==FLV file converter in Linux==

Using "mencoder" to create "flv" from "VOB" DVD video format files

Many websites nowadays are using '''swf''' and '''flv''' file formats to play videos hosted on their 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 site is able to hold and run more video content with much less bandwidth than would normally be required.

># mencoder inputfile.VOB -of lavf -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=flv:vbitrate=150 -ofps 25 -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=32 -srate 22050 -vf scale=720 -o outputfile.flv

In our first test video conversion format a file named VTS_01_2.VOB was successfully converted from a 776.9Mb file to a 17mb outputfile.flv although the video and audio was brilliant the file stopped short of it's actual completion target in other words outputfile.flv was considerably shorter than it should have been, we have concluded from this that the VOB file is corrupt and the conversion terminates at that point.