FLV to MPEG : Convert Video from Flash Video to MPEG

FLV to MPEG (VCD, DVD) movie
This tutorial is to show you a step-by-step demonstration of converting videos downloaded from YouTube and Google Video, etc. Convert the FLV to MPEG (VCD, DVD Video), MPEG-1, and MPEG-2, etc.

First of all, we have to make it clear that the YouTube videos and Google videos communicating online are of the Flash Video file, or FLV file format.

What is FLV?
FLV, or Flash Live Video file, is a preferred file format that is designed for web playback, offering high rates of compression to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player.

FLV content cannot be played back directly but must be embedded in (or linked from) an SWF file. You create (or download) a “container” SWF file from which to play the FLV file. The most common approach is to use an SWF file that functions as a media player with screen and playback controls.

How to get an FLV video?

There is a free tool named FLV downloader, It downloads video from YouTube, Google Video, MySpace, Metacafe, Dailymotion, iFilm, Music, eVideoShare, StreetFire, etc. off to your computer’s hard drive in FLV format. You can use FLV player to view it.

Launch FLV to Video Converter Pro 2

In order to convert from FLV (Flash Video) to RM (RealMedia) video with FLV to Video Converter Pro 2, you must have Moyea FLV to Video Converter Pro 2 installed. Once Moyea FLV to Video Converter is installed, launch the converter program.

Add FLV

Click on the “Add FLV” button on the tool bar to import your target FLV files into the program, or you can click the drop down button behind “Add FLV” and select From Folder or From IE Cache. Click on the file name, you can preview the FLV file before importing.

Change the Output Settings

You can click “Export to” to choose the output folder. Click the drop down button, and you can select the desired MPEG format.

Edit

Under this tab, you can crop and trim the video, adjust video effects, and add watermarks.

In the picture below, you can see the marked area for trimming a video. To add image watermark, you can check “Add image watermark” and select an image with Browse. Set the transparent color with the marked button right behind the Browse box. This step is particularly important to instructors or conference presenters if they are to display their logo in the generated video. To add text watermark, you must choose Text tag. Just check “Add text watermark” and type in the words in the Caption box. You can change the font by clicking “T” button.

Settings

In this tag, you can change video and audio settings like video codec, frame rate, bit rate, frame size, audio codec, sample rate, channels, and so on.

Start conversion
Click “Convert” and “Start” to convert the files on the file list to the output folder.