Ffmpeg-php

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Php-ffmpeg

php-ffmpeg is a component that can be used in a php script. Here are some details:

• php-ffmpeg is free
• php-ffmpeg installation is similar to installing a perl module
• php-ffmpeg is used for many youtube clones
• unlike other scripts, php-ffmpeg supports all video types

The php script

Full Code

<?php
	// Set our source file
	$srcFile = "/path/to/clock.avi";
	$destFile = "/path/to/clock.flv";
	$ffmpegPath = "/path/to/ffmpeg";
	$flvtool2Path = "/path/to/flvtool2";
	
	// Create our FFMPEG-PHP class
	$ffmpegObj = new ffmpeg_movie($srcFile);
	
	// Save our needed variables
	$srcWidth = makeMultipleTwo($ffmpegObj->getFrameWidth());
	$srcHeight = makeMultipleTwo($ffmpegObj->getFrameHeight());
	$srcFPS = $ffmpegObj->getFrameRate();
	$srcAB = intval($ffmpegObj->getAudioBitRate()/1000);
	$srcAR = $ffmpegObj->getAudioSampleRate();
	
	// Call our convert using exec()
	exec($ffmpegPath . " -i " . $srcFile . " -ar " . $srcAR . " -ab " . $srcAB . " -f flv -s " . $srcWidth . "x" . $srcHeight . " " . $destFile . " | " . $flvtool2Path . " -U stdin " . $destFile);
	
	function makeMultipleTwo ($value) {
		if ($value % 2)
			return $value - 1;
		else
			return $value;
	}
?>