FLV to DVD editing

[newbie6]

I'm looking for a PC video editor that would take FLV and output DVD format. It would have to have sufficient controls that I can choose the frame rate to minimise aliasing, expand the screen size, and do minor image sharpening.

There are so many out there that it's very confusing for a newbie who has only used DVDShrink and Rejig to date. Might I have suggestions as to the most likely one to work for me?

[mgh]

check out avidemux

[newbie6]

Thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately it seems it only works on the very latest versions of Windows - 2.4 and 2.3 both fail on a fully up to date Windows Me. I'm on the avidemux forum in case someone there can spot something that would let it work, but if I can't, might there be any other suggestion?

[mgh]

you can load it in virtualdub 1.7.7 after installing flv plugin, see
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=129207
links to plugins available are in post 25
you can frameserve from virtualdub to your mpeg2 encoder

[newbie6]

For over 2 years, avidemux has been ported to Windows using a tool that is deliberately designed to only work on Microsoft's copy-protected systems. So, having no other advice here until a few minutes ago, I just started downloading freeware until I found a set that worked together on Me:

Riva FLV Player previews FLV files on a tiny screen.

SmallVideoSoft FLV2AVI converts FLV to MPG (MPEG-2).

ReJig demuxes MPG to M2V+MPA, then reassembles in DVD format (IFO+VOB).

DVDShrink then selects DVD sections as desired, assembles multiple clips, and re-outputs to DVD-format files ready for burning.

No real video editing, just clip selection, but I'm off the ground.

I'll check virtualdub to see if it provides some real editing capability. Thanks for the followup, mgh.

[Blue_MiSfit]

erm... just out of curiousity?? Why are you still using ME? Surely at least Win2k would be a much more ideal solution???

[newbie6]

Win2K (developed from NT4) and Me (Win98+) are the same time period. I got NT4 when it
was clear how bad Win95 was, but elected to move to Me because NT required so much expertise
to add anything significant to. Twice in 8 years a new driver fouled it up so badly that a
complete rebuild was required. 98 and Me cause far fewer worries that way.

People who deliberately write to destroy old software are already demanding Vista. They'll never be satisfied with anything stable...

[dstarfire]

hmmm, try doing a search on transcoders. anyways, here are a couple of apps i know of can convert flv's to the other formats that should be usable by your usual dvd encoders; mediacoder, and 'super converter' (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html)