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I've been sent a .avi file that I need to convert to flash format to put online. What free software is there that will do this? I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 to work with so any software for either system will do.
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I've been sent a .avi file that I need to convert to flash format to put online. What free software is there that will do this? I have Ubuntu and Windows 7 to work with so any software for either system will do.
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ffmpeg is very good and works on Windows.
You'll need something like:
ffmpeg -y -i file.avi -acodec mp3 -ar 22050 -f flv file.flv
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Media Coder (Windows) is another good encoder - it covers a lot of file formats in both audio and video.
There's only one downside, though: the main interface isn't user-friendly. If you think this one does the job for you, ensure you make use of its browser-based wizard.
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Is there a specific codec or does it matter which one is used?
Flash video can use one of three codecs:
You can convert into all 3 using ffmpeg and there are several GUIs available to handle the conversion using ffmpeg.
If you want to use Ubuntu you'll want to install ffmpeg first check out the Ubuntu Wiki
Once it's installed you can use a command such as:
/path/to/ffmpeg -i input.avi -ar 22050 -ab 96 -b 1200 -r 12 -f flv -s 320x240 -acodec mp3 -ac 1 output.flv
-ar = Audio rate
-ab = Audio bit rate
-b = bitrate
-s = size
-acodec = audio codec
-f = format
If you're more comfortable using a GUI with Windows you can try a variety of GUI frontends such as MeWiG or AVANTI
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Any Video Converter is very good
haha.. when you don't capitalize it, it sounds like you're referring to any old converter (most of which are crap). http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html
– mpen – 2009-08-20T04:44:33.343Yes. LoL it is actually a program. I have used it for a while now and I convert all my youtube videos with it – Fastboy42 – 2009-08-21T20:28:30.973
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windows builds (so you don't have to try and compile it yourself): http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/builds/
– mpen – 2009-08-20T04:43:25.360