Sunday, October 24, 2010

How to convert mpg file to flv file using ffmpeg or mencoder?

Here are the steps those I once used :

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I converted the video using ffmpeg command line as below.
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ffmpeg -i lions.mpg lions-ffmpeg.flv
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PS: input file name : lions.mpg

The video was converted fine.

Then I converted the video using mencoder using the command mentioned below.

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mencoder lions.mpg -o lions-mencoder.flv -of lavf -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=56 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=flv:vbitrate=800:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3 -vf scale=450:400 -srate 22050
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Then I generated a thumbnail using ffmpeg command mentioned below.

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ffmpeg -i lions-ffmpeg.flv -ss 1 -t 00:00:01 -s 120x90 -r 1 -f mjpeg lions.jpg
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Then I added meta data to the video.

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flvtool2 -U -P lions-ffmpeg.flv
hasKeyframes: true
hasMetadata: true
duration: 9.976
cuePoints:
audiosamplerate: 44000
audiodatarate: 63.0167957356935
datasize: 482188
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Try :)
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5 comments:

  1. newtriksJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    Thanks,

    Any tips on cross server conversions i.e. ffmpeg installed on one server converts media on another server?

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  2. Playing with Linux.January 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Hello,

    Thanks for your comment. Yes it's possible to do the same. It'll will very difficult to do cross conversion if you do it manually. But if you use any script it'll make it easy to achieve the desired task. You can use "dolphin" or similar script which uses "ray media" server or RED5 server. The basic concept is these ray servers convert the video files to flash files and those flash files will be playing on the dolphin script site. Here ray server will be on one machine and your webserver will be on other machine. the script will call the ray server to convert the video files. You can put the video files anywhere(on webserver or ray server). This is the basic concept of most popular video site "youtube". Try :)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 2:21 AM

    thanks, i have a question: does ffmpeg supports converting mpg files to other format such as mp4 or xvid? i want to play them on my mp4 player.

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  4. UnknownJune 3, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    your solution works well on my pc. ffmpeg is a great software. it supports to convert video of nearly all the popular formats. finding free keylogger here.

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  5. UnknownAugust 31, 2013 at 8:59 PM

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