Author Topic: Converting from FLV to AVI (Read 62,542 times)

Curt · « **Reply #25 on:** June 02, 2007, 08:52 PM »

Quote from: mrainey on June 02, 2007, 07:48 PM

I've downloaded a bunch of music videos in flv format that look fine as-is in VLC Player's full-screen mode. ...

Yes, they play well in both VLC and in MPC, but I want to make them be a part of the Playlists in WMP and RealPlayer 10.5 as well, and that takes first to convert them to a video format. That is why I have been trying out these alternative "converting" metodes in the first place.

Thanks for the tip on 'no overlay'.

Hirudin · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2007, 09:02 PM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

Quote from: Curt on June 02, 2007, 08:34 PM

"A honest try", you say. Hmmm. Did you find the options?

Right-click anywhere in the program. No tooltips, if not wanted.

I probably would have looked at the options, but since the program disappeared when I hit the Encode button I figured looking at the options would be a waste of time. Unless of course there's a "Prevent Encode button from closing program" check box somewhere.

Curt · « **Reply #27 on:** June 02, 2007, 10:48 PM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 02, 2007, 09:02 PM

... Unless of course there's a "Prevent Encode button from closing program" check box somewhere.

Actually I was thinking about asking this question in my previous post, but didn't do so. I should have. HOW did you try to start the encoding? All you are allowed to do, besides doing the settings, is to Drag&Drop the file to be converted, and only then hit the Encode button. This is the only way. Did it happen like this? I am asking because I use SUPER and have never experienced what you have described.

Other than that, the only complain I have about SUPER, as I already have said, is the lack of precision in the sync' between picture and sound, when converting from flash to movie.

Hirudin · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2007, 03:09 AM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

Yeah... I'm pretty sure that's how I did it... Maybe I'll have to install it again after all. I'm using Vista 64 (

&

), that's likely to have something to do with it...

lanux128 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2007, 04:49 AM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 02, 2007, 07:53 PM

Anyone know of any 'tweaker' software for converting videos? I like tons of options, but am tired of using 6 different programs!

imo, it's better to have a few programs that specialize in selected formats rather than hoping for one major app that will be the panacea.. btw, did you encounter any problems with the Riva encoder?

Hirudin · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2007, 05:32 AM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

I've been thinking that may be especially true for video encoding, since there's SO many source formats, SO many video codecs, and SO many audio codecs... It's hard enough finding a dedicated MP3 encoder that will let me use LAME with custom arguments only, much less expect a video encoder to do it. It would be quite a feet to get all the options from all the popular A/V codecs into a single GUI, and still be user friendly, keep current with the new advancements, and actually work too.

I haven't tried the Riva encoder yet... I'm hesitant to get a shareware encoder since I can do it with free apps already. I'll grab the demo tomorrow though.

Curt · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:50 AM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 03, 2007, 03:09 AM

I'm using Vista 64 , that's likely to have something to do with it...

The changelog does not mention anything on 64 bit at all since the first stable SUPER from july 21, 2005 - so I guess you may be right; SUPER is perhaps not ready for 64 bit

Curt · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2007, 11:10 AM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 03, 2007, 05:32 AM

I haven't tried the Riva encoder yet... I'm hesitant to get a shareware encoder

The "30 day trial" is the Producer, NOT the Riva Encoder which is Freeware.
Get it from Download.com C/Net.

lanux128 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2007, 12:51 PM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 03, 2007, 05:32 AM

I haven't tried the Riva encoder yet... I'm hesitant to get a shareware encoder since I can do it with free apps already. I'll grab the demo tomorrow though.

actually, Riva Encoder is a freeware program and the link is at the top of this thread..

but what the heck, here is it again: http://www.rivavx.de/?encoder

Hirudin · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2007, 04:18 PM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

Thanks guys, I saw the links. I don't have FLVs though. I'm looking for a general video converter, I have little interest in web videos. I'm not willing to download and install "Riva FLV Encoder" in the hopes that it'll do other formats as well. To me, it looks like Riva has software that might do what I want, but it's shareware, which makes me want to look elsewhere.

I'll start a new topic without "FLV" in the title to be less confusing

.

CWuestefeld · « **Reply #35 on:** June 03, 2007, 05:06 PM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 03, 2007, 04:18 PM

TI don't have FLVs though. I'm looking for a general video converter, I have little interest in web videos.

Then stay away from FLV files. The format's only benefit is in its ubiquity. It truly is a lowest common denominator -- and I mean low. The quality of the compressed video is dismal. Look instead at xvid or some such.

Curt · « **Reply #36 on:** June 03, 2007, 10:38 PM »

I think there may be something wrong with the Riva .AVI format. The encoded .avi files from Riva (Africa.avi) is not showing any thumbnail image, as the other .avi files in Explorer are doing, but shows only the extension's icon:

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Is it only my XP / Riva combination, or is this some general Riva Encoder error?

lanux128 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 04, 2007, 07:31 AM »

well, given the fact that this thread's title and the 1st product mentioned involves FLV, it's natural for responders to give pointers on FLV. anyway, good for you that you have decided to start a new thread..

