ZMV to FLV HQ conversion (ready for internet sharing)

[dissociative]

This post explains how to convert directly ZMV to Flash video for the purpose of upload directly to some of the video sharing websites like Youtube or Blip.tv

You must have the lastest version of zsnes and the lastest SVN binary compile of Mencoder

edit zmovie.cfg and replace the contents of the following variables as described:

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md_command="$md_prog $md_other $md_no_sound $md_raw -ofps 30 -vf expand=320:240 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=flv:vbitrate=200:mbd=2:mv0:trell:v4mv:cbp:last_pred=3:predia=2:dia=2:precmp=2:cmp=2:subcmp=2:preme=2:turbo -o video.flv -"

md_merge="$md_prog $md_other -of lavf -lavfopts i_certify_that_my_video_stream_does_not_use_b_frames -audiofile $md_pcm_audio -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=2:q=5:aq=0:mode=1 -ovc copy -o merged.flv video.flv" 

Be sure that the sample sound rate of Zsnes must be set to 44100Hz or 22050Hz

You must select any of these Video codecs: FFV1, XVID LOSSLESS, X264 LOSSLESS in the Movie Options, with others will not work, be sure to enable "dump audio" and "merge with video" too in the Movie Options

also I need to know what are the equivalents settings used in lame.exe

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-V# --vbr-new

for the Mencoder's lame library

Here's a small example at Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAtkxszvQUs

I produced it using mencoder-rtm-svn-22870

The uploaded flash video file wasn't reencoded/downgraded by Youtube and was available just some seconds after uploaded

any suggestion are welcome

[creaothceann]

How large was that file?

[dissociative]

How large was that file?

The first one was 1.29 MB, I changed the example link and added another one that is a longer clip of 5.31 MB, I think that you can set the sample rate of zsnes to 22050Hz to make the flvs somewhat smaller

[Vyse the determined]

EDIT: Ah damn. Nevermind, I figured it out. Thanks anyway.

[DancemasterGlenn]

Wow, that's quality stuff. Nice work!