Convert from the command line?

[daveoconnell]

Hi,

I'm new here, so apologies if this is posted to the wrong forum.

Is it possible to use VLC to convert .mp3, .m4a and other audio formats into .flv (Flash) from a DOS command line?
Can you advise me on the syntax for this operation?

Any help would be very much appreciated.
Dave

[daveoconnell]

With some expert help (Thanks Brian!), here is the solution :

VLC will convert the file using the following syntax:

..Program Files\..\VLC>vlc -I dummy -vvv "AUDIO.m4a" --sout=#transcode{vcodec=FLV1,acodec=mp3}:standard{access=file,mux=ffmpeg{mux=flv},dst=C:\Users\doc\Documents\FLASH-VERSION.flv}

Explanation:
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-I dummy : hides the VLC GUI and displays a diagnostics window.
“AUDIO.m4a” : Input file
--sout : Stream the output
#transcode : Specifies the format of the audio and video that go into the .flv file container
Standard { ... } : Specifies the location of the output file and the library to use for the conversion.

[0xeb]

hi paul,

where can i get a more comprehensive list and explanation of all possible parameters?

for example on the example page, this example was used:

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% vlc http://example.com/live.asf --sout="#duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=asf,dst='C:\test\test.asf'},dst=nodisplay}"

now I tried to search for 'nodisplay' in the hope of finding other possible values but nothing was found.

thanks

[akapulko2020]

This link might be helpful:
http://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_command-line_help