Convert Flash Video .flv Files to .mpg or .avi and Other Media Formats
With some tricks, it’s now possible to download the videos that hosted and shared on online video sites such as YouTube and Google Video, instead of just watching the video embedded on the websites.
Some video files that are downloaded from these online video hosting sites may be in the format of Flash Video (.flv). For whatever reasons, such as prefer to view and store the videos in mpeg format, or want to play the offline video clips in portable player such as PSP and iPod, or simply don’t like to view it with FLV Player, then there is a need to convert the .flv video format to another format such as .avi, .mov, .wmv and .mpg. There are several tools and conversion utilities that can be used to do the media format conversion.
Riva FLV Encoder
Able to decode Flash Video into AVI, MPEG, Quicktime and WMV. The utility is capable to do the encoding into Flash Video too, and comes with a FLV Player. The conversion may have issue of audio codec cannot be transcoded. For solution and conversion tutorial, visit VideoHelp.
A total solution to video conversion which supports reading, playing lots of video and audio formats and converting them to popular video formats. Supported source/input file formats include:
Video Formats:
- Rmvb(.rm,.rmvb)
- MPEG4(.mp4)
- 3gp(.3gp, 3g2)
- Game Psp(.psp)
- MPEG1(.mpg, mpeg)
- MPEG2 PS (.mpg, mpeg, vob)
- MPEG2 TS (DVB Transport Stream)
- Ms ASF(.asf, .wmv)
- Ms AVI(.avi)
- Macromedia Flash video FLV (.flv)
- Real Video (rm)
- Apple Quicktime(.mov)
- FLIC format(.fli, .flc)
- Gif Animation(.gif)
- DV (.dv)
- Video Formats Dx9 Directshow can open
Audio Formats:
- CD audio(.cda)
- MPEG audio(.mp3, mp2)
- Ms WAV(.wav)
- Ms WMA(.wma)
- Real Audio (.ra)
- OGG(.ogg)
- Amr audio(.amr)
- AC3(.ac3)
- SUN AU format (.au)
- Macromedia Flash embedded audio(.swf)
- Audio Formats Dx9 Directshow can open
Game Video Formats:
- Technologies format, used in some games(.4xm)
- Playstation STR
- Id RoQ used in Quake III, Jedi Knight 2, other computer games
- format used in various Interplay computer games, Interplay MVE
- multimedia format used in Origin’s Wing Commander III computer game,WC3 Movie
- used in many Sega Saturn console games, Sega FILM/CPK
- Multimedia formats used in Westwood Studios games, Westwood Studios VQA/AUD
- Used in Quake II, Id Cinematic (.cin)
- used in Sierra CD-ROM games, Sierra VMD
- used in Sierra Online games, .sol files
- Electronic Arts Multimedia, Matroska
- used in various EA games; files have extensions like WVE and UV2
- Nullsoft Video (NSV) format
And Total Video Converter able to convert any of the file formats above to the following video media formats, including of mobile videos or audios (mp4, 3gp, xvid, divx mpeg4 avi, amr audio) which are used by cellphone, PDA, PSP, iPod:
Video Formats:
- MPEG4(.mp4)
- 3gp(.3gp, 3g2)
- Game Psp(.psp)
- MPEG1(.mpg, mpeg)
- NTSC, PAL DVD mpeg
- NTSC, PAL SVCD mpeg
- NTSC, PAL VCD mpeg
- Ms Mpeg4 AVI(.avi)
- Divx AVI(.avi)
- Xvid AVI(.avi)
- H264 AVI(.avi)
- Mjpeg AVI(.avi)
- HuffYUV AVI(.avi)
- Swf Video(.swf)
- Flv Video (.flv)
- Gif Animation(.gif)
- Mpeg4 Mov(.mov)
- Apple Quicktime(.mov)
- FLIC format(.fli, .flc)
- Gif Animation(.gif)
- DV (.dv)
Audio Formats:
- MPEG audio(.mp3, mp2)
- Ms WAV(.wav)
- Ms WMA(.wma)
- OGG(.ogg)
- Amr audio(.amr)
- AC3(.ac3)
- SUN AU format (.au)
- m4a(mp4 audio)
SUPER – Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer
SUPER supports a wide variety of input/source file format to play or encode and decode without any additional third party software. It’s a GUI to ffmpeg, mencoder, mplayer, ffmpeg2theora & the theora/vorbis RealProducer plugIn. SUPER is a simple yet very efficient tool to convert (encode) or play any Multimedia file, and most video formats and also portable formats for PSP, iPod, PocketPC and NEC, Nokia, Siemens, SonyEricsson are supported.
