File extension FLV
| File type | Flash Video Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a FLV file?
The .FLV files are nothing but the usual flash based video files that we encounter a numerous times on the internet. These flash videos are generally exported by flash plugins from Adobe Flash.
The FLV files are growing in popularity for video format and the file type is now an open standard which is also supported by many software that are not from Adobe.
The file structure is based on bit streams and the flash videos are encoded on the h.263 principle.Most of the current videos on the popular video sharing sites like Youtube and dailymotion are in FLV format.
Program(s) that can open the .FLV file
Windows
Linux
How to open FLV files
If you cannot open the FLV file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports FLV among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the FLV file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the FLV format files
The inability to open and operate the FLV file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Flash Video Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a FLV file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the FLV file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the FLV from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the FLV format
- The FLV file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the FLV file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a FLV file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the FLV file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the FLV file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the FLV file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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This extension
can be converted to:
- FLV to BIK
- FLV to 264
- FLV to 3GP
- FLV to 3GPP2
- FLV to AVC
- FLV to AVI
- FLV to BNK
- FLV to DIVX
- FLV to F4V
- FLV to M2TS
- FLV to M4V
- FLV to MKV
- FLV to MOV
- FLV to MP3
- FLV to MP4
- FLV to MPEG
- FLV to MPG
- FLV to MTS
- FLV to OGG
- FLV to SWF
- FLV to TRP
- FLV to TS
- FLV to VOB
- FLV to WEBM
- FLV to WMV
- FLV to ASF
- FLV to DVR
- FLV to APK
- FLV to H264
- FLV to VP6
- FLV to MJPG
- FLV to MPE
- FLV to MPG2
- FLV to VEP
- FLV to VIV
- FLV to 3GPP
- FLV to MJP2
- FLV to DVR-MS
- FLV to WAV
- FLV to WMA
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.FLV) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected FLV file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the FLV file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. FLV) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.