Posted by Chung Leong on 08/08/06 02:43

muppadivya@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to write an avi to flv converter in php but i am a complete
> newbie to it.
>
> I would like to know the process of how a converter code is written
> (ie. the basic algorithm ) .
>
> Any good tutorials or resources where i can learn the basics.
>
> Thank You,
> Raja.

I hate to tell you this, but the short answer is, you can't. Adobe only
makes the specs available under terms which prohibit you from creating
an encoder. Of course, it's always possible to reverse engineer the
format if you have the time and skills...

See this link:
http://www.adobe.com/licensing/developer/fileformat/faq/#item-1-9

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