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From: Paul Fuchs on 10 May 2010 10:38
Are there any good apps which allow one to play large .flv files? Also,
they cannot be transfer to the itouch by syncing. I must convert them
to mp4's first, a PITA and also makes them larger usually. I have
heard that this involves a battle between Jobs and Abobe which owns the
..flv codex. But standard QT will play these files on my MacBook.

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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth
becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
From: Philo D on 10 May 2010 10:59
In article <1ji9rxh.107qx67193kbj2N%pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink>, Paul
Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote:

> Are there any good apps which allow one to play large .flv files? Also,
> they cannot be transfer to the itouch by syncing. I must convert them
> to mp4's first, a PITA and also makes them larger usually. I have
> heard that this involves a battle between Jobs and Abobe which owns the
> .flv codex. But standard QT will play these files on my MacBook.

iTouch does not play small flv files either. It does no flash at all.
Yes, the way to do it is convert. iTunes can convert for you, as long
as IT can play the flv.
From: Warren Oates on 10 May 2010 14:20
In article <1ji9rxh.107qx67193kbj2N%pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink>,
pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink (Paul Fuchs) wrote:

> Are there any good apps which allow one to play large .flv files? Also,
> they cannot be transfer to the itouch by syncing. I must convert them
> to mp4's first, a PITA and also makes them larger usually. I have
> heard that this involves a battle between Jobs and Abobe which owns the
> .flv codex. But standard QT will play these files on my MacBook.

Well, flv just "contains" an .h263 and mp3 audio. If you have ffmpeg,
you can do this:

ffmpeg -i foo.flv -sameq foo.mov

and you'll wind up with an mpeg4 (with aac audio) inside a .mov. It
_will_ be bigger, yes. You can mess with the video bit rate, bring the
size down. Works a treat.
--
Very old woody beets will never cook tender.
-- Fannie Farmer
From: Paul Fuchs on 10 May 2010 17:49
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <1ji9rxh.107qx67193kbj2N%pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink>,
> pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink (Paul Fuchs) wrote:
>
> > Are there any good apps which allow one to play large .flv files? Also,
> > they cannot be transfer to the itouch by syncing. I must convert them
> > to mp4's first, a PITA and also makes them larger usually. I have
> > heard that this involves a battle between Jobs and Abobe which owns the
> > .flv codex. But standard QT will play these files on my MacBook.
>
> Well, flv just "contains" an .h263 and mp3 audio. If you have ffmpeg,
> you can do this:
>
> ffmpeg -i foo.flv -sameq foo.mov
>
> and you'll wind up with an mpeg4 (with aac audio) inside a .mov. It
> _will_ be bigger, yes. You can mess with the video bit rate, bring the
> size down. Works a treat.

I find conversion to .mov files to be monstrous size. I've just been
converting flv to mp4 with Handbrake with a very modest increase. It
just pisses me off that Apple forces us to do this rather than just play
flv's. Thouught I might be missing something. I gather it's a politcal
/ marketing thing.

--
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth
becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
From: nospam on 10 May 2010 17:55
In article <1jiaby7.15b924o13539pqN%pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink>, Paul
Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote:

> I find conversion to .mov files to be monstrous size. I've just been
> converting flv to mp4 with Handbrake with a very modest increase. It
> just pisses me off that Apple forces us to do this rather than just play
> flv's. Thouught I might be missing something. I gather it's a politcal
> / marketing thing.

blame adobe, not apple.
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