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.mov to FLV

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For some darn reason, I'm trying to convert .mov to FLV from FCP and it looks like crap. My web designer has asked for it in FLash.

I have the edited program in FCP time-line and exporting it to FLC or .mov. Both look like crap when converting it. Am I doing this right?

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks.
 
depends on ya compressor setting.. to much compression ?

try h264 stick both keyframes and data rate on AUTO
Quality High

render out

rename mymovie.mov to mymovie.flv

Pretty sure flash can play h263 now so ya just need to rename it..



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so h263 can be used? I'll try that. I tried 1080p and it looks like crap. Maybe its too big.

thanks.
 
Use Adobe Media Encoder. Apple solution gives poorer .flv quality at same bit rate.
 
Looks like it will play Mpeg-4. I'm checking it with VLC media player.
 
Okay...I'll try that.

thanks Hrvoje
 
I see its only for Windows...that sucks!
 
I have found that when I convert HD footage to FLV the file has to be very specific dimensions. 720p footage looks best when the long side is 768px. I have a chart that I can upload later today if anyone would like to see it.

768px on the long side did the trick for me. I think it has to do with the image dimensions having to be devisible by 16, b/c of how the compression algorithms work.

Found the chart online.

http://www.flashsupport.com/books/fvst/files/tools/video_sizes.html

- Jan
 
It was said before, but it bears repeating: Using the Apple products (FCP/Compressor) to generate FLVs is a horrible idea. :P Adobe Media Encoder comes with most versions of CS4, and is the best way to go, as it gives a higher quality output, and handles some of the funky resolution issues internally.
 
Jens Jakob Thorsen said:
H264 and just change the ending to .flv
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Does it work?

I remember doing a sheet with some encoding notes about FLV On2 VP6.

I guess H264 is more efficient than On2 VP6?

flvforweb.png


On low a person with a 1Mb could watch real time.
Medium a person with 2Mb and High a person with a 4Mb connection.
 
Pietro Impagliazzo said:
Does it work?

I remember doing a sheet with some encoding notes about FLV On2 VP6.

I guess H264 is more efficient than On2 VP6?
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Yep, Flash has been able to play H.264 since version 9. I know you can change the extention of an mp4 file to flv and it just works. I'm not sure if a Quicktime wrapped video would though.
 
Stephen Gentle said:
Yep, Flash has been able to play H.264 since version 9. I know you can change the extention of an mp4 file to flv and it just works. I'm not sure if a Quicktime wrapped video would though.
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I'm gonna change my rendering workflow for web videos then.

I was never too happy with the results, while On2 VP6 is worlds better than Sorenson a 2 pass H264 encode on Premiere is still the best I can do with my resources.

Better than rendering 1 pass H264 straight out of AE.

AE needs Adobe Media Encoder! Having to render uncompressed to compress it then with my limited resources sometimes is just not practical.
 
Apple products do have their place and rendering to H264 is not one of them. Adobe users are blessed with the On2 VP6 for vector based compression or the Main Concept H264 for raster based compression.
Here are a couple of links to Adobe site for reference:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/apps/flv_bitrate_calculator/video_sizes.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/apps/flv_bitrate_calculator/

It essentially comes down to knowing what your target audience is but more importantly where your server is in relation to where your audience is. You may look at dedicated servers or checking out Flash Media Server hosting packages with built in Content Deliver Network (CDN) to spread your videos.

I'd agree with Brian that ffmpeg is a great solution, plus its open source and will only get better with time.

Derek
 
For converting .mov to .flv on Mac,I recommend wondershare video converter for mac. It kept the good quality for me.
 
I use Episode. It's a very professional app. Runs my i7 processors at 300+%, while FCP only manages 200+%

The results are great. Encoding is a black art though.. LOL
 
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