# Merging flv files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merging-flv-files/125746>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merging-flv-files/125746 "2008-01-11T17:29:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merging-flv-files/125746/1 "2008-01-11T17:29:49Z")

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Hi ,  
i need to merge two flv videos , i have tried using this command:

mencoder -oac copy -ovc copy -idx -o c.flv a.flv b.flv,

the resulting file is of expected size , but somehow i am not able  
to play it …

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Please let me know your thoughts

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Thanks  
Aprit

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**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merging-flv-files/125746/2 "2008-01-11T18:11:13Z")

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On 11 Jan 2008, at 16:28, arpit jain wrote:

> Hi ,  
> i need to merge two flv videos , i have tried using this command:  
> mencoder -oac copy -ovc copy -idx -o c.flv a.flv b.flv,
> 
> the resulting file is of expected size , but somehow i am not  
> able to play it …
> 
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> Please let me know your thoughts
> 
> ```

That rails talk isn’t the best place to discuss usage of mencoder ?

Fred