Flash 9 (FLV H.264)

Flash Video, or FLV, is a container file format used to deliver video via the Adobe Flash player.  Deployed by leading video sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, and many others, Flash Video is an open format which supports H.264, VP6 and Sorenson Spark formats.

If you're interested in using Encoding.com's platform to create FLV files from your source content, there's a number of ways to achieve that using the options listed below.

+ Use our web UI, located @ http://www.encoding.com/login, to designate an Amazon S3, Rackspace CloudFiles or FTP site to use as your watchfolder. Turn an entire folder of content into FLV files. All you have to do is select 'Add Task' and apply a FLV preset from the dropdown menu in the watchfolder UI. 

+ Upload a single piece of media with our 'Add Media' feature in the web UI. Select 'Add Task' and apply an FLV preset to your encoding workflow from the dropdown menu.  As with watchfolders, 'Add Media' can source from Amazon S3, Rackspace CloudFiles, FTP sites or your local drive / network.

+ Implement our powerful API to submit source content and create FLVs in a snap. Complete API documentation here

<format>  
<output>fl9</output>  
<size>320x240</size>  
<bitrate>256k</bitrate>  
<audio_bitrate>64k</audio_bitrate>  
<audio_channels_number>2</audio_channels_number>  
<keep_aspect_ratio>yes</keep_aspect_ratio>  
<video_codec>libx264</video_codec>  
<profile>high</profile>  
<VCodecParameters>no</VCodecParameters>  
<audio_codec>libfaac</audio_codec>  
<two_pass>no</two_pass>  
<cbr>no</cbr>  
<deinterlacing>no</deinterlacing>  
<keyframe>300</keyframe>  
<audio_volume>100</audio_volume>  
<file_extension>mp4</file_extension>  
</format>  

Standard Flash 9 Template

<format>
    <output>fl9</output>
    <size>320x240</size>
    <bitrate>256k</bitrate>
    <audio_bitrate>64k</audio_bitrate>
    <audio_channels_number>2</audio_channels_number>
    <keep_aspect_ratio>yes</keep_aspect_ratio>
    <video_codec>libx264</video_codec>
    <profile>high</profile>
    <VCodecParameters>no</VCodecParameters>
    <audio_codec>libfaac</audio_codec>
    <two_pass>no</two_pass>
    <cbr>no</cbr>
    <deinterlacing>no</deinterlacing>
    <keyframe>300</keyframe>
    <audio_volume>100</audio_volume>
    <file_extension>mp4</file_extension>
  </format>

A Simple Online H264 Encoding Solution

Yes you can! Through our web uploader, our online H264 converter is easy to use. You can push individual files directly to our encoding platform from your local disk, FTP, S3 or Rackspace location. Alternately, you can select a watch folder on your FTP, S3 or Rackspace location to be polled at the time interval of your choice to encode files. Select “Encoding Options” and select “Add Task.” Use the pulldown menu to select the appropriate container and H264 codec of choice. That’s it! You’re ready to use Encoding.com’s platform to compress your videos.

H.264, short for H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, is a standard for video compression and is poised to become the next standard for format of convergence in the digital video industry now supported by Google / YouTube, Adobe, and Apple iTunes. It contains a number of features that enable it to compress video much more effectively than previous standards, and provides more flexibility for applications across a wide variety of network environments from low bit-rate Internet streaming to HDTV broadcast and Digital Cinema applications with nearly lossless coding. H264 encoding is simple with Encoding.com. Try one of our free plans today!

Encoding.com supports a host of file formats within the .flv and .mpeg containers. Check out our up to the minute list of supported file formats and read below to learn more about our FLV to MPEG converter.

Flash Video, or FLV, is a container file format used to deliver video via the Adobe Flash player. Deployed by leading video sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, and many others, Flash Video is an open format which supports H.264, VP6 and Sorenson Spark formats. Converting files from FLV to MPEG is easy and scalable at Encoding.com.

MPEG video generally refers to a set of standards and methods for compressing audio and video data. The most important and widely used standards include MPEG-2, an older format currently used by over-the-air digital television providers (digital cable, satellite) and MPEG-4, which includes additional features for digital rights management and support of higher-efficiency standards used by streaming media, HD DVD and Blu-Ray. MPEG-4 supports interactivity and has the ability to crunch massive video files into pieces small enough to send over mobile networks. Within MPEG-4 standards are two very popular formats utilized for broadband video delivery: H.264 and MP4.

Encoding.com: Powerful Online FLV to MPEG Video Converter

Through our web uploader, it is easy to use our online FLV to MPEG video converter. You can push individual files directly to our encoding platform from your local disk, FTP, S3 or Rackspace location. Alternately, you can select a watch folder on your FTP, S3 or Rackspace location to be polled at the time interval of your choice to encode files. Select “Encoding Options” and select “Add Task.” Use the pulldown menu to select the mpeg flavor of your choice. That’s it! You’re ready to use Encoding.com’s platform to compress your videos. Sign up for one of our free plans today!