What best converter to convert MPG to FLV/H264?

[Leo99]

Hello,
I have MPG video with MP3 audio and will be converted like YouTube video.
Obviously with FLV/H264 + AAC audio. What best converter to this?

One more:
I don't know it seems that most FLV using libfaac codec to their audio, CMIIW.
But what if I use Nero AAC?, because neroaac is more good than libfaac.
For example I can demux the audio, then converted to neroaac by use LameXP.
But one question: Is there a converter that can be muxed this..?

Any suggestion would be welcome, thank you.

[Baldrick]

Use a x264 encoder gui like hybrid. You can use nero aac in it.

And convert to mp4 as it works as fine as flv in flash players.

[Baldrick]

IF you want something easier try vidcoder. No nero aac then though.

[Leo99]

Use a x264 encoder gui like hybrid. You can use nero aac in it.

And convert to mp4 as it works as fine as flv in flash players.

Ow..great encoder, Baldrick. You save my time to find it. Great thanks!

About vidcoder. No, thank you.

[Leo99]

Baldrick, I see Hybrid encoder has 44 MB larger than 9 MB of x264.
- Can you advice me which one is better between them?
- I look also there is portable version in Hybrid with small size, what's the difference?
- I saw on x264 site, 32bit has two kinds of 8bit dan 10bit-depth, what's meaning?

Sorry for many questions, thanks in advance.

[Selur]

Baldrick, I see Hybrid encoder has 44 MB larger than 9 MB of x264.
- Can you advice me which one is better between them?

Hybrid is a graphical frontend, which for example can use x264 as encoder. (meaning Hybrid includes x264 and other encoders)
if you want a graphical frontend Hybrid, RipBot, Handbrake, StaxRip, MeGui,.. are potential candidates.
if you want a tool that can be used in a console, use the command line x264 encoder without a frontend.

I look also there is portable version in Hybrid with small size, what's the difference?

The Installer includes the 32bit/64bit and Win2k version of Hybrid (only installs the one matching your system), the zip package only includes the 32bit version.

I saw on x264 site, 32bit has two kinds of 8bit dan 10bit-depth, what's meaning?

8bit and 10bit describe the internal precision that is available for all the calculations.
10bit is slower during encoding (due to more precise calculations), but delivers better quality.
see:
http://x264.nl/x264/10bit_01-ateme_pierre_larbier_422_10-bit.pdf
http://x264.nl/x264/10bit_02-ateme-why_does_10bit_save_bandwidth.pdf
http://x264.nl/x264/10bit_03-422_10_bit_pristine_video_quality.pdf
downside of 10bit is, that it requires at least the High10 profile, which isn't supported by most hardware decoders.
So if you want to playback your content on a hardware player stick to 8bit, if you aim for playback through a pc 10bit is fine.

Cu Selur

[Leo99]

Great..Selur, your detailed explanations make so clear for me, thanks so much!