youtube h.264 flv codec sucks

youtube h.264 flv codec sucks. h264 hates old slow computers and FLV players are pigs. Work around this with ffmpeg. ./ffmpeg input.flv -vcodec copy -acodec copy "output-mpeg4--6moy2009.mp4" (LQ) ./ffmpeg -i *.FLV -vcodec flv -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 32 \ -s 320x240 -aspect 16:9 -b 350 -r 25 \ "OUTPUT-LQ_4tube-vcodec-flv--b350--ver3-mp3.flv" ------------------------------ //////////// ////// /// youtube safe? video format " will look like crap. SO TRY Qscale for averAGE-quality... NON-youtube videos ============= ./ffmpeg -i *.FLV -vcodec h263 -s 352x288 -aspect 16:9 -b 350 -r 25 -qscale 4 \ -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ab 124 \ "OUTPUT--averageQ-h263--avi-.avi"

record your webcam with ffmpeg-svn

"1st just the video" for a quick test $ ./ffmpeg -f video4linux -s 352x288 -r 30000/1001 -i /dev/video0 -sameq -aspect 4:3 -f avi -vcodec msmpeg4 -r 30000/1001 -y tvffmpeg.avi ====================== this codec only works with the ffmpeg-svn that i compiled. because DEBIAN can be so stupid some times and not to include extra codecs........ ///////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////------- sound no try the recording with a 3.5mm mic...... =============== " with your sound this time...." " using -f oss -i /dev/dsp \ " ============== now with audio $ ./ffmpeg-svn -f oss -i /dev/dsp \ -f video4linux -s 352x288 -r 30000/1001 -i /dev/video0 \ -sameq -aspect 4:3 -f avi -vcodec msmpeg4 -r 30000/1001 -y tvffmpeg--msmpeg-with-sound.avi ------------------------------------- //////////////////////// /////---- AND NOW you can " TEST " acodec mp3 $ ./ffmpeg-svn -f oss -i /dev/dsp -acodec mp3 \ -f video4linux -s 352x288 -r 30000/1001 -i /dev/video0 \ -sameq -aspect 4:3 -f avi -vcodec msmpeg4 -r 30000/1001 -y tvffmpeg--msmpeg-with-mp3sound.avi #////////////////////////// #///////////////////////// #/////////////////////// #//////////////////// #///////////////// #///////////// #//////// # last a low quality format for a smal file this time. $ ./ffmpeg-svn -f oss -i /dev/dsp -acodec mp3 \ -f video4linux -s 352x288 -r 30000/1001 -i /dev/video0 \ -qmin 4 -qmax 4 -b 500 \ -aspect 4:3 -f avi -vcodec msmpeg4 -r 30000/1001 -y tvffmpeg--msmpeg-with-mp3sound-q4.avi