Topic: Coverting FLV to MPEG1 or MPEG2

[itook2much]

I want to capture & convert some vids from YouTube.  The capture is no problem using DownLoadHelper in FireFox, but the conversion is.

Using Freez FLV Converter, I'm able to convert to AVI using the defaults, no problem.  Defaults are 500k/s video bitrate, 128k audio, 29.97 frp.  No luck so far with MPEG2, the one time I managed to get it to convert I ended up with audio & complete mess for video.

Has anyone used this program (or can anyone suggest a better free program)?
I'd even be satisfied if I could get better quality than the defaults, so the quality isn't as obviously low when I increase the screen res.

Couldn't find anything here, & googling produced tons of tech info I could barely sift thru, or suggestions for bitrates that the software won't do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

[Startstop]

I havent tried converting a .flv but you might want to try Super >>> http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

[sabre]

I did this recently (a mate wanted some YouTube vids coverted to DVD).

I used www.keepvid.com to download the FLV files from YouTube.
Then I used Super (http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html) to convert them to DivX (1500 kbit/sec video, 128 kbit audio, 29.97 fps)
Then I fed the AVIs into ConvertXtoDVD (http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/)

Worked fine. No sync inssues. Looked good (as well as a crappy FLV video can look on a TV)

You probably could use Super to convert the FLV straight into MPG2 (VOB) but I didn't try...

[wilsonedits]

the quality of youtube videos are bad enough converting them to mpeg2 just isn't smart

[itook2much]

Thanks to both of you.  I'll try those out.

[itook2much]

the quality of youtube videos are bad enough converting them to mpeg2 just isn't smart

It's just for my use.  I have no intention of spreading them.