Hirudin · « **Reply #38 on:** June 04, 2007, 08:34 AM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

Quote from: lanux128 on June 04, 2007, 07:31 AM

well, given the fact that this thread's title and the 1st product mentioned involves FLV, it's natural for responders to give pointers on FLV. anyway, good for you that you have decided to start a new thread..

Thank you for the kudos!

Quote from: Curt on June 03, 2007, 10:38 PM

....AVI format...

PLEASE Curt: This is an FLV thread only! Please address non-FLV relateded comments Elsewhere

lanux128 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 04, 2007, 08:40 AM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 04, 2007, 08:34 AM

Thank you for the kudos!

no, thanks to you for finally getting it!

Curt · « **Reply #40 on:** June 04, 2007, 01:39 PM »

Quote from: Hirudin on June 04, 2007, 08:34 AM

... This is an FLV thread only! Please address non-FLV relateded comments Elsewhere

I hope you will forgive me for not having the same great sense of humor as you.

Quote from: Curt on June 03, 2007, 10:38 PM

I think there may be something wrong with the Riva .AVI format. The encoded .avi files from Riva (Africa.avi) is not showing any thumbnail image, as the other .avi files in Explorer are doing, but shows only the extension's icon:

Is it only my XP / Riva combination, or is this some general Riva Encoder error?

Hirudin · « **Reply #41 on:** June 04, 2007, 05:07 PM »

I will relegate my off topic comments to spoilers

OK, I get it.

Curt · « **Reply #42 on:** June 04, 2007, 07:08 PM »

Of course I should have mentioned that it was a flash file I was converting, using Riva
- I just took that for granted, since this thread is all about converting 'flash'es...

Curt · « **Reply #43 on:** June 05, 2007, 06:59 PM »

Quote from: Curt on June 04, 2007, 01:39 PM

Quote from: Curt on June 03, 2007, 10:38 PM
I think there may be something wrong with the Riva .AVI format. The encoded .avi files from Riva (Africa.avi) is not showing any thumbnail image, as the other .avi files in Explorer are doing, but shows only the extension's icon:

[attachimg=#]

Is it only my XP / Riva combination, or is this some general Riva Encoder error?

You may find it interesting that the BaylieBrown video thumbnail on the far left, actually is a flash .FLV file! It was renamed to .avi, but not converted. A flash file should not display a thumbnail image, but renaming it to avi obviously makes this one do so anyway.

Hirudin · « **Reply #44 on:** June 06, 2007, 04:14 AM »

Quote from: Curt on June 05, 2007, 06:59 PM

You may find it interesting that the BaylieBrown video thumbnail on the far left, actually is a flash .FLV file! It was renamed to .avi, but not converted. A flash file should not display a thumbnail image, but renaming it to avi obviously makes this one do so anyway.

LOL, that's hilarious!

Does the AndyMckee Africa.FLV file display a thumbnail if you rename it to AVI? I mean, clearly the converted FLV doesn't, but does the same file, renamed, somehow work?

lanux128 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 06, 2007, 06:07 AM »

aye, a quick check in GSpot shows the codec as a "FMP", probably since it's based on the FFMPEG encoder..

Curt · « **Reply #46 on:** June 06, 2007, 06:17 AM »

Quote from: lanux128 on June 06, 2007, 06:07 AM

a quick check in GSpot

Do you mind tell some more?

I have no idea what you are referring to!

Hirudin · « **Reply #47 on:** June 06, 2007, 08:20 AM »

Last I saw; GSpot is a little program that will try to identify what codecs are inside video files. Since AVIs are containers, the file extension has little to do with what is actually needed to decode the file.

Using GSpot on a file that isn't working (or something) might help in finding a codec so you can watch it.

Curt · « **Reply #48 on:** June 06, 2007, 12:59 PM »

Fine program, this little GSpot. Only; now I am for the first time aware that many of the downloaded music videos only have mono sound!

22kHz, 64 kb/s, mono

Quote from: Hirudin on June 06, 2007, 04:14 AM

Does the AndyMckee Africa.FLV file display a thumbnail if you rename it to AVI?

Yes; it did!!

- so why then doesn't the Riva encoded .FLV to .AVI file display a thumbnail???

I am not too sure I will dare continue to trust this Riva.

lanux128 · « **Reply #49 on:** June 07, 2007, 04:25 AM »

i guess that the thumbnail is not displayed because the Windows thinks it is a malformed avi due to lack of info.. try installing a decoder like ffdshow.

FFDSHOW is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DivX, XviD, H.264, FLV1, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, MPEG-4 movies. It uses libavcodec from ffmpeg project for video decompression, postprocessing code from mplayer to enhance visual quality of low bitrate movies, and is based on original DirectShow filter from XviD, which is GPL'ed educational implementation of MPEG4 encoder.

http://www.codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm