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FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

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FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

How to convert .FLV videos downloaded from Google, YouTube, etc.
To convert .FLV videos the following PC software can be used:

WM Converter - one of the best FLV converters. Works even with damaged .FLV files. Can convert On2 vp6 video .FLV, H.263 video .FLV, H.264 video .FLV, MP3 audio .FLV and audio-only .FLV.
AVS Video Converter
Moyea Flv to Video Converter (Shareware/Windows) - IMHO the most reliable FLV converter. Works with the following FLV files: On2 vp6 video .FLV, H.263 video .FLV, Nelly Moser audio .FLV, MP3 audio .FLV and audio-only .FLV.
Geovid Flash to video encoder (Shareware/Windows);
Cucusoft Ultimate Video Converter (Shareware/Windows);
Jaksta Free Media Converter (Freeware/Windows)
MediaCoder (Freeware/Windows)
AVS Video Tools (Shareware/Windows);
Replay Converter (Shareware/Windows);
Riva FLV Encoder (Freeware/Windows) - batch conversion can be done only if you own Riva Producer or Riva Producer Lite. What else can you expect from a free converter? ;)
Total Video Converter (Shareware/Windows);
WinAVI (Shareware/Windows);
CinemaForge
SUPER (Freeware/Windows)

How to convert .flv video files to play on PSP

PSP Video 9 (Freeware/Windows) - allows you to convert most formats (including .flv) to play on PSP.
DVDVideoSoft YouTube to iPod and PSP Converter (Freeware/Windows)
AVS Video Converter (Shareware/Windows)
Moyea Flv to Video Converter (Shareware/Windows)
Cucusoft Ultimate Video Converter (Shareware/Windows);
Replay Converter (Shareware/Windows) - allows you to convert the most popular formats (including .flv) to Sony PSP MPEG-4 video format.
MediaCoder (Freeware/Windows)
Total Video Converter (Shareware/Windows).
SUPER (Freeware/Windows).

How to convert .flv files to play on iPod

Videora Converter (Freeware/Windows) - allows you to convert most formats (including .flv) to play on iPod.
DVDVideoSoft YouTube to iPod and PSP Converter (Freeware/Windows)
WM Converter (Shareware/Windows)
AVS Video Converter (Shareware/Windows)
Moyea Flv to Video Converter (Shareware/Windows)
Cucusoft Ultimate Video Converter (Shareware/Windows);
Replay Converter (Shareware/Windows) - allows you to convert the most popular formats (including .flv) to iPod MPEG-4 Video format).
MediaCoder (Freeware/Windows)
Total Video Converter (Shareware/Windows).
SUPER (Freeware/Windows).

How to convert FLV video to iPod .MP4 with Replay Converter (video tutorial)

How to convert FLV videos to MP3
Since most FLV video files use MP3 audio, the best choice is to extract it and avoid recompression.

Replay Media Catcher (Windows) - free for extracting MP3s from FLV and for recording YouTube videos.
FLV Extract (Freeware/Windows)
Avidemux (Freeware/Windows)
DSM Converter (from Media Player Classic) (Freeware/Windows)

How to extract MP3 from FLV for FREE with Replay Media Catcher (video tutorial)

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Re: How to record macromedia flash .FLV RTMP streams from MySpace and other web-sites

Try Moyea Flash to Video Converter to convert flv to video.

Converting .FLV videos on a Mac

Mac users may look at iSquint. It's a free application. It can be downloaded at http://www.isquint.org/

Converting .FLV videos on a Windows PC

So many good ways. Don't forget WinAVI can convert flv to video also.For Windows,and have trial version.

Moyea Flash to Video Converter - converting flv, swf and exe files to video

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Originally Posted by moyea

Try Moyea Flash to Video Converter to convert flv to video.

I like Moyea Flash to Video Converter , because it can convert not only .flv flash video files, but also .swf and .exe flash files. But it costs $99.95, so at least try it before buying.

And I also like AVS Video Converter. It is cheap, but supports lots of formats and is very powerful

Re: Converting .FLV videos

yes, i see a lot of useful tools for converting here, but don't see the one i use Geovid Flash to Video Encoder PRO. Quite a good program that supports many video formats

Re: Converting .FLV videos on a Mac

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Originally Posted by acdsaw

Mac users may look at iSquint. It's a free application. It can be downloaded at http://www.isquint.org/

By the way I know vidflash.com also can convert one formats to another (flash to video; video to flash etc...). It's not a software but service. It's for free too as I know. And it supports Mac too. :)

Re: Converting .FLV videos on a Mac

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Originally Posted by Shanks

It's not a software but service. It's for free too as I know. And it supports Mac too. :)

Usually it is better to have the original videos and have the ability to convert them in batches. Thus you have the best quality original videos and you can convert them using a format, codec and settings that suits you the best.

