FLV to MOV- How Do They Relate?

As you may know that flash videos online are usually in FLV format for spreading over the internet using Adobe Flash Player in versions six through eleven. Due to the convenience and portable file size, the most popular sites on internet are using FLV as their main source for video posting and sharing. These include YouTube, Google, Yahoo and HULU as well as most online news sources or network news on their main web pages.

When you see a file with the FLV extension, you know it's a video file that needs a video program to be opened. Usually this is as simple as double clicking on the file and allowing your computer to find the appropriate program to open the file. If your computer does not have the right program to open these files, you should receive a message asking if you would like to search the internet for the program needed but if you have Adobe Flash player installed, all you might need is an updated version.

MOV is basically the same thing as the FLV; however, it is a different file extension and originally designed by QuickTime but can also be played on other programs such as Windows Media Player and RealPlayer.

MOV Files are high quality files that can play, independent of each other, audio and video and incorporate them together to form a professional looking and sounding video. Many other files such as the FLV file cannot play on some of the offline video programs available, so you would want to convert the FLV files to MOV files in order to get the most from your FLV video files.

Converting FLV to MOV is simple and can be an important part of your everyday projects for work, school or fun. Most people want to convert FLV to MOV for playing YouTube videos (in FLV format) on portable devices like Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod and more. Therefore, the major requirements come from the entertainment of YouTube videos in more flexible way. Also, for those who won¡¯t want to connect to Internet every time for watching the same movie on YouTube, they also need a proper measure to preserve Internet videos to local drive. In such case, converting FLV to MOV is an ideal choice for Mac users ¨C MOV is the essential media format for Mac OS and compatible with most portable players.

There are many programs available to convert different files from one format to another. Some are free and some require payment in order to use the program. As with everything, make sure you research each program. Some offer a condensed version that may not be exactly what you need and you will end up downloading an unnecessary program onto your hard drive that you will just end up needing to uninstall. Others offer a trial version for free but to get the full effects, you would need to purchase the full version. This is usually the best option, especially if you plan to do a lot of converting of FLV files into MOV files to play on the most popular video media players.