Help with mencoder? - converting to flv format

Rails
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For my app, i need to let people upload movies, and then convert them to
flv format. I’m using mencoder for this. I can convert older avis to
flv ok with the options

mencoder -ffourcc FLV1 -of lavf -ovc lavc -lavcopts
vcodec=flv:vbitrate=200:vqmin=3:vpass=1:acodec=mp3:abitrate=56 -srate
22050 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp3:abitrate=32 -lavfopts
i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames -vop scale=360:240

but when i try to convert divx or xvid i get problems, such as mencoder
complaining that it doesn’t have the mp3 codec. I’ve looked on the
mencoder site (possibly in the wrong places) but can’t find any mp3
codec.

Basically i’m struggling - has anyone been through this and have a nice
solution i could blatantly copy? :slight_smile: Or just some general advice?

any help very much appreciated
max

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Max W. wrote:

For my app, i need to let people upload movies, and then convert them to
flv format. I’m using mencoder for this. I can convert older avis to
flv ok with the options

mencoder -ffourcc FLV1 -of lavf -ovc lavc -lavcopts
vcodec=flv:vbitrate=200:vqmin=3:vpass=1:acodec=mp3:abitrate=56 -srate
22050 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp3:abitrate=32 -lavfopts
i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames -vop scale=360:240

but when i try to convert divx or xvid i get problems, such as mencoder
complaining that it doesn’t have the mp3 codec. I’ve looked on the
mencoder site (possibly in the wrong places) but can’t find any mp3
codec.

Basically i’m struggling - has anyone been through this and have a nice
solution i could blatantly copy? :slight_smile: Or just some general advice?

any help very much appreciated
max

Actually, i just tried ffmpeg instead and it’s a million times easier,
for my purposes. Having a very good day now, i’d recommend ffmpeg to
anyone for converting to flv. :slight_smile: