flv !=> mov
Ok, it seems to be basically impossible to convert a .flv (flash movie) into anything else. Problem: client lost source CDs, and needs videos for use in another project. I only have the .flv files that were created.
I’ve tried just about everything. Flash won’t export quicktime. Flash *will* export AVI, but there won’t be any audio. My video editor won’t import the flv. Quicktime won’t import the flv or a swf compiled with it. Windows Media Encoder doesn’t recognize the flv. I’ve downloaded several converters and the closest I’ve come is with “Total Video Converts” which gave me such high hopes. But for some reason the first three seconds of each video is completed garbled. Groan!
UPDATE: I figured it out! I can use ffmpeg to convert to mpg, and then can use Quicktime Pro to convert to mov! If you’re interested, here is the command for ffmpeg:
ffmpeg.exe -i [input].flv -b 360 -r 25 -s [220x150] -hq -deinterlace [output].mpg