# How to convert video in .flv format and grab the screenshots

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-video-in-flv-format-and-grab-the-screenshots/143752>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 22, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-video-in-flv-format-and-grab-the-screenshots/143752 "2008-07-22T14:04:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepali_k)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-video-in-flv-format-and-grab-the-screenshots/143752/1 "2008-07-22T14:04:44Z")

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Please tell me how to grab screen shot and convert the video in flv  
format

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**Author:** ![deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepali_k)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-video-in-flv-format-and-grab-the-screenshots/143752/2 "2008-07-22T14:49:59Z")

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Please explain you requirement a little more.

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**Author:** ![deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@deepali\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepali_k)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-video-in-flv-format-and-grab-the-screenshots/143752/3 "2008-07-22T18:50:07Z")

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> Please tell me how to grab screen shot and convert the video in flv  
> format

If you meant to say “how do I extract a screen shot from an FLV video”  
then take a look at this:  
[http://pjkh.com/articles/extracting-thumbnail-from-flv.html](http://pjkh.com/articles/extracting-thumbnail-from-flv.html)

Otherwise I dunno.

-philip