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  • Quicktime to FLV?

    Posted by Hana Backland on February 23, 2009 at 9:45 am

    Hello All,

    I rather urgently need to convert some anamorphic standard definition PAL video (&audio) quicktime files to FLV or SWF for my client.

    There are 5 films in total no longer than one minute each.

    Obviously I’m after best quality but have been rather bamboozled by all the software available.

    Can I get the job done well with freeware?

    Help please!

    Many thanks in advance.

    Rafael Amador replied 17 years, 2 months ago 8 Members · 13 Replies
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  • Rafael Amador

    February 23, 2009 at 10:49 am

    Hi Hana,
    The Flash codec is property (I guess) of Adobe.
    Any application that use the encoder must pay a license to the proprietor.
    So unless Santa Claus decides to pay the license I don’t think we will have any freeware with flash export for Mac.
    Cheers,
    Rafael

    http://www.nagavideo.com

  • Hana Backland

    February 23, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Thanks for your response Rafael,

    Right, understood I have to pay for it.

    But pay for what?

    What do I use….????

    Help still needed!

    Thanks!

  • Kent Stipp

    February 23, 2009 at 2:52 pm

    Sure to go from Quick time to FLV or SWF you might want to try Sorensen Squeeze or Episode Pro. Both are software that you need to pat for but they do alot more than compressor alone.

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  • Hana Backland

    February 23, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks so much Kent,

    The ‘freeware’ comment was made through ignorance and urgency…I was just lost in the sea of possibilities and didn’t know where to begin!

    Many thanks for your advice.

  • Kent Stipp

    February 23, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    not a problem that is what we are doing for each other here right?
    Best of luck on your project.

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  • Rafael Amador

    February 23, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    If you have installed AE CS3/4 you should have the Flash component that lets you export from QT to Flash. I don’t know if Adobe sells the Flash Export component as stand alone.

    .[Hana Backland] “The ‘freeware’ comment was made through ignorance and urgency…I was just lost in the sea of possibilities and didn’t know where to begin! “
    Is good to ask and is good to know that in this job we have to pay for everything.
    We can use QT freeware because some how we had already paid the QT Pro license.
    I was just joking with Santa Claus because here is very very hot:-)
    Rafael

    http://www.nagavideo.com

  • Jim Glickert

    February 23, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    Hi Hana.

    When I was looking for software to convert QuickTime videos to FLV last month, I downloaded a demo version of On2’s Flix Standard. Here’s a link: https://www.on2.com/index.php?387

    If you like it after trying it, you can purchase it for $39, which is a pretty attractive price. (A pro version, with more features, costs $249.) It was quite simple to use, and did a great job for me.

    Hope this helps, and good luck!

    Jim

  • Walter Biscardi

    February 23, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    We’re using Episode Pro from Telestream. Regular Episode is a cheaper alternative.

    The beauty of this software is you pretty much can convert anything to anything. It’s a great piece of software.

    http://www.telestream.com

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  • Simon Hyde

    February 23, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    You could use FFmpeg https://ffmpeg.org/ its free and can output flv

  • Phil Balsdon

    February 23, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Flash 9 onwards is compatible with H264.
    Export your movie as Quicktime H264 then change the file from .mov to .flv.
    It will open in Adobe Media Player and SWF & FLV Player.

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