[wplug] Re: flv and video editing in linux?

[R.E.Coutch]

Recent versions of Mplayer and Mencoder can handle flv files.

Mencoder has an option of convert a movie file to a directory full of images and vice-versa.



>From: Roland Hess <me at harkyman.com>
>Date: 2008/04/24 Thu AM 11:53:51 CDT
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: [wplug] Re: flv and video editing in linux?

>Hi Zach --
>
>I just joined this list yesterday, so you're in luck!
>
>I'm one of the devs on the Blender project, and it just so happens that 
>our latest release candidate allows you to import FLV files (via 
>FFMPEG). If you're just doing an import/conversion export, all you will 
>need to do is load up the .flv in the Sequence Editor, then set up an 
>animation matching the frame range, choose the appropriate export format 
>(avi, mpeg, I think we do Quicktime too, but not on Linux) and go.
>
>If you want to apply effects, the best way to do so would be to load the 
>.flv then "render" it into a sequence of image files, like .png's or 
>something. Then, bring those back in and do your post-pro/effects work 
>on them. That'll be much easier than trying to slice n' dice individual 
>frames from the raw .flv. Afterward, export to your format of choice.
>
>You'll be using Blender's Sequence Editor, which is made for video 
>editing and post-pro.
>
>So, a link to the latest release candidates of Blender:
>http://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.46rc/
>
>You'll want the file labeled "blender-2.46-test2", and then choose from 
>static/dynamic, 32/64 bit, and python 2.4/2.5 depending on your distro 
>and setup.
>
>For how to use Blender and the Sequencer... um...
>http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Video_Sequence_Editing
>
>That wiki is from version 2.43, but the fundamentals will hold true.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Roland Hess
>
>> I have an FLV file and wish to extract the video file (or convert it
>> to AVI, MPEG etc.) and do frame by frame editing (remove certain
>> frames, apply effects to other frames, re-arrange the frame order).
>> 
>> Anyone know how to do this and which open source program(s) would work nicely?
>> 
>> Zach
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