How To Convert Video File To FLV And Playing It On Your Website

You don't need to spend almost $100 (or more) to convert a file to FLV and playing it on your website. You can do it for $0 and it doesn't even take that much time or technical ability. Here's how.

You'll need to grab three pieces of software. Riva FLV Encoder, FlowPlayer and HTML Code Creator For FlowPlayer. All are free to use and download. The HTML Code Creator for FlowPlayer is not required but it will definitely make it easier so you won't have to mess with codes except maybe copying and pasting. It's highly recommended if you're not familiar with HTML or would just like to make things easy.

Checklist For Converting A Video File To FLV And Playing It On A Webpage.

1. Open Riva FLV Encoder, select your original video file, select the output folder. Click Encode to convert your video file to FLV.
   
2. Download and unzip FlowPlayer to your hard drive. Upload FlowPlayer.swf and your newly converted .flv file to your website, preferably in the same folder.
   
3. Open HTML Code Creator For FlowPlayer. Enter all information it requires and create the HTML code.
   
4. Paste generated code or upload generated HTML file to your website. It would help if they are in the same folder as in step 2 but not necessary.
   
5. Check your work by viewing the web page with your browser.

And, that's all there is to it folks.

Wondering about the benefits and why convert to FLV?