hi
i'd like to make an online youtube to avi converter. the thing that i'd like to make diffrent is the output size. i'd like it to be a special resolution, not like the ipod or the psp ones.
how'd i make such a convertor?
where do i start?
thanks
i don't really do video, but here's an easy suggestion to start: find the file format specifications for the two formats.
Just a little warning... i don't think avi is actually a format. i think avi is a container. Within an avi you can store different formats.
i'm going to assume flv is designed to be a streaming format, which means it very likely serves the video in self-contained chunks, with the info for a couple frames of video in each chunk. Presumably, you're going to want a similar streaming format on the other end. So all you have to do is have a buffer on your server, collect and decode the flv chunks as they come and resize and convert to chunks of your output format, then send those.
Thing is... i have a hunch it takes a lot of computational time to encode a video in a decent streaming format. Which means you may end up having a hell of a delay between starting the video, and playback actually beginning.
