req:a free flv encoder

[sebdude]

hello i am in need of a free flv encoder. I would like one which does not integrate the file into the flash file like the flash mx one does, does anyone know where i can find one?

[tinic]

ffmpeg.org

This is a free command line tool to create .flv and .swf files. You can use it like this:

> ffmpeg -i myVideo.mpeg myVideo.flv

It will convert the input file into a valid .flv file.

Keep in mind that compilation/installation of this tool is _not_ obvious if you are not a programmer and not used to a UNIX like environment. If you are on Windows you need Cygwin to compile this, on MacOS X you'll need the full developer packages provided by Apple. To get sound support you also need to install the lame mp3 library.

[sebdude]

thanks for your help tonic but it was unable to rip the sound, i have encoded the sound into an mp3 file and i was wondering how i could some how merge an audio file into an flv file or stream an flv file and an audio file at the same time linked together using the netstream class in flash mx

[jray]

If you have MXPro, you right click on the video file name in the Library and goto Properties. There you can export it as a .flv file.

If you don't have MXPro, I don't have a solution except for Sorensen Squeeze, etc.