Sothink FLV Player, also known as Flash Video Player, is a 100% free FLV Player. This flash video player can play all files with an FLV extension (*.flv). The powerful FLV Player can play FLV video files encoded by different codecs, including Screen Video, Sorenson H. 263, on2vp6 and etc. It is a small size yet easy-to-use FLV Player. By double-clicking flv files or dragging and dropping them to the window of Sothink FLV Player, you can enjoy flash videos offline at any time you like.
System requirements
Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP/2003/Vista
Features
-Play FLV files (Flash Video files) on any Windows PC.
-Play FLV from URL directly.
-Support FLV video files encoded by different codecs, for example, Screen Video, Sorenson H. 263, on2vp6 and etc.
-Automatically adapt window size to the FLV video.
-Free to resize the FLV player window.
-Drag and drop any *.flv file from Windows Explorer into the FLV player window and play it automatically.
-Automatically show/hide the play controls in full screen mode.
Easy to use, and 100% free.
Installation
1. Open the zip file with an unzip tool, such as WinZip;
2. Double-click "Setup.exe";
3. Follow the install wizard.
Uninstallation
1. Open Windows Control Panel;
2. In Control Panel, choose Add/Remove Programs;
3. Select Sothink FLV Player and click the Remove button;
4. Follow the instructions to uninstall the program.
F.A.Q
What is FLV?
FLV (Flash Video) is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9. FLV content may also be embedded within SWF files. Notable users of the FLV format include YouTube, Google Video, Reuters.com, Yahoo! Video and MySpace.
Commonly FLV files contain video bit streams which are a variant of the H.263 video standard, under the name of Sorenson Spark. Flash Player 8 and newer revisions support the playback of On2 TrueMotion VP6 video bit streams. On2 VP6 can provide a higher visual quality than Sorenson Spark, especially when using lower bit rates. On the other hand it is computationally more complex and therefore will not run as well on certain older system configurations.
Why do I need FLV Player?
Although you may enjoy Flash Video on web page, you can't play the downloaded flv files directly by Windows Media Player or other common players. The installation of the Flash Player or Macromedia Flash development tool also does not install any player associated with FLV files. After installed Sothink FLV Player, you can open flv files directly by double-click the icon, as simply as open avi, wmv, rm, mov files in Windows Media Player, Real Player or QuickTime, etc.
