[MEncoder-users] Re: FLV format for web playing

[DD DD]

On 12/1/06, Jon Drukman <jsd at cluttered.com> wrote:
>
> eduardo gargiulo wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm using mencoder to convert mpeg video to flv (mplayer's manual
> > example).
> > The file plays ok on standard FLV players, without size, duration, rate
> > information but it doesn't matter righ now. The problem is that I can't
> > play the file using web flv plugins. I've tested other flv files on same
> > player/webserver and they runs ok, but I can't play flv files converted
> > with mencoder.
>
> you need to add the flv metadata to the file.  unfortunately mencoder
> doesn't do this by itself (or at least, it didn't last time i checked).
>   you need an external tool like flvtool, or this one:
> http://www.swfx.org/flv-duration/index.jsp
>
> i use the latter.
>
> -jsd-
>
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I think the latest mencoder version already adds that, which version are u
running ?