How to convert to Flash FLV Video and add it on your homepage

[jmanbusan]

would i need a specific type of web host like

http://www.flvhosting.com/
or
http://influxis.com/flash_media_server.aspx

to host and play the flv files?

or would i be fine with regular web hosting account with yahoo,1and1 or go daddy? please advise..

rgds.

john

[benow]

I just wanted to say that it is also possible to use mencoder to re-encode to flv:

mencoder input.mpeg -o test.flv -vf scale=360:240 -of lavf -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=56 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=flv:vbitrate=400:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3 -srate 22050

Among its advantages is that it is more easily scriptable (for website backends, etc)

[spyonmenot]

would i need a specific type of web host like

nope.. not if you're using the free FLV player listed in page one of this guide. It uses a SWF to load and "stream" the FLV... as long as you have enough space

[bayme]

I just wanted to say that it is also possible to use mencoder to re-encode to flv:

mencoder input.mpeg -o test.flv -vf scale=360:240 -of lavf -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=56 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=flv:vbitrate=400:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3 -srate 22050

Among its advantages is that it is more easily scriptable (for website backends, etc)

Or check these settings, which are a little more 'evolved', I guess: https://forum.videohelp.com/topic345987.html#1815806

[tipiirai]

You have only mentioned JW media player in the "Tools required" section. Maybe you should also mention about Flowplayer

http://www.flowplayer.org

which is also free for non-commercial use.

[chrismol]

This is a great post, thanks a ton for the help. I got it up and running quickly.

I do have a question... Does the client computer require a Flash player to be installed to play the flv video? Or does the flvplayer.swf file on the server take care of playing the file for the client computer?

Thanks,
c

[chrismol]

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[ayyash]

ok, im getting this feeling that this whole website is mainly about coversion, not video editing or production, is it true? i came here finally after weeks of searching the site, but it wasnt what i expected, how do i make a movie clip (using an original movie clip) with some added text? virtualdub doesnt do that, i tried adobe premier it takes too long, im using flash encoder but unfortunately i have to create a mov file out of the resulting clip, and import again to FLV, and finally i tried good old movie maker, i created some textual effects, but dealing with movie maker is not smooth and i couldnt control the width:height ratio... then i take the resulting mwv and use flash encoder to get FLV... is THERE a way? a software, or some tool, i can use to clip the part that i want from a Divx or mov or avi movie, add my textual touches, and import again as FLV? im dying here please help!

[Baldrick]

ayyash: Please make a new topic in the editing forum as this guide is not for any editing.

[canalcasting]

Hi everyone.
I see that " Baldrick " has posted some great info about the convertion....
I am new to this... and been trying hard to convert to FLV with good quality but I always ended up with decent quality but not top quality...

When I look at Baldrick's First post, there are few example on the convertion :

Converting with Flash FLV Video and RIVA FLV Encoder and SUPER.

I Do use MAC so I don't have all those program, except Flash Video Encoder CS3 ( good quality but still have some grain ( not sure how to describe this.. but you can see some pixel grain in it )... but when I look in your examples, I see you have a video encoded with On2 FLIX converter ( Movie preview with Robert De NIRO ) * which is also available on MAC .. I dowloaded the Demo .. but I still get those decent but NOT Great quality as you have in your example....

Would it be possible for you to tell me what are the setting you have used for this Video ? Cause i have tried over 50 times but I can't get it to a great quality video as shown in your example...

I have to admit I am also lost with all those settings in those programs... I just want to get a good quality video in FLV as you nicely shown in your example...

PS : I am trying to convert a file that is wmv.. may be that's the reason I can't get to a great quality ?

I have tried with :

- Flash CS3 Video Encoder ( that I own )
- Cleaner 6.5 ( Demo )
- On 2 Flx Pro ( Demo )
- Squeeze ( Demo )
- Vx30 Video Encoder( Demo )
- Wondershare Video Converter ( Demo )

I am so ready to get this to work.. but before I buy any of those program.. I want to have the good result...

Thanks for your HELP.. I Do appreciate it very much
Stef

[sballepu]

Hi canalcasting,

I found this great tool, for free, that can convert your files into .flv
http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/flvconverter/index.htm

Steps I followed are:
1) Record video using CamStudio (Free): http://camstudio.org/
Settings I used:
Video Options:
Quality - 65%
Compressor: DixX Codec (Download here[Free]: http://www.divx.com/)
Audio Options:
Recording frequency: 22.05 kHz, stereo, 8-bit

2) Convert the recorded .avi file to .flv using Bit Comet(Free) - http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/flvconverter/index.htm

3) Use FLVMDIGUI to add meta-data info and fix the .flv file so that it plays nice in the JW Falsh Player. Input is .flv and output also .flv
Download FLVMDIGUI[Free] - http://www.buraks.com/flvmdi/

4) Directly use Flash player from jeroenwijering website[Free] - following code:

Replace =http://www.sharmanj.com/test_flv.flv with your .flv path.

Hope this helps.
Since you are having a .wmv file, did you try using JW WMV Player? - http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_WMV_Player. I never tried that though.

And people who are looking for full screen with JW Flash player, can copy the above code - works perfectly for fullscreen. (should not include

[sballepu]

I have added detailed information about adding videos to website on my website.
http://www.sharmanj.com/create_my_video.html

[webvideopro]

I would highly recommend against using the Riva encoder since it uses the old Sorenson Spark codec. If you are looking to produce professional quality Video, you should encode to either FLV VP6 or Flash player compatible MP4 video using either SUPER (low budget) or Sorenson Squeeze ($500).

Also, the JW FLV Player has lots of plugins available that can make it easy to integrate with Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, etc.

Lastly, make sure you use JavaScript (like SWFObject) to embed your video ActiveX code, otherwise IE users will get the "Click to Activate" message.

[verivius]

I'm sorry but where do I find the flvplayer.swf file?

[Baldrick]

http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player

[verivius]

Is it the one called player.swf?

[testlongusernamer]

Yep. But I recommend this newer guide https://forum.videohelp.com/topic355179.html . Better quality.

[beto1962]

I have a problem, my page is XHTML and EMBED is deprecated in xhtml, how can I add the flv to my page?
Thanks

[frankfihn]

Baldrick,

This is pure gold but I do have a question. When I copy the code, the player gives the user the option to copy the code to embed somewhere else at the end. The videos I'm doing this way are for paid users. I deleted all the code from

[Nick12]

Evertime I convert a MOV file to FLV the quality turns out horrible. It seems like the video plays a lot slower and is blurry. It totally loses HD quality. I went from a Kodak Zi8 which created a MOV file then converted it with two different converters and quality comes out the same on both converter softwares...

This is one software I used... Free Media Converter, Free Video Converter, Video Converter freeware - Convert SD/HD video to avi, mp4, wmv for free The other way I converted was going from Cyber Link Power director 8 to .WMV then opened Camtasia (older version) and converted that WMV to FLV. The quality sucked.