Ogv to Flv Converter

About
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Please give feedback and rate so I know what needs improvement and what I perhaps did right. Also if you don't rate it, please let me know what kept you from doing so. I've gotten a few good E-Mails and comments on the Youtube video and it's much appreciated. Would like to do some more if I know what's wanted. Thanks for using this script and for keeping me informed!

I put this together to make it easier to convert videos from gtk-recordmydesktop's ogg/ogv files into flv for web uploads. It's been updated to convert more than just ogg/ogv formats and is a useful tool to convert video the .asf format used in many memory-chip based camcorders.

See http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net for more on recordmydesktop.

**This update removes the need to convert to a temporary AVI file before converting to flash. Thanks to n3mo for the code submission.**

**NOTE:** Since the 1.3 version, I have noticed when converting from .asf that the video is completely out of sync with the audio. I am working on this, but OGV to FLV seems to be working just fine.

Demonstration at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChgTqsZM6UM

Upcoming
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Due to user feedback I am looking at trying to work in the option of saving the video conversion preferences. This should serve useful for converting multiple files without having to constantly change settings. The other idea put forward was to have a queue of videos to convert. 05-11-2010


License
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Code put together by Jean-Claude McGeer, Oct 2008 - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JeanClaude
This code is licensed under the General Public License as released by the Free Software Foundation. You may use, modify and distribute as long as you use the GPL2 or later version.

This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.



Requirements
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- Zenity (Included with Gnome 2.4?)
- gnome-utils
- Mencoder



Installation
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I've attempted to make the installation really simple for new users. Double click on the "install" file. Select "Run" if prompted. This should copy the script over to the appropriate directory and make it executable. If this fails...

Copy the 'Ogv to Flv Converter' file to your "/home/username/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts" folder and make sure it is executable. Right click over the file and select "Properties" -> "Permissions" and select the checkbox "Allow executing file as program" or "chmod +x filename" from a terminal.

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid):

You may need to manually download and install:

- libenca0 From: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/i386/libenca0/1.9-4
- libtwolame0 From: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/i386/libtwolame0/0.3.10-2
- Then sudo apt-get install mencoder

I have had no issues with Ubuntu 9.04.
I have had no issues with Ubuntu 9.10
About to test on Ubuntu 10.04



Known Issues
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- The process of converting to AVI first is not the best way, but it works.
(THIS ISSUE IS SOLVED, SEE CHANGELOG FOR MORE)

- Cancel buttons do not work, yet! Unfortunetly this seems to be a problem on some Distros like the popular "Ubuntu" based systems. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zenity/+bug/220656

- The resulting file has two extensions; filename.ogv.flv for example.



Contact
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Please let me know if you've used this script and how it's working out for you. Also, if you have any problems, e-mail me at siafulinux@gmail.com or leave a comment on gnome-look.org at the project page, http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Ogv+to+Flv+Converter?content=90837.

No promises that I'll be able to get back to you, but at least I can try to look at the issue.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JeanClaude

05/11/2010:

Added direct conversion to flash without the need of a temporary AVI file. Thanks to n3mo for the original code that I made minor modifications to.

04/21/2009:

I had begun work on this on 12/07/2008. I dropped it for a number of months until I got some feedback indicating this may be useful to some.

- Added support for .asf and .mp4 files. Formats my digital camera uses.
- Attempted to improve video quality of converted files.
- Added a default conversion option for quick conversion and a "select your own options" option to better customize your video. Options include video resolution / aspect ratio and video as well as audio bitrates.

10/07/2008:

- When installing mencoder for you, the script should detect if it did not succeed. After installing, script will continue without further prompts, unless the above error is detected or entire script completes.
- If one selects the wrong file format, you should now get an error.
- Added a simple install script.
- Changed version number from 0.1 to 1.0.
- Added readme.txt :-)


10/30/2008:

- Fixed problem with Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) where it would incorrectly determine file type and prevent conversion. Thanks to Edwin for feedback on this issue.

11/16/2008:

- Added size selection box with the following options: 320x240, 640x480, 800x600, 1027x768. Thanks to Robin for the original code. Moved to provide for "file format error" prompt before asking for size though.
- Added flash conversion support due to some apparent differences in flash formats or methods of encoding. Also if one wishes to resize a flash file.