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FLV file format
File extension
.flv
File category
Description
This flash video format is defined by the Adobe systems and is commonly used for online videos. There are multiple users of the flash video format such as YouTube, Hulu, VEVO, Yahoo! and other services that you serf online on your iPhone, iPad, or laptop. One can access the flash video on various operating systems by enabling the Adobe Flash Player and web browser plugin or other third-party programs except for iOS.
Technical details
FLV files use the H.263 standard under the Sorenson Spark (FourCCFLV1) codec, and there are various reasons for it, such as;
- These are the first codec files that are supported by Flash Player.
- The heavy usage throughout other versions being able to support this same codec.
Programs
Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer
VideoLAN VLC Media Player
Windows Media Player
Main program
FFDShow
Developer
Adobe Systems Incorporated
MIME type
video/x-flv
flv converter
flv to gif
flv to mp3
flv to wav
flv to m4a
flv to wma
flv to ogg
flv to flac
flv to aac
flv to aiff
flv to mp4
flv to 3gp
flv to avchd
flv to avi
flv to m2ts
flv to m4v
flv to mkv
flv to mov
flv to mts
flv to ts
flv to vob
flv to webm
flv to wmv
flv to 3g2
flv to amr
flv to asf
flv to divx
flv to f4v
flv to xvid
flv to rmvb
flv to rm
flv to ogv
flv to mpg
flv to mpeg