I would personally reccomend avidemux - its in the repos <div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/26 NoOp <<a href="mailto:glgxg@sbcglobal.net">glgxg@sbcglobal.net</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On 06/26/2009 06:52 AM, Fred Roller wrote: > I have created a .swf file using Wink (desktop recorder). In a addition > to the .swf file I would like to upload to you tube which requires .avi > or mpeg2/4 (preferred). > > I have googled with no results. The suggestions ended in failure. > ffmpeg does not recognize .swf and mencoder failed with: > > [snip] > xvid: 2Pass Rate Control -- 1st pass > xvid: xvidcore returned a 'General fault' error > FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver. > > Exiting... > > The command for mencoder was: > mencoder subnetting.swf -o /dev/null -oac copy -ovc xvid -xvidencopts > pass=1:turbo > > which was the first of two passes the second being > mencoder output.mpg input.swf > > Does anyone have a way to convert the .swf file? > WinFF finally got packaged: <a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/pt/jaunty/graphics/winff" target="_blank">http://packages.ubuntu.com/pt/jaunty/graphics/winff</a> Give that a try. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>