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Differences between FLV and SWF.

When search the Yahoo answer, people often confuse with the difference between SWF and FLV. I am willing to reply people’s question as long as I know its answer.

First, you should know what is FLV and what is SWF.

FLV files (Flash Video Files), a binary file format, are composed of a video bit stream and an audio bit stream and deliver web video over the Internet with Macromedia Flash Player. FLV files are considered to be streaming video files. If you put FLV file in website, you don’t have to download the entire file before playing. FLV content may also be embedded within SWF files. The audio and video data within FLV files are encoded in the same way as they are within SWF files. Unlike SWF format, FLV do not have maximum of 16000 frames limitation and ideally for large video file size. Notable users of the FLV format files are YouTube, Yahoo video, Google Video, Reuters.com, My Space, Facebook video etc.

SWF (Shockwave Flash)- The file format SWF is a vector graphics file format, not streaming media. SWF file can be played directly in web browser, such as Internet Explorer. However, FLV file can not be playback directly, because it requires a separate SWF file which reads the video content from FLV. The SWF file that plays FLV file is called online flash player. Intended to be small enough for publication on the web, SWF files can contain animations or applets of varying degrees of interactivity and function.

Differences:

1. file format:
SWF (acronym of “Shockwave Flash”) actually is a Flash mov ie, and it can be viewed as a Flash animation format, while the FLV is Flash Video, which is a Flash video format. Both of them can be created by Adobe Flash.

2. Streaming media or not

FLV files (Flash Video Files) is streaming media while SWF is not. In short, steaming media file is that can buffering as well playing in the Internet simultaneously. For example, when you put FLV file in website, you don’t have to download the entire file before playing.

3 whether need a player medium
SWF file can be played directly in web browser, such as Internet Explorer. However, FLV file cannot be playback directly, because it requires a separate SWF file which reads the video content from FLV.

4 Support interactivity or not
Both of them can be created by flash, the former obey to a normal video used for audience’s view while the later can embed with AS program code to arrive varying degrees of interactivity and function.

5 main application fields
FLV mainly used in Internet video such as YouTube, Yahoo video, Google Video, Reuters.com, My Space, Face book video those video frequency websites.

But SWF duo Web page decoration or the display of interactivity program or animation.

How to convert FLV to SWF?

From the above introduction now you understand why people choose SWF as the file to inset their website. Want to publish your website and insert a SWF file into it, right? Use Flash 8.0 to create an embedded SWF with for your web site, however, you will find that the created SWF file goes out of sync in video and audio. How to solve this problem?

Here I recommend you the FLV to SWF converter for Mac which can convert FLV to SWF extra easy. What is more, do not need to be a Flash genius, just click some buttons, then you will get the Flash Mov ie you want.

Step 1:Add FLV files
Hit “Add video” to drop the original files.

Step 2: Take slide
Choose the read-imported files then press “Slide”.

Step 3: Set a flash preloader template
Press the “Preloader” tab to select a cool flash preloader template.

Step 4: Set a flash preloader template
Click the “Preloader” tab to select a favorite flash preloader template.

Step 5: Start converting
Clique “start” button to switch FLV to SWF.

Additional, you also can know about convert video to flash swf with flash player.