Without required audio/video decoders You can't play FLV's - even if You change extension.

LesPaulzRule posted 2008 Jun 05 12:43

I do have a bunch of different codecs installed, I use the k-lite codec pack so maybe that's why it works on my PC, I have tried it with a bunch of flv files that I have downloaded from You Tube and it works like a charm, when I first download them and leave them with the flv extension they won't work in media player, but once I change the file extension they work just fine....

Placio74 posted 2008 Jun 05 13:44

LesPaulzRule : ... when I first download them and leave them with the flv extension they won't work in media player, ... And it's odd... Maybe You just have disable asking dialog about support unrecognised extensions...

highpost posted 2008 Jul 18 23:02

I have to say, I used VLC Media Player to convert my FLVs to MP4 for my iPod and I have to say, VLC did an incredible job. When I watched it at full screen with Nero ShowTime, it looked better than when it was FLV. It was totally blown away. And VLC is FREE!!!!! I did not convert to anything else like AVI but it does all them. You click "File" | "Wizard..." | radio button "Transcode/Save to file" | Next | "Choose" | "Browse" to FLV to convert | OK | NEXT Click check box "Transcode Video" | MPEG-4 Video Click check box "Transcode audio" | MPEG-4 Audio | Change Bitrate to 32 or 16 or you will not get sound NEXT Select radio button MP4 | NEXT Name file: C:\newVideo.mp4 Finish THAT EASY!!!! AND THE RESULT WAS AMAZING!!! And for an easy way to download FLV videos. If you install RealPlayer, it will download them automatically in IE with a link above the video in the top right of the video. Does not get much easier than that.

dymmamie posted 2008 Aug 27 04:54

I'm new here.. I have a problem.. firstly I' m a very Blind in IT world.. To be honest I don't understand much on the discussion above... but I have a problem... I usually used Riva Flv.. to convert I don't have a problem but.. to download... I get the download link from here, http://youtubevideosdownload.com/download/ then change the name and put .flv but my fdm just download only 5b!!! can anyone please help me?

buylinux posted 2008 Oct 04 14:48

actually i dont know what i'm talking about.... please disregard my question, i think i have more homework to do. sorry... :? :oops: hi high post- using vlc, can you tell me how to convert flv to mpg so i can burn a dvd that will play on my friend's standalone dvd player? i have been trying to convert youtube files for at least two weeks now, used lots of programs that wouldnt work at all, Any Video Converter does convert but then i cant burn the file on ashampoo, it says the encoding is bad and sometimes other errors. i assume the problem is either the original video flv files cant be converted to mpeg (is that possible?) or certain converter software cant handle them. or i could be pushing the wrong buttons somewhere... i tried to wing it with the vlc following your directions substituting what i thought would be right for creating an mpeg but again got a file that ashampoo doesnt like. could it be i am doing something wrong in ashampoo? here is a failed conversion log from the mozilla download helper program, i dont know if that will explain my problem to you, i hope it helps. i spent six weeks downloading 52 episodes of a pakistani tv serial for my friends (i have a slow connection) thinking that was going to be the hard part! ------------------------------------ episode 3 Entry date: 29/09/2008 19:09:40 FFmpeg version SVN-r11213, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al. configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --enable-libamr-nb --enable-libamr-wb --enable-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-liba52 --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-swscaler --enable-gpl --enable-avisynth --cpu=i686 --enable-pthreads --enable-shared --disable-static libavutil version: 49.6.0 libavcodec version: 51.49.0 libavformat version: 52.2.0 built on Dec 13 2007 21:42:07, gcc: 4.2.1-sjlj (mingw32-2) Seems stream 0 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 1000.00 (1000/1) -> 15.00 (15/1) Input #0, flv, from 'D:\Documents and Settings\SALIMA\My Documents\My Videos\tanhaiyan\3 episode.flv.htm': Duration: 00:07:48.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 48 kb/s Stream #0.0: Video: flv, yuv420p, 320x240 [PAR 0:1 DAR 0:1], 15.00 tb(r) Stream #0.1: Audio: mp3, 22050 Hz, mono, 48 kb/s Stream mapping: Stream #0.0 -> #0.0 Stream #0.1 -> #0.1 [mpeg1video @ 68C432E0]MPEG1/2 does not support 15/1 fps Error while opening codec for output stream #0.0 - maybe incorrect parameters such as bit_rate, rate, width or height Conversion failed

Cobra281 posted 2008 Oct 07 18:34

i used SUPER to convert an flv format vid using the FFmpeg encoder to mpg format to burn for a svcd. it converted successfully, but the video is not seekable- how can i make it seekable? also, what are the best settings to use to ensure maximum quality?

Techno_Moron posted 2009 Feb 15 03:17

Hi everyone, I tried SUPER as it seemed to be the programme most on this forum recommended, (in case it's not glaringly obvious, I'm a complete idiot on all technical issues) didnt have a clue what i was doing and yet I had no problems converting, I know I have no idea everything SUPER is capable of but thanks to good advice and clear idiot proof instructions (!) I successfully converted numerous files, it wasn't as scary as it looked initially! Big thank you for excellent advice!! :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

Teleport posted 2009 Mar 13 03:06

I've used vixy.net in the past with good results. Might be worth a try...

nohart posted 2009 Apr 09 17:40

Whenever I convert a .flv to .avi the result video file has text on the screen that shows audio track info and current bit rate info etc How do I remove that? The original .flv didn't have this info displayed on the screen but the converted .avi does. If I convert to .mpg the screen info isn't there just if I convert to .avi...

Ai Haibara posted 2009 Apr 09 22:27

Is the info display there if you play the .avi in a player that doesn't use VfW/DirectShow codecs or filters, like VLC? Sounds like you may have ffdshow installed, if you're running under Windows, and the OSD (on-screen display) options active. If so, go to ffdshow's folder in the Start menu, and open 'Audio decoder configuration'. Make sure there's no checkmark next to 'OSD' in the left pane. Click OK to close the window. Repeat the process with 'Video decoder configuration', to be sure. Then, try playing the AVI again, and see if the information display is still there.

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