skacc Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi all, I need to generate thumbnails from flash videos (FLV) using php. The best and easiest solution would be to use ffmpeg, but my hosting company doesn't allow it. Every suggestion i found on the net also talks about using ffmpeg. Does anybody have ideas how to get a frame from a FLV file (ideally from the middle of the movie) and save it as an image without ffmpeg? Thank you, Skacc Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/150401-get-a-frame-from-flv-without-ffmpeg/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
redarrow Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Ask the host, are you allowed to use a 3rd party .exe application. if not your stuck. is it a free host? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/150401-get-a-frame-from-flv-without-ffmpeg/#findComment-789877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 you need some application like ffmpeg or mencoder that can parse the video file... if your host dont support but you have command line access to your server you can install it your self. This page has some destructions (bit old so there may be more recent examples). If you can't do that then I'd suggest you switch hosts Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/150401-get-a-frame-from-flv-without-ffmpeg/#findComment-789938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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