Although you may find this service very useful for you.

Re: Converting .FLV videos on a Mac

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Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

Hi Stream Recorder! :)
I agree with you. Service has some pluses. I just said there is one more way for people who use Mac. May be for somebody it will be useful! That's all!:D
It is great if there are different way to solve problems!

P.S. Thanks for suggest but I recently get another service at geovid. I have enough of it:)

Re: Converting .FLV videos

To convert FLV files to AVI/DivX files,I use Dr. DivX (but it does not work with FLV4 files):

http://labs.divx.com/DrDivX

For FLV4 files,use FLV Extract to separate the video (saved as avi with FLV codec) and the audio (saved as mp3):

http://moitah.net/#FLVExtract

Then use VirtualDubMod to convert to DivX or Xvid

How to convert flash .FLV videos to DivX, Xvid,... using freeware software

Here is how how to convert flash .FLV videos to DivX, Xvid,... using using free AviSynth and VirtualDub (Windows):

Get an FLV Splitter, install ffdshow and enable the FLV1 decoder (I use K-Lite codec pack).
Install AVISynth.
Use VirtualDub or your AVI encoder of choice.

Re: Converting .FLV videos

Does the freeware SUPER have any bugs or trojans or something like that?

Re: Converting .FLV videos

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Originally Posted by br945 (Post 2839)

Does the freeware SUPER have any bugs or trojans or something like that?

I prefer freeware MediaCoder to SUPER. Both programs are OK. I wish they have a better interface though.

And I don't think these programs will have any spyware/malware if you download them from official source. But you should always check your downloads with a reliable antivirus software like Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security.

Re: Converting .FLV videos

It was downloaded from the official site (SUPER). My antivirus shows suspicious files when the programme is started and quarantines them.

Re: Converting .FLV videos

I want to advice this usefull tool WM Converter
It allows you convert FLV files to video movie AVI, mp4, WMV, MPEG files or others.
Its quality is great;)

Re: Converting .FLV videos

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Originally Posted by gexy (Post 3663)

I want to advice this usefull tool WM Converter
It allows you convert FLV files to video movie AVI, mp4, WMV, MPEG files or others.
Its quality is great;)

Yeah!!! I also use this prog!!! Very high-quality and effective tool!!! :)

Re: Converting .FLV videos

I'm use VideoChrage for convert FLV video!

Re: Converting .FLV videos

Now get FFMPEG free converter for audio and video files (supports most formats !!!) with NEW GUI Interface
:)

Re: Converting .FLV videos

Hi:)
If you can a mac os You can try Macvide FlashVideo Converter :p I like this rpog:D

Re: Converting .FLV videos

moyea will be certainly better

Re: Converting .FLV videos

For converting raw video files into flv I use the EasyFLV converter from as well as their multitrack and batch streaming software.

Here are a lot of different types I have tried but I found this good enough to buy myself and I have had no problems or complaints as yet.

regards

Dave

Re: Converting .FLV videos

I use Flash to Video Encoder PRO. It's the best!

Re: FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

wow, i have use Moyea Flv to Video Converter two years now

Re: FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

Having tried MANY converters out there, I prefer Replay Converter myself out of ALL of the audio/video converter programs i've tried...

Re: Problem with AVS Video Converter: FLV to AVI, audio and video don't match

It seems like Moyea Flv to Video Converter pro v2 can convert my h.264 FLV videos to AVI perfectly.

Re: FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

On Linux most of the current players can play FLV files directly. But sometimes I run across machines with outdated software, then I move the data into some other container. MP4 or MKV usually work.

Code:

ffmpeg -i somefile.flv -vcodec copy -acodec copy somefile.mkv

Takes just a few seconds because it transfers the raw data unchanged, only the file headers are modified.

Re: FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

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Originally Posted by hyc (Post 16733)

On Linux most of the current players can play FLV files directly. But sometimes I run across machines with outdated software, then I move the data into some other container. MP4 or MKV usually work.

Code:

ffmpeg -i somefile.flv -vcodec copy -acodec copy somefile.mkv

Takes just a few seconds because it transfers the raw data unchanged, only the file headers are modified.

ffmpeg does work well for moving from a flv container to a mkv container, but in my experience it doesn't work well for moving to a mp4 container; at least if you want to be able to ff/rew or skip through the resulting output file with any of the many media players I've tried.

Re: FLV converters: Converting .FLV videos

I suggest you freemake video converter. It can convert video beetwen many formats