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arifkhan
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‎07-15-2014 01:22 AM

Is anybody used .flv file rather than .mp4 or m3u8

Hi, I'm using m3u8 file for streaming but need to play .flv file like http://www.mediacollege.com/video-galle ... 0-w50s.flv . If anyone used .flv file then plz reply and what will be the value of streamformat(Content Meta Data)

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NewManLiving
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‎07-15-2014 08:00 AM

Re: Is anybody used .flv file rather than .mp4 or m3u8

You would have to convert the file to an acceptable format

Handbrake, a free media conversion tool
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coskel
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‎07-15-2014 02:18 PM

Re: Is anybody used .flv file rather than .mp4 or m3u8

The Encoding guide in the Roku SDK documentation gives a really good breakdown of different rates, aspect ratios and final formats to encode to.
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