Everything You Need to Know about Flash Video Player

David Wetzel | Jul 26, 2008 | 0 comments

Flash video (FLV) player is sometimes referred to as flash media player. This is a free software program which allows you to watch movies, play games, and view animations on the Internet.

FLV player is a standard program which plays Shock Wave Flash (SWF) files. It is provides multilingual support for over 33 different languages. It also has the ability to act as a screen saver, if you find a favorite movie you would want displayed on your computer screen when not in use.

Advantages of Flash Video Player

FLV player provides the ability to:

    Download flash movies that are SWF files
    View movies in full screen mode
    Capture flash movie images
    Convert flash movie images to wallpaper
    Build play lists (folders) to store your favorites
    Convert SWF files to EXE (execute) files
    Change the name of downloaded movies
    View product demo movies

FLV player does not have:

    Snag sites – phishing for sensitive information
    Ads – from businesses
    Spyware – received 100% clean award from Softpedia
    Time limits – use it as long as you like
    Support for iPhone

Features of Flash Video Player

The extended features of FLV player include:

    Animation files – view high quality animations
    Rewind – movies, animations, flash games, to any position, pause
    Browser Cache – temporary storage in RAM (random access memory)
    Drag and Drop – select and move SWF files from another location into your play list
    Hot Keys – assigning function keys specific a particular speed action
    Embedding Videos – inserting videos in your website for other to view
    Zoom – move in for a close up view of particular areas of the movie
    Select Mode – allows the selection of specific features to enhance movie
    Repeat – play the movie over repeatedly

Flash Video Player File Downloading

You can search for FLV player files (SWF) on any website and these popular websites:

    YouTube
    FaceBook
    Goggle Video
    Yahoo Video
    MySpace

FLV player requires that you have Windows 2000, XP, or Vista to view SWF movie files. This is a low bandwidth service which provides high quality movies for anyone that has access to the Internet to view.

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