Lightworks Import Won't Recognize my FLV Files Posted by Blue11msu - 17 Feb 2015 20:41 I am new to video editing so I do not have a good grasp on all the terms and what have you, but to begin with, I use OBS to record my videos and play them in VLC media player. After installing Lightworks, I started to watch the tutorial video about the basics of importing and editing, but in the import window, when I went to my video files, none of my videos appeared in the window. I have download the MediaInfo program and here is what it has said: General Complete name Format File size Overall bit rate Writing application : C:UsersHunterVideosPush Saberleo.flv : Flash Video : 30.9 MiB : 1 141 Kbps : Open Broadcaster Software v0.638b filesize : 32364038.000 Video Bit rate Width Height : 1 000 Kbps : 1 364 pixels : 768 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode Frame rate : Constant : 30.000 fps Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.032 Stream size : 27.1 MiB (88%) 1 / 5
Audio Format Format/Info Format profile : AAC : Advanced Audio Codec : LC Codec ID : 10 Bit rate Channel(s) Channel positions Sampling rate Compression mode : 128 Kbps : 2 channels : Front: L R : 48.0 KHz : Lossy Stream size : 3.46 MiB (11%) I am in no particular rush, I just was needing a way to redo the audio on one of my gameplay videos and now I am at a standstill. Also, if anyone knows any better tutorials online that can help learning the in's and out's of Lightworks, please do include that too. Thanks Posted by arniepix - 17 Feb 2015 20:49 That's because LW doesn't edit Flash video files. You should record them in some other wrapper, like.mov or.avi. 2 / 5
Posted by donkpow - 17 Feb 2015 20:51 I didn't know OBS recorded in flv. Do you have any transcoding software? I would scale the video to 1280x720 and enforce a constant frame rate during the transcode. Posted by Blue11msu - 17 Feb 2015 21:55 I do not have any transcoding software, which ones would you recommend? Posted by donkpow - 17 Feb 2015 22:53 I use ffmpeg. Most free transcoders are UI's for ffmpeg, anyway. It has command line interface only. That puts a lot of people off. You get all the features of ffmpeg from the command line. You don't always get that when you use one of the programs. You have to decide if you have the space to work with uncompressed media. That's the best for editing but it takes up a lot of space. There is also proxy workflow. It is easier to work with but it takes up a lot of space and not all transcoders give you that capability. Posted by jwrl - 17 Feb 2015 23:22 Blue11msu wrote: I do not have any transcoding software, which ones would you recommend? ClipToolz Convert is available free, and should meet your needs. Posted by donkpow - 17 Feb 2015 23:44 3 / 5
Since ClipToolz is 64 bit, I don't have it. Does it receive input to scale? Posted by RWAV - 18 Feb 2015 19:21 Yes Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but... Posted by DevourEclipse - 09 Sep 2017 12:45 Is ffmpeg trusted? Re: Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but... Posted by hugly - 09 Sep 2017 13:42 Hello and welcome! FFmpeg is an open source program to convert media using command line parameters. Many people use it to convert all sorts of source formats to suitable formats for editing purposes prior to import into NLE's. Some knowledge about proper settings is needed. What do you mean saying "Is ffmpeg trusted"? Posted by donkpow - 09 Sep 2017 17:16 I trust ffmpeg. Posted by hugly - 09 Sep 2017 17:24 4 / 5
When creating a new command line, I trust in testing my ffmpeg settings with various source files. 5 / 5