A free online FLV converter that grab the video from Youtube from embedded web page and convert it on the fly and let you download the properly converted video.
A universal media and file format converter which also able to convert FLV flash video format to another video format.
VDownloader or Web Video Downloader
A free utility that download flash video from Youtube, Google Video, Grinvi and DailyMotion, and then automatically convert the flash video (FLV) to supported video format such as AVI, MPEG (MPG) and PSP video files. One stone kill 2 birds application if you plan to download your flash video from online video sharing and hosting sites.
An useful program to download, and convert videos from FLV or Google Video format to MPG, AVI, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, PSP, MOV, and the flash video FLV itself. It ables to convert standalone flash videos stored locally, or directly from web location too. The video can also be encoded to standard format for DVD, VCD, IPod and PSP.
Extensoft Free Video Converter
Free Video Converter allows the users to convert, split, merge and edit their movie files.
FLV to MOV Converter (or also called Cool FLV to MOV Converter) is a free and user friendly video file format converter which allows users to convert flv video format and other video formats to Quick Time format with mov extension.
MEncoder is an all-purpose encoder that is part of MPlayer, a movie player which runs on many systems. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. MEncoder is command-line based with limited GUI. It supports wide range of file formats as MPlayer, and it also enable format conversion to be done in x86, Unix, Linux, Red Hat, Mac OS X and other non-x86 system.
Example of command line MEncode syntax:
mencoder input.flv -ofps 15 -vf scale=300:-2 -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:acodec=mp3:abitrate=64 -o output.avi
Replace input.flv and output.avi to your desired file name.
iSquint is an iPod video conversion application for Mac OS X. It will convert most popular video formats, including .flv into .mp4 format.
PSP Video 9 is a free PSP video conversion and management application. It can convert regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, flv etc) into PSP video files that can plays in PSP portable player, as well as manage/copy these PSP video files between your PC and PSP.
Videora iPod Converter is a free video conversion application that converts your regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, flv etc) into the proper video format that can plays on your iPod.
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November 3rd, 2009 06:28
thanks for this program super
August 22nd, 2009 10:28
Pavtube Video Converter Mac.
August 5th, 2009 22:22
hi!!thanks for information on convertors, i personaly use Visifly – its pretty simple and i dont need no help
June 30th, 2009 03:34
thanks for the post…very well written.
June 25th, 2009 22:31
[...] that famous for their Movavi Video Converter. Those unwilling to buy Movavi or any other suite of video conversion programs can now make use of Movavi Online Video Converter, which itself is also an service capable of [...]
June 25th, 2009 15:35
[...] basic conversion tasks. It able to supports wide variety video formats from AVI to Flash (FLV) (see more FLV video converters) and high definition movies (MTS) which captured with new HD cameras. Beside that, it also offers [...]
May 5th, 2009 16:35
as i know,
Wondershare FLV Converter powerful FLV to video converter and video to FLV Converter, which is designed to help you convert FLV to video format such as AVI, MP4, MPG, WMV, MOV, ASF, MKV, 3GP, 3G2 etc. Besides, it can help you finish converting most standards, High Definition videos and AVCHD videos to Youtube FLV format and other common video/audio formats with high speed and excellent quality.
February 13th, 2009 09:39
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December 26th, 2008 01:11
You may try http://www.zamzar.com , it’s a nice free online video converter that works for both windows and mac, and here is a guide about how to use it
http://www.mac-dvd.com/mac-guide/how-to-download-youtube-video-on-mac-for-free.html
December 10th, 2008 11:41
for Mac users, iSquint is the good video converter for Mac.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Open-Source-to-Build-Isquint-and-Visualhub
December 9th, 2008 09:49
Same here, I’m using Aimersoft Video Converter
November 13th, 2008 14:30
If you are Mac users ,maybe this software :Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac is a wonderful choice for you.
November 7th, 2008 11:17
Use flash video mx pro to convert your video to Flash then upload to YouTube:
http://www.download.com/Flash-Video-MX-Pro/3000-2194_4-10457308.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10877100
September 28th, 2008 18:09
http://www.flvconverterformac.net can help you.
July 26th, 2008 03:58
bueno
July 25th, 2008 09:58
I use aimersoft video converter for a long time, it’s also a nice software to convert videos
http://www.aimersoft.com/video-converter.html
July 22nd, 2008 20:13
I use Flash to Video Encoder pro. It suits me and I don’t need nothing else other.
