Convert video in wmv format to flv - FAO UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Go to https://vcl.unc.edu/
Under reservations choose “[SOP] ffmpeg3.2.2, Windows 10 (VMware)”
Once the reservation is available click connect and follow connection instructions
On the remote desktop, open the bin folder shortcut
Drag / drop your wmv file to this folder.
- If the file is in your documents folders, open a file explorer windows and copy/paste the path \\tsclient\c\users\%username%\documents
Double click the ffmpeg shortcut on the remote desktop
The command to convert video is
- ffmpeg -i input_file_name.original_format output_file_name.convert_format
- for example to convert wmv to flv
  - ffmpeg -i my_lecture.wmv my_lecture.flv
- additional examples of advanced operations are available https://learn2.pharmacy.unc.edu/academy/guide/ffmpeg.php as well as the program documentation https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html
Once the conversion is complete, there should be an flv file in the bin folder (e.g., my_lecture.flv). Copy/paste this to your documents folder on your local computer or a network location (e.g., M drive; this will appear in file explorer as “M on SOP#” or you can type \\tsclient\m in file explorer)