convert AVI, MPG, MOV -> swf

[xnxnxn]

Hi all,

I've created an application that will convert video files into flash. Check it out in:
http://www.geocities.com/vid2swf

Please tell me what you think of it.

Xn

[sunday]

hi xn

that sounds like something very helpful!
I downloaded the zip from your hp but it did not work. i got a message that it was missing 'msvcrtd.dll', whatever that is. Maybe you could put the dll up as well?

sunday

[xnxnxn]

I've uploaded a fixed version in place of the old one. Just go to the site and get it.

The site is:

http://www.geocities.com/vid2swf


Xn

[sunday]

hi xn

now it works great, thanks. I wonder how it will work with adjustable frame rate. What is the rate in this version?

Please drop me a line as soon as you have finished the next test version ( info@bytesbones.ch ).

Hope i'm not the only one interested in your prog...

sunday

[xnxnxn]

I'll keep you posted...



Xn

[johnie]

This is pretty neat. Could you please add some documentation (help file maybe) with the download?

[xnxnxn]

Sorry, I forgot, the default frame rate right now is 8 fps.

This is in order to keep mpg files somewhere around the same size.

Xn

[TPhilipDolce]

3XN,...

You could be on to something HUGE with this program!!! keep up the awesome work!!!! And keep us posted here!! Or e-mail with updates if you would be so kind!!! TDolce@aol.com

Thanks!!

[xnxnxn]

TPhilipDolce,

Thanks for your kind words...
I'll do exactly that. I don't have too much time to work on it but I posted a beta version to see how many people would be interested in this sort of application. Do you really think that this could be a big thing?

Thanks again,

Xn

[sunday]

xn (or is it ...Xn?)

I don't know how the other ones slice their movies but i'm sure it would spend me a lot of wurk, especially if you could drag & drop multipe files, or convert all video files in a folder.

tpPhilipD i'm not sure if it is as huge as word, but who knows? If i would find it in a sw archive i would spend my pocket money in the license. (Well, a part of it.)

Go on xn, i'm looking forward to test that ui!

sunday

[TPhilipDolce]

Sunday,...

Lo' and behold,...I spoke too soon. I can't get the darn thing to work!!! I unzipped it,..selected the .exe file and for a half of a millisecond I see a black screen as if it is trying to open and waalahh,..nuthin!!! Well if that aint a slap on my left rear cheek,.then I don't know what is! Shoot,..I was so hopeful too! It's about as useful to me now as hen shi#! on a pumphandle. (smiling) Anyway,...I'll wait until the next update and hopefully that will remedy the situation.

Todd

[johnie]

Hey, Its a command Line program- That's why there needs to be a help file. The screen shot does not make it look like it is a command line program but rather a regular windows app.

[johnie]

Okay, how do you control the file size with this utility. I used it and it converted a 976K avi into a 3.14Meg SWF. Is there a way to make smaller files with this?

[sunday]

hey todd, did you check your c:\windows for a file called sample.swf after you saw that funny black screen?

Johnnie, i tried a mpg with 589k and it went down to 273k! Could be a matter of the vid compression (or codec or whatever)?

... *

I think the prog is more alpha than beta, but it looks very promising, so i'll wait til we can get the next vs.

sunday

*(coffee break)

[johnie]

I'll try a MPG instead of an avi- it could be that it just makes big SWF's from AVIs.

[johnie]

Okay it shrunk a 77K MPG to 37K with no degeradation in quality.

Pretty nifty.

[TPhilipDolce]

sunday,

No,..I never saw a sample.swf file Man, this is very misleading,..I agree with "J",..I did not know it was a command line program. Why have the visible executable file if I can't click on it to open it? It may be a great little program (I'm sure it is),..but I just can't use it.


TD

[johnie]

What threw me at first was the screenshot. The screenshot makes it look like it is a regular windows program where as the instructions say it is a command line program- very confusing. Once I figured it out I was happy though- again better documentation would fix this.

Is the screenshot a newer version?

[xnxnxn]

Thanks for your interest,

The screenshot is of the version I'm working on now.
It will be ready in a couple of days.
I've put this version on-line to get first reactions about the need of such an application.

Thanks again,

Xn

[tagbo]

Yo Xn's,
dont kill the command line option tho..
it'd be really cool to have if you want to automate the process, like say, from a PHP script..
I was thinking of doing this exact app..
thanks for saving me the time!
blessings,
toby
http://www.swfvr.com

Originally posted by xnxnxn
Thanks for your interest,

The screenshot is of the version I'm working on now.
It will be ready in a couple of days.
I've put this version on-line to get first reactions about the need of such an application.

Thanks again,

Xn