FLV → MPG

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How to convert FLV to MPG

Step 1: Provide your FLV files using the button above or by toss and let go.

Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.

Step 3: Fetch your converted MPG files.


FLV to MPG Conversion FAQ

How do I convert FLV to MPG without re-encoding the video stream?
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There is no stream-copy switch on this page. A few pairs copy a compatible video stream into the MPG container without re-encoding it, MKV to MP4 among them, which is quick and loses no quality. Most pairs re-encode the video. FLV typically holds Sorenson Spark or H.264 video with MP3 or AAC audio, wrapped in a stream format designed for RTMP delivery. Contents are MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video with MP2 audio; the muxing and the GOP structure are identical to a .mpeg file.
Yes, and it is a real upgrade over FLV. MPG treats every audio stream as a first-class track, so an original-language mix, a dub and a director commentary can live in one file with the player switching between them on demand. MPG is the extension DVD authoring software, older camcorders and broadcast ingest tools recognise, so it stays useful for those pipelines.
Only if a specific piece of equipment demands the target. Both formats come from the same pre-H.264 era, so neither conversion buys efficiency, quality or future-proofing — it buys compatibility with one particular device. If the goal is to keep the footage usable long-term, convert to a current container instead of sideways. No current browser, phone or TV can play FLV — anything still in this container has to be moved out of it to remain watchable. MPG inherits every MPEG-2 limitation — heavy bitrate, interlacing, no soft subtitles — plus the confusion of two extensions for one format.
Usually not. Most conversions keep one audio track, the one with the most channels (normally the main mix), re-encoded for the MPG container, so commentary and alternate-language tracks are dropped. AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, VOB and M4V to MKV keep every track, and so does MP4 to MOV. To keep a different track, remux the FLV with that track first (VLC or ffmpeg can do this), then convert it. MPG is the same MPEG program stream as .mpeg — the three-letter extension is a DOS-era truncation, not a different format.
On some pairs. MP4 to MOV keeps every text subtitle track. AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, VOB and M4V to MKV keep every subtitle track: text subtitles are copied or converted to SRT, and picture-based subtitles such as DVD or Blu-ray ones are copied as they are. MP4, MOV and WebM to MKV keep only the first subtitle track (as ASS), and MP4 to WebM keeps the first one as WebVTT. Other pairs, including MKV to MP4 or MOV and WebM to MP4, drop subtitle tracks, and the converter does not burn them into the picture. Subtitles that are already burned in stay, because they are part of the video frames.
MKV is the only mainstream container that stores arbitrary attached files (TTF fonts for ASS subs, JPG cover art, fan-translated PDF inserts). Going from FLV to MPG drops these attachments when MPG is not MKV — the elementary streams convert, but the attached payload stays in the source. Keep FLV as a backup if you depend on attached fonts.
It depends on the MPG container. MP4, MOV and MKV output use H.264, which plays on practically every phone, browser and TV. WebM output uses VP9. AVI, WMV and MPEG output use the older codecs those formats were designed for.
There is no HDR processing or tone mapping. When the video stream is copied (MKV to MP4 or MOV with the default settings), HDR10 passes through as it is. When the video is re-encoded, the HDR10 mastering metadata is dropped and Dolby Vision or HDR10+ data is not kept, and with a Quality, Resolution or Frame Rate setting some pairs also reduce the video to 8-bit colour, so an HDR FLV can look washed out in the MPG.
It depends on what happens to the video. MKV to MP4 or MOV with the default settings copies the video stream unchanged, so the size stays close to the source. Most other pairs re-encode it: a high-bitrate FLV usually comes out smaller, while an already heavily compressed one can grow. Smaller File under Quality gives the smallest output, and H.265 in the Codec setting (MP4, MOV and MKV) is usually smaller than H.264 at similar quality but plays on fewer devices.
The converter has no resolution cap of its own; the limit is the upload size allowed on your plan, and 4K, 8K and 60 fps files keep their resolution and frame rate unless you change them. MKV to MP4 or MOV with the default settings copies the video stream, which is quick at any resolution. Other pairs re-encode on CPU and the time grows with the pixel count, so a long 4K or 8K file takes much longer than the same length in 1080p.

FLV

FLV was the container behind Flash video on the web, now obsolete but still common in older downloads and archives.

MPG

MPG is the same MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video as .mpeg, just the shortened extension DOS-era software required.


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