Howto convert Mpeg or Mp4 to FLV Video file format

Introduction

This is a very simple console conversion method I came across, in order to create this format it does depend to a large extent on the source file being converted from. In other words if you have a crap source file your resultant file will or may look worse, so always choose the best quality and best resolution file you can lay your hands on before converting.

Method

FLV file converter in Linux

Using "mencoder" to create "flv" from "avi" video format files

Many website nowdays are using swf and flv file formats to play videos hosted on there site or sites, it's advantage is clear in that the file itself is often in comparison to regular video format files smaller and easier to upload so the the site is able to hold and run more video content with much less bandwidth than would normally be required.

#> mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -o video.avi video.flv