July 20th, 2008 19:41
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May 14th, 2008 20:24
try http://www.uconvertit.com , it converts many formats, and no need to install anything. and it’s free. if you wish, it can send files only with no conversion.
it downloads youtube videos, or converts them online. it also convert units
May 8th, 2008 17:32
Try E.M. Youtube video download tool.
Works great and easy to use.
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Convert FLV videos to any videos or audios (dv, mp4, psp, 3gp, mov, xvid, divx mpeg4 avi,h264 avi, gif, asf, wmv, wma, mp3, aac, amr…)which are used by cell-phone, PDA, PSP, iPod, iPhone, mp4…;
April 22nd, 2008 20:45
I nee a small anmated movie clip for use of flash intro. what is possible
February 1st, 2008 15:09
Convert flv to dvd, download youtube video and burn it to dvd use Total Video2Dvd Author,
http://www.effectmatrix.com/total_video_to_DVD_Author/index.htm
November 30th, 2007 17:01
I just wanted to convert .flv (downloaded from YouTube)to mpeg.
October 13th, 2007 21:12
Simple……..
Just use —>>> “ZillaTube”
With just this program, you can quickly download youtube videos, play them and even convert them to other good quality videos such as mpg, avi, mp4, and more.
You can get it at http://www.zillatube.com
September 24th, 2007 11:02
I downloaded the .flv files from a youtube
i use flv to video converter
It downloads YouTube and other videos in the internet to files such as .avi, .3gp, .mp4 and .mp3, As it contains a free youtube downloader
September 22nd, 2007 23:15
[...] from online video host into your local hard disk, or download using video bookmarklet, and then convert the flash video in .flv extension and format to other popular media format such as .avi and .mpg format. Now, with VDownload, or Web Video Downloader, you can download the [...]
September 22nd, 2007 12:51
[...] aTube Catcher, previously known as YouTube Catcher or You Tube Video Catcher, is a open source program utility that allows users to extract, download and save Flash based embedded video clips from various video sharing and hosting sites, including YouTube, XTube, Pornotube, Dailymotion, MySpace, Stage6, Google Video and Yahoo!, and then automatically convert and export to other file formats and encoding including MPG, AVI, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, PSP, MOV, and the flash video FLV itself, depending on your choice. (More FLV converters) [...]
September 6th, 2007 22:53
An ffmpeg flv tutorial for beginners
August 10th, 2007 21:05
Here is a new Youtube video converter. It lets you view all Youtubes videos and then download an convert your favourite to MPEG.
http://WWW.TUBEFISH.NET
July 18th, 2007 09:58
Moyea flv converter is great software
support convert flv to all popular formats
http://www.dvd-ipod.biz/flv_to_video_converter.html
June 29th, 2007 00:48
All2convert.com service
http://all2convert.com
offers conversion:
- SWF or FLV to AVI Video (mpeg
- FLV to AVI
- FLV to MOV
- FLV to WMV
- FLV to MP4
- FLV to 3GP
- FLV to DVD
and much more free video conversions!!!
Try it for free and enjoy.
June 7th, 2007 09:19
I have used jack mentioned, http://www.convertdirect.com it is a good free website tool to convert flv to other formats very well
June 1st, 2007 01:48
[...] YouTube videos look on your HD TV? I’ve already ripped a bunch of music videos off YouTube, converted them to MPEG-4 videos and saved them in iTunes. Honestly, the Flash encoded YouTube videos look like crap on a HD TV. [...]
May 30th, 2007 14:10
I used moyea flv to video converter, that have a tutorial step by step about convert flv to ipod, It’s so simple program that I haven’t any problem with converting my flv files.
http://www.flvsoft.com/flv_to_ipod/
May 2nd, 2007 17:33
[...] Convert Flash Video .flv Files to .mpg or .avi and Other Media Formats » My Digital Life mencoder input.flv -ofps 15 -vf scale=300:-2 -oac lavc -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:acodec=mp3:abitrate=64 -o output.avi [...]
