Why Convert File To FLV

They are both flash files. The biggest difference without going into too much technical detail, SWF comes ready to play and FLV doesn't. You can open a .SWF file with your web browser and it'll play but .FLV files require a 'player' to view. On the surface it may seem like FLV is less desirable since you'll have to use a player and an extra step to get things going.

FLV does have it's advantages. It is a real streaming format. Meaning it will play at once without waiting for the whole file to download unlike SWF. This makes FLV an ideal format if you have very huge files.

Now you know, learn how to convert file to FLV and play it on your website.