How can I convert an AVI file to FLV format with PHP?
Question
Is it possible to convert an AVI file to FLV format with PHP? If so, how? I don't need a complete solution, just a hint on how to do it.
Solution
ffmpeg
is a great library for this sort of thing. Here's a walkthrough of the process:
http://vexxhost.com/blog/2007/05/20/how-to-convertencode-files-to-flv-using-ffmpeg-php/
OTHER TIPS
It would be simpler to convert the video into Flash video and just use one of the many Flash video players out there. There is also an ffmpeg api for PHP, this would be a good place to start.
Assuming you have ffmpeg installed, you can do this:
<?php
define('FFMPEG_LIBRARY', '/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg ');
$exec_string = FFMPEG_LIBRARY.' -i inputfile.avi outputfile.flv';
exec($exec_string);
?>
Call a command line transcoder like Mencoder
or vlc
. Alternatively, look for a PHP library which allows you to access a library like ffmpeg
.
Try FFmpeg. Check the link