convert flv into avi file and mp3 sound

mencoder input.flv -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o output.avi

Detect video size automatically , usually the flv video from youtube , dailymotion are in the /tmp directory . Just launch a video player or an ls -lh on it to find the one you want to convert.

Sample Output

gnu@robby:/tmp$ ls

FlashRvagFf     plugtmp             
FlashXzXntM     pulse-0TTrCRtslQIP  
keyring-kuxf9m  pulse-kBvjtHC3bUl5
orbit-gnu       ssh-MlVNQs3733

gnu@robby:/tmp$ mencoder FlashRvagFf  -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o output.avi

MEncoder 2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu19 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (Family: 15, Model: 4, Stepping: 7)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x12a88ad
ISO: File Type Major Brand: ISO/IEC 14496-1 (MPEG-4 system) v2
Quicktime/MOV file format detected.
Warning! pts=14075904  length=14076810
[mov] Audio stream found, -aid 0
Warning! pts=28728000  length=28727924
[mov] Video stream found, -vid 1
VIDEO:  [avc1]  512x384  24bpp  25.000 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
[V] filefmt:7  fourcc:0x31637661  size:512x384  fps:25.00  ftime:=0.0400
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 88.3 kbit/6.25% (ratio: 11032->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm: faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
MP3 audio selected.
VDec: vo config request - 512 x 384 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
videocodec: libavcodec (512x384 fourcc=34504d46 [FMP4])
Writing header...
ODML: Aspect information not (yet?) available or unspecified, not writing vprp header.
Writing header...
ODML: Aspect information not (yet?) available or unspecified, not writing vprp header.
Pos:   0.9s     22f ( 0%)  0.00fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.082 [0:225]
Skipping frame!
Pos: 252.1s   6304f ( 0%) 36.51fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.080 [527:293]
Skipping frame!
Pos: 300.4s   7512f ( 0%) 36.41fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.080 [540:291]
Skipping frame!
Pos: 300.8s   7522f ( 0%) 36.41fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.080 [540:291]
Skipping frame!
Pos: 301.2s   7533f ( 0%) 36.41fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.082 [541:290]
Skipping frame!
Pos: 319.0s   7980f ( 0%) 36.52fps Trem:   0min   0mb  A-V:0.071 [540:276]
Flushing video frames.
Writing index...
Writing header...
ODML: Aspect information not (yet?) available or unspecified, not writing vprp header.

Video stream:  540.588 kbit/s  (67573 B/s)  size: 21555944 bytes  319.000 secs  7980 frames

Audio stream:  276.788 kbit/s  (34598 B/s)  size: 11034460 bytes  318.929 secs

By: eastwind

2009-12-01 10:42:11

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