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mordorspfc
29th October 2009, 23:15
Hey guys

First i'd like to say that i know flash players can run x264 .mp4 files, but the site im uploading the videos has some bug with MP4 videos at the moment, im trying to convince them to fix that issue, but for now i have to stick to .flv files.

Im converting from divx/xvid to .flv, but without much success, im only getting very blocky videos.

I tried ffmpeg command line, megui, mencoder on command line, but i could only use pre-made commands i found on my searches, and found those commands only on old pages. Since everyone is using MP4 today, theres few discussions about getting the best quality/size ratio out of flv files.

As for Megui, i i couldnt get it to output a flv, i think its not possible, right ??

The requirements i needed are: conversion cant be too slow, around 250fps is fine (i know some avisynth filters can drastically slow the conversion down), size of flv output should be around 4mb / minute (max 5mb / minute), and i also wanted a 2 pass conversion. I tried to do a 2 pass conversion o ffmpeg, but i cant figure it out, seems like it needs some .mcf file with settings on it, and i dont know to create that file, and not a clue what settings to use in those mcf files.

Also, it seems that some people managed to get a x264 file in a flv contanier, is it really possible ??

I also tried converting divx to mp4 using Megui, it converted fine, and had good quality, so i renamed the .mp4 to flv uploaded it to the video site, but the flash player wont run it, no video and no audio, stays on black screen.

Please know that this site does not reconvert the uploaded files.

Thats it guys, i basically i needed 2 pass command lines for ffmpeg or mencoder to convert divx/xvid to flv with 2 pass, that doesnt take too long to convert (around 250fps) and results in decent quality flash video.

Sorry if im asking much hehe, hope anyone can help, thanks a lot.

Dark Shikari
29th October 2009, 23:18
Also, it seems that some people managed to get a x264 file in a flv contanier, is it really possible ??Possible? It's been standard for two years. Even Youtube uses x264 now.

setarip_old
29th October 2009, 23:44
@mordorspfc

Hi!Im converting from divx/xvid to .flv, but without much success, im only getting very blocky videos.Please load one of the original DivX/XviD files that you created into GSpot and post a screen capture back here...

mordorspfc
30th October 2009, 02:24
Possible? It's been standard for two years. Even Youtube uses x264 now.

But do you mean videos with .FLV extension and x264 codec ?? Cause the ones i saw in one of the links on your signature are all .MP4. Can you help me with out command lines for mencoder?

Or can Megui output FLV files ??

@mordorspfc

Hi!Please load one of the original DivX/XviD files that you created into GSpot and post a screen capture back here...

Here it its:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9100/gspot.jpg

Thanks

setarip_old
30th October 2009, 02:39
I'm sorry, what you've posted is a file that contains neither DivX nor XviD video.

How can you not know what you created?

mordorspfc
30th October 2009, 02:52
I'm sorry, what you've posted is a file that contains neither DivX nor XviD video.

How can you not know what you created?

I didnt created it. Its a game trailer i downloaded from game sites, i plan to build a trailer website, with game and movie trailers, but i want to encode the files to smaller sizes and keeping a good quality, so everyone can watch, even people with slower connections

Dark Shikari
30th October 2009, 03:00
But do you mean videos with .FLV extension and x264 codec ??Yes. Cause the ones i saw in one of the links on your signature are all .MP4.Adobe prefers that you use MP4, but FLV works too.Can you help me with out command lines for mencoder?Mencoder is an outdated broken pile of crap that cannot properly mux H.264 with B-frames.Or can Megui output FLV files ??Use ffmpeg to mux your FLVs.