[MEncoder-users] Convert SWF to AVI?

[Phil Rhoades]

On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 07:09 -0500, The Wanderer wrote:
> Phil Rhoades wrote:
> 
> > People,
> > 
> > Can mencoder convert SWF files to AVI?
> > 
> > I have recorded a flash video using vnc2swf and it would be
> > convenient if these steps work . .
> 
> Have you tried it?


Yes, I tried:

  mencoder ./phil.swf -mf fps=5 -o phil.avi -ovc lavc -oac pcm -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4

but got:

MEncoder 1.0rc1-rpm.livna.org-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (Family: 15, Model: 2, Stepping: 5)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
success: format: 0  data: 0x0 - 0x329d03a
libavformat file format detected.
[swf @ 0x6c950f4]No media found in SWF
LAVF_header: av_open_input_stream() failed
libavformat file format detected.
[swf @ 0x6c950f4]No media found in SWF
LAVF_header: av_open_input_stream() failed
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===
Cannot open demuxer.


Phil.
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