FFMPEG wmv conversion to flv
anyone using ffmpeg
I have a fairly simple wmv exported by a user from movie maker with standard output and want to convert to .flv using
C:>ffmpeg -i "E:\Jab Core 4 Recounters.wmv" -vcodec flv "C:\Net Projects\SVN\IntegratedAlgorithmics\src\MediaAdmin\MediaAdmin\bin\Debug\Movies\Jab Core 4 Recounters.flv" -ar 44100
the output / error i receive is
FFmpeg version 0.5, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-postproc --enable-swscale --enable-avfilt
er --enable-avfilter-lavf --enable-pthreads --enable-avisynth --enable-libfaac -
-enable-libfaad --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enabl
e-libvorbis --enable-libxvid --enable-libx264 --enable-memalign-hack
libavutil 49.15. 0 / 49.15. 0
libavcodec 52.20. 0 / 52.20. 0
libavformat 52.31. 0 / 52.31. 0
libavdevice 52. 1. 0 / 52. 1. 0
libavfilter 0. 4. 0 / 0. 4. 0
libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1
libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0
built on Mar 16 2009 16:09:18, gcc: 4.2.4 [Sherpya]
[wmv3 @ 0x1c0d490]Extra data: 8 bits left, value: 0
Seems stream 1 codec frame rate differs from container frame rate: 1000.00 (1000
/1) -> 30.00 (30/1)
Input #0, asf, from 'E:\Jab Core 4 Recounters.wmv':
Duration: 00:01:55.99, start: 5.000000, bitrate: 813 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Audio: wmav2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 192 kb/s
Stream #0.1: Video: wmv3, yuv420p, 640x480, 586 kb/s, 30 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc
Output #0, flv, to 'C:\Net Projects\SVN\IntegratedAlgorithmics\src\MediaAdmin\Me
diaAdmin\bin\Debug\Movies\Jab Core 4 Recounters.flv':
Stream #0.0: Video: flv, yuv420p, 640x480, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 90k tbn, 30 tbc
Stream #0.1: Audio: libmp3lame, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 64 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.1 -> #0.0
Stream #0.0 -> #0.1
[wmv3 @ 0x1c0d490]Extra data: 8 bits left, value: 0
[libmp3lame @ 0x1c0d8d0]flv does not support that sample rate, choose from (4410
0, 22050, 11025).
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?)
i added th -ar switch when i got the error the first time
the codec info i have on the file is as follows
General
Complete name : E:\Jab Core 4 Recounters.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 11.3 MiB
Duration : 2mn 0s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 780 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 949 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-03-07 07:02:41.121
Writing application : 6.0.6000.16386 / Windows Movie Maker
Application : Windows Movie Maker 6.0.6000.16386
Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : MP@ML
Codec ID : WMV3
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 9
Codec ID/Hint : WMV3
Duration : 2mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 587 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.064
Stream size : 8.46 MiB (75%)
Language : en-us
Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA2
Format profile : L3
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio 2
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 9.2 - VBR Quality 90, 48 kHz, stereo 1-pass VBR
Duration : 2mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 186 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 2.68 MiB (24%)
Language : en-us
i see alot of people with this issue with so solution or cause
any ideas would be helpful thanks in advance
Answer
In ffmpeg, options must prefix the input file they relate to. Move -ar 44100 to the front and it will work.