Quicktime to flv convert with ffmpeg

[ades567]

Halo,

I try convert quicktime video to flash with ffmpeg on linux debian 4.2.1-5.

I try following code and get follow out put:

ffmpeg -i foo.mov -vcodec libxvid -pass 1 -an -f out.mov -y NUL
FFmpeg version SVN-r10629, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-static --disable-vhook --enable-libamr-nb
  libavutil version: 49.5.0
  libavcodec version: 51.44.0
  libavformat version: 51.14.0
  built on Oct  1 2007 19:33:15, gcc: 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-5)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.mov':
  Duration: 00:00:07.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 282 kb/s
  Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 44100 Hz, stereo
  Stream #0.1(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, 25.00 fps(r)
Unknown input or output format: out.mov

or:

  ffmpeg -i foo.mov -vcodec flashsv -g 0 out.mov
FFmpeg version SVN-r10629, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-static --disable-vhook --enable-libamr-nb
  libavutil version: 49.5.0
  libavcodec version: 51.44.0
  libavformat version: 51.14.0
  built on Oct  1 2007 19:33:15, gcc: 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-5)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.mov':
  Duration: 00:00:07.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 282 kb/s
  Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 44100 Hz, stereo
  Stream #0.1(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, 25.00 fps(r)
Unknown encoder 'flashsv'

which lib is "flashsv" ?
How can I install on a linux mashien?
Naxt:

 ffmpeg -i foo.mov -vcodec h264 out.flv
FFmpeg version SVN-r10629, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-static --disable-vhook --enable-libamr-nb
  libavutil version: 49.5.0
  libavcodec version: 51.44.0
  libavformat version: 51.14.0
  built on Oct  1 2007 19:33:15, gcc: 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-5)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.mov':
  Duration: 00:00:07.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 282 kb/s
  Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 44100 Hz, stereo
  Stream #0.1(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, 25.00 fps(r)
Unknown encoder 'h264'

I try other options:

ffmpeg -i foo.mov -vcodec mpeg4aac -f out.flv
FFmpeg version SVN-r10629, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-static --disable-vhook --enable-libamr-nb
  libavutil version: 49.5.0
  libavcodec version: 51.44.0
  libavformat version: 51.14.0
  built on Oct  1 2007 19:33:15, gcc: 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-5)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.mov':
  Duration: 00:00:07.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 282 kb/s
  Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 44100 Hz, stereo
  Stream #0.1(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, 25.00 fps(r)
Unknown input or output format: out.flv

and

 ffmpeg -i foo.mov -vcodec libxvid -f out.flv
FFmpeg version SVN-r10629, Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
  configuration: --enable-libmp3lame --enable-static --disable-vhook --enable-libamr-nb
  libavutil version: 49.5.0
  libavcodec version: 51.44.0
  libavformat version: 51.14.0
  built on Oct  1 2007 19:33:15, gcc: 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-5)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.mov':
  Duration: 00:00:07.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 282 kb/s
  Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: mp4a / 0x6134706D, 44100 Hz, stereo
  Stream #0.1(eng): Video: h264, yuv420p, 320x240, 25.00 fps(r)
Unknown input or output format: out.flv

Much I get error "Unknown input or output format: out.flv"?
Don't know ffmpeg this format?

Can someone help me.
Regards
ades567

[ades567]

Hi,

I found the solution.
For example:

mencoder foo.mov -vf scale=400:300 -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128 -o out.flv

bye

[Baldrick]

THanks for post the solution using mencoder.

But it should work directly with ffmpeg also...it looks you are using a very old version of ffmpeg.