DVD to FLV Converter

Any DVD Converter can also rip DVD and converter many videos to MP4 videos for Zune, PSP, iPod, Apple TV, 3G cell phones, and convert to MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV and FLV. It can also extract audio form video files to MP3.

Before converting DVD and video clips to FLV files, you can select the video resolution that is needed. Any DVD Converter supports the following AVI video resolutions:

• 640×480
• 320×240
• 220×176
• 176×144

FLV

FLV is the file extension of Flash Video. And we often refer Flash Video as FLV. FLV is used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player version 6 or later. Flash Player was originally developed by Macromedia. Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2005. Adobe then published specifications for SWF_8 together with documentation of the FLV format.

FLV can be embedded within SWF files. And because the Flash Player runs as a browser plug-in, FLV videos can be watched on web browsers with Flash Player plug-in installed. Videos from YouTube and Google Video are in the format of FLV. FLV is now widely used to carry online video contents.

FLV file itself is fully-functional on its own and can be played or converted to other formats from local storage such as a hard disk or a CD. With Any DVD Converter, you can convert FLV to MP4, WMV, AVI, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2 videos.

Flash video can be seamlessly integrated into websites, and you can add a new skin on video content. You can also set the size and aspect ratio of the FLV video. Flash video provides immersive and interactive experiences. A SWF file can contain graphics, text, and client logic. It can refer to an external FLV file, and it plays in Flash Player. An FLV file contains primarily audio and video, and it plays inside a SWF file.

FLV-compatible file formats

FLV can now support the MPEG-4 international standard. H.264, AAC, the MP4, M4V, M4A, 3GP and MOV, 3GPP Timed Text are all supported by Flash Video. FLV adopts the variant H.263 video standard. The latest Flash Player 9 can support H.264 video standard. H.264 is also known as AVC, or MPEG-4 part 10. H.264 can offers significantly better quality and bitrate ratio. Audio in FLV files can be encoded as MP3 or AAC (Supported by Flash Player 9).

FLV-compatible players

Most media players based on the FFmpeg can play FLV files. A shortlist of media players that can play FLV files: Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, MPlayer, Media Player Classic, VLC media player, QuickTime, and any player that based on FFmpeg.

The popularity of FLV

Since the introduction of FLV in 2002, Flash Player has been installed on over 96% of all Internet-connected computers. Web designers and developers are standardizing on the FLV format. People can now access the web using high-bandwidth connections and watch FLV directly in the browser through Adobe Flash Player. No wonder FLV and Flash Player are becoming increasingly popular.

DVD as the resource of FLV

DVD is the most common physical video and data storage media used today. In the era of Internet, DVDs are the major content resource of FLV contents. Usually the video files posted or shared online are originated from DVDs. People just rip DVDs and convert the DVD movies to FLV, WMV, MP4, H.264 and other formats that fit to stream video via networks and the Internet.