April 25th, 2007 23:00
SWF Toolbox
http://www.swf-kit.com/flashtoolbox.html
offers conversion:
- SWF or FLV to AVI Video (mpeg);
- FLV or SWF to GIF(jpeg/bmp);
- FLV or SWF to EXE;
- Projector EXE back into SWF;
- FLV to SWF
April 17th, 2007 09:20
Convert flv to other format video online: http://www.convertdirect.com
April 4th, 2007 15:38
I want it
March 27th, 2007 16:54
Yup, and moyea flv to video converter can also do this, details see at this FLV converter
March 19th, 2007 20:30
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February 11th, 2007 18:57
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February 9th, 2007 21:02
[...] Sorry folks, but this does require flash 7 or greater, or some interesting tricks to convert it to an avi or other viewable codec. Go here to learn of such tricks. [...]
January 28th, 2007 15:40
[...] clips from video sharing sites such as Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, iFilm, DailyMotion and etc, convert the video to DreamScene supported format and set the video as wallpaper, albeit the video will be of low [...]
January 23rd, 2007 22:55
I know where you can get a serial try their site they exchange them for something called money
January 14th, 2007 14:58
who can give me serial for moyea flv to video converter?
January 11th, 2007 05:35
for practicing instructional vedios
January 9th, 2007 08:28
bibi
January 8th, 2007 09:55
After you convert to mpg, you can burn to CD by creating a Video CD, then you will get the dat in the vcd created. Or simply rename the .mpg to .dat.
January 8th, 2007 09:09
can anyone help me where can i find a converter that converts .flv to .dat file? because i want to play it in vcd player.
January 4th, 2007 16:49
CAN SOMEONE PHULEEEZ GIVE ME A SERIAL FOR MY MOYEA FLV VIDEO CONVERTER PHULEEEZ T_T
January 3rd, 2007 09:47
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December 25th, 2006 22:09
gr8
December 23rd, 2006 12:49
HH
December 23rd, 2006 00:29
CAN ANY1 PROVIDE ME MOYEA FLV CONVERTER SERIAL!
December 14th, 2006 01:48
[...] In you intend to download video from video hosting and sharing sites such as Youtube, MySpace, Metacafe, iFilm and Google Video or flash video embedded on web page, and later transform or convert the FLV flash video clips into another video media format such as AVI, MPEG/MPG, 3GP and MOV, you can save the works by letting web based free online FLV converters to grab the flash video from the hosted server and convert the video clip automatically to selected file format, without the need to download or installing any third-party programs. And after FLV conversion and decoding, users can simply download the converted video in new video format to local hard disk for offline viewing or easily burn to VCD or DVD. FLV Online Converter [...]
December 4th, 2006 10:14
JC>ahhsorry hehehe i meant video same way just go Start: search,then write mpeg there or avi>then search.
in XP is easier just click for video>then search,results will show where they landed in ur C
December 4th, 2006 10:07
easy! just go START: then option search file
write mp3>then search C
in XP i think option is:search music
then u can see where they are
good luck
November 10th, 2006 00:02
The riva flv encoder turns things into flv files, and i want it the other way around, what am i doing wrong
November 7th, 2006 20:26
hey.
thanks for the info.. i need to convert the utube videos to wmv. coz they come as flv.. i downloaded the riva flv one…have to try…thanks for info again
October 20th, 2006 04:49
Hi
The free Riva FLV Encoder worked fine converting to mpeg files. Many thanks.
I very nearly gave up as there was no mention of this capability in the product description. However the forum covered it fairly well.
To encourage others, would be helpful if you could make that clear in your item above.
Just my thoughts,
Chris
October 12th, 2006 16:59
For replay converter’s guide(a flv converter), see the link:
http://www.soft29.com/how-to/convert-flv-to-mpeg.htm
Mac users may look at iSquint. It’s a free application. It can be downloaded at http://www.isquint.org/
October 7th, 2006 08:41
subperb! thanks!
October 5th, 2006 16:01
A new flv to video software at http://www.flash-video-mx.com/flv_to_video_web/
September 23rd, 2006 00:20
CAn any1 give the serial forit?
August 16th, 2006 08:45
please try
http://www.ultrashareware.com/Ultra-Video-To-Flash-Converter.htm
July 25th, 2006 04:14
I have used Super to convert flv files to mpegs and avi files. Can anyone tell me where the files are Saved to once they are converted? i can’t find them on my computer.
Thanks
July 17th, 2006 16:18
Get Moyea Flash to Video Converter [spam deleted]
June 22nd, 2006 11:53
Moyea Flash to Video Converter can convert flash projector, swf or flv to video, such as avi, mpeg, 3gp, mp4, mov, Moyea Flash to Video Converter lets you enjoy the original effects of your Flash files on your PC, iPod, PSP, cell phones, DVD player.