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    1. #1
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      Youtube FLV convertors ...

      I bought me a new laptop and in Windows 7 infinate wisdom, won't play my saved Youtube videos in their flv format.

      Anbody know of a good (free) convertor program to convert these so I can watch them? I have way too many to re-download them.

      And also, what's the best format to convert them to? Reasonably quality vs. file size.

      Doug Gulley

      66 C10 383, AFR 190, Accel SuperRam, Hyd Roller 230*/236* 280XFI, aftermarket T56, *under construction*


    2. #2
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      Quote Originally Posted by 86Cutlass383SR View Post
      I bought me a new laptop and in Windows 7 infinate wisdom, won't play my saved Youtube videos in their flv format.
      That is good to know...I'll keep my old XP on this machine for a while longer then.
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    3. #3
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      Just look for a stand-alone .flv player, you should be able to find some free. I've got several I've downloaded for the mac, but they are out there for the PC crowd, too.
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    4. #4
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      The ones I've found so far either leave a watermark in the conversion or only convert 3 minutes worth of video...
      Doug Gulley

      66 C10 383, AFR 190, Accel SuperRam, Hyd Roller 230*/236* 280XFI, aftermarket T56, *under construction*

    5. #5
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      Format Factory?

      http://www.formatoz.com/
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    6. #6
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      Larry, Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for!
      Doug Gulley

      66 C10 383, AFR 190, Accel SuperRam, Hyd Roller 230*/236* 280XFI, aftermarket T56, *under construction*

    7. #7
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      You can download codecs to make media player play flv files, mp4 files, whatever. The hard part is finding out which codecs are good and legit and which are bad news or worse. I have no suggestions for you, I've just taken a swing over the years and sometimes they work and sometimes they cause me headaches. So far I've been pretty good with my antivirus setup that I've never had serious issues.

      This will play damn near anything: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

      For conversion software, total video converter is nice, but not free. It seems to be somewhat limited by the codecs you have available.

      I'm still looking for something that will let me break down vids into clips.

      Mathius

    8. #8
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      anysoft video converter is free and theres no limits on file size.
      heres a freeware site thats legit.
      http://www.snapfiles.com/screenshots/anyvidcon.htm

      This is the codec package from microsofts website.
      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

      For Windows 7 and vista,you can download realplayer from there
      own site.Its free,plays flv and incorporates into explorer.

      As for splitting movie files,download windows moviemaker
      2.6. Convert the flv to wmv,load the video into
      moviemaker and edit it.All free. The converter will also
      change formats to make a dvd movie.

    9. #9
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      Simply install Adobe Air, free and works every time. No sill converters, no fuss no muss.
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      Try downloading "GOM Player"
      Adam
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    11. #11
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      Ok, I had a power outage last night and it killed my codecs so I had to re-install. I can say with authority that the codecs I'm using are called K-Lite and they let you play 3gp's, Mp4's, and FLVs on top of all the other "normal" formats. So if you want to do a search for k-lite, that's what I'm using and it works. Lets you play those formats in media player.

      Then again, I'm running XP, so make sure you check k-lites web page and be sure they're win 7 compatible.

      http://k-lite-codec-pack.com/
      http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm
      http://www.codecguide.com/

      BTW, I got these for free, so if you find that they're listed with a price on the web page, keep searching 'til you find the free versions.

      Mathius




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