Do all video formats need transcoded?

If they are already in FLV format, you can just upload them. OpenPackage won't transcode them since it doesn't have to.

This isn't actually correct. Its an unimplemented feature. The module currently transcodes all videos including FLVs.

Another thing to consider is if there is some video resizing and audio changes that are to be expected during the transcoding. I think passing it through the transcoder whether or not it's already an FLV is a good idea. FFMPEG also provides as a good method of validation for the video codecs before sending it straight to the user.

Thats true. I envision it being more of an admin feature.

If this is an 'unimplemented feature' how can it be implemented. I'd like to be able to upload FLV's and not have them transcoded.

Thanks!

This was an unimplemented feature, as of September 2007, but I wouldn't trust the accuracy of support requests that are nearly a year old and one major version out of date. Try reading the current documentation, and you'll find that this feature has, in fact, been implemented for quite some time. If you find that it's not working properly, perhaps you can file a bug report with the details.

In the current implementation, all uploaded videos still need to pass through the transcoder, even if they don't need to be transcoded.

With op_video's integration with the node_import module, you can import already transcoded videos.