Free .flv video converter?

Would anyone be able to recommend a totally free program (or nearly free, I would be willing to pay a reasonable amount) that will convert .flv format (You Tube videos) to .wmv? I've tried VLC and it worked once then wouldn't work again. I've tried two or three others but once you've installed them they tell you they will only convert 70% of the video, or stick a dirty great logo right in the middle until you upgrade to the full version.

I just want one that will do what it says it will and not install a bunch of malware or anything like that.

Thanks very much.

Whenever I need to download and convert videos from Youtube I just use Youtube Downloader, or Youtube Downloader HD for HD videos.

danutz_plusplus said:

Whenever I need to download and convert videos from Youtube I just use Youtube Downloader, or Youtube Downloader HD for HD videos.

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I've actually already downloaded them. I just mentioned You Tube because that's the format they're in, flv.

try Riva FLV Encoder..

• Transcode your existing video files to the advanced Flash Video (FLV) format and vice-versa.
• Riva FLV Encoder comes with the free Riva FLV Player.
• You can transcode the following formats: AVI, MPEG, Quicktime, WMV.
• Version 1.2 supports exporting images from a video as JPEGs.
• Based on the FFMPEG encoder.
• Freeware, donations accepted.

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• http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3

lanux128 said:

try Riva FLV Encoder..


• http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3

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Thank you but that one appears to only convert movies INTO flv format. I want the other way around.

oops! try this then, Free Flash Flv Video Converter. it is claimed on the website that it can "convert flv files to other video and audio formats, such as FLV to AVI, FLV to MPEG, FLV to WMV, FLV to MP3, FLV to MP4 and FLV to 3GP".

• http://www.minidvdsoft.com/flvtovideo/

also found this: Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter.

website said:

Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter is the free video converter that converts Flash Video files (FLV, SWF) into AVI or MPEG.

Features
# Conversion FLV and SWF to AVI or MPG.
# Supported video codecs: XviD, DivX 3, H.264, WMV, MPEG4-FFmpeg, S-Mpeg 4 v. 2, Motion JPEG (MJPEG), HuffYUV.

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• http://www.pazera-software.com/products/flv-to-avi-converter/

I just always change ".flv" ending to something else (.avi for example) and it works well ;]