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May 12, 2008
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Editing FLV files - Split / Merge

  • May 12, 2008
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Our studio is moving to a Flash video streaming solution from a RealVideo streaming one. We stream multiple live streams daily and archive our streams as well and there are times when we'd like to edit the .flv video files to cut out a section or maybe merge two flv files. For RealVideo files, this can be done using the Real Media editor that is built into Real Producer. Is there any solution to accomplish this with FLV files?

I've scoured google and I've found workarounds that involved converting the .flv file into an avi or an mpeg, editing it and then converting it back using multiple programs and plugins to accomplish this, but that process is too complicated for most of the end-users in our studio and converting the format over and over obviously causes degradation in the quality of the video. Has Adobe created a standalone tool to split/merge flv files? If anybody has a solution please share. Thanks!
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    dan_hin
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    May 13, 2008
    Hey Jason,

    Your best bet is to do all the editing you need prior to encoding. Forgive me if this is a little condescending, but for our company, the encode to .flv format is the penultimate/final stage of production.

    I can't be sure, but I believe a program such as preniere or after effects has good integration with Flash - you could output directly to .flv

    In terms of merging two .flvs, you're right - the options are limited. You can either redo your edit (tricky for long sequences) and re-encode, or alternatively code something to stick the two flvs together...very heath robinson, i know!

    Dan