[Ffmpeg-devel] vp6 and thumbnail generation

[Måns Rullgård]

Aurelien Jacobs <aurel at gnuage.org> writes:

> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:44:50 -0500
> junk <junk at inconduit.com> wrote:
>
>> i want to use ffmpeg or mencoder on linux (fedora core 5) to take a vp6 
>> encoded SWF video , and then generate either a JPG as a thumbnail. i 
>> also want to create a "video thumbnail" where i cut the SWF video down 
>> to say 5 seconds and resize it. 
>> 
>> i'm aware that vp6 encoding is not supported by ffmpeg and/or mencoder 
>> .  but i'm wondering if the vp6 decoder can decode a SWF, i'd be happy 
>> to write a new SWF in a different codec like h263 .  is this possible?  
>
> Sure, decoding vp6 in swf works fine. Just try it.
> But such a question belongs to the ffmpeg-user list !

We should stop answering user questions here.  Either point them to
the right place and say nothing else, or ignore them completely.

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