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You'll be impressed with this very handy, simple Flash video player, though a couple of quirks bring it down a notch or two from perfection.
FLVPlayer's five-button interface doesn't need a help file. Opening an FLV file is a mere matter of choosing it from a dialog or dragging and dropping it onto FLVPlayer. We really liked how this utility always correctly set the aspect ratio during playback, but some users may wish that the videos could be enlarged to fill the screen.
The volume slider is unobtrusive but difficult to finely set. On the other hand, the video position slider can be set to the hundredth of second. Buttons to move to the beginning or end of the video aren't as useful as they could be since the End button is disabled. Occasionally, moving the position slider to a particular second didn't work. Instead, pressing Play simply moved the slider to its previous position and restarted the video.
Flaws notwithstanding, anyone who has a collection of Flash Video files will love this tiny freeware player.
Publisher's Description
From VML:
FLVPlayer is a simple Microsoft Windows program that serves a single purpose--provides a quick and flexible way for opening FLV encoded video files. As many people who encode video in Flash Video (FLV) format have probably realized, there is no program provided by Macromedia that allows easy previewing of FLV files. This is where FLVPlayer comes into play.
FLVPlayer allows users to open an FLV in numerous ways--double click the file, right-click the file and select Open from the context menu, browse for the file within FLVPlayer, and drag and drop the file into FLVPlayer. Furthermore, by utilizing the MediaPlayback component, FLVPlayer is able to display the video in the correct aspect ratio so your preview will exactly match how it will look when playing from your Web site. So, if you are looking for a quick and easy way to preview FLV files, FLVPlayer is just the utility you have been searching for.
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All versions:
3.1 starsout of 16 votes
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Current version:
3.1 starsout of 16 votes
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"Doesn't work, but all the unwanted stuff does"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
There are no pros to this
Cons
Uses a cNet installer to install (whether you want it or not) various "browser addons" that change all your browser and internet settings, forcing you to use those addons and visit the preferred pages over the ones you want to use. As for the FLV Player itself, it does not work, crashed repeatedly on startup.
Summary
This program should be avoided. As this is the third program in a row downloaded from cNet that has done this, I am reporting cNet as a malicious site. Users should avoid downloading anything from this site, it's obvious now they are being paid to put trash on user computers.
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"Did bad things to my computer"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
None found
Cons
* Couldn't play some flv files I wanted it to
* Was extremely difficult to bypass all bad additional software/toolbars it wanted to install. I still may find some things.
* Won't fully uninstall
* Broke my context menu. I no longer have "open with" for flv files.Summary
Avoid this
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"Installs a crappy toolbar even if you've refused"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
I do not like applications that forces malware to install even if you refuses to do so in the ad hoc screen.
Cons
Installs MTSTART TOOLBAR which is a pain in the .... to eliminate from the computer.And install it in ALL the browsers (I have more than normal because I use them for test purposes).
What I've downloaded from the button is this file:
flvplayer4free_setup.exe
Better option : download from freecodecs.com the former Adobe Player 1.8 (you must install Adobe Air previouslly)Summary
Do not install it, you will be invaded by crappware which is very difficult to unistall (if you are not experienced may be you'll will have to pay for it.
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"It works perfectly!"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
I upgraded to windows 8,I tried many media apps but this one works just great!i recommend it!
Cons
None,if it works then that's great!
Summary
Couldn't get any other media app to work until I bumped into this one,perfect,just great,I absolutely recommend it!
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"It's works as advertised"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
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Cons
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"Does not work with Windows 8 RP"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
None as I couldn't run it.
Cons
Requires .NET ver 1.1.4322 which is up to 4 and 4.5 (for Win8 RP). Unable to install .Net 1.1 on 64-bit Windows which means unable to use this program on 64-bit Windows.
Summary
Might make a note in the info about only for 32-bit versions of Windows.
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"Doesn't Work"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
It is Free
Cons
It Doesn't Open Flash Videos
Summary
I tried this program on 10 flv's I can open with media player classic, and it won't open any of them... It says streaming and will not open the file.
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"The Program is brilliant"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
Loads fast and doesn't stall
Cons
Window cannot be re-sized, but but if thats the size of the video it will only become pixlated if it is made bigger.
Summary
I like this product because i have a program which allows me to download YouTube videos, but it downloads them as .flv this is the only program which i have found which is so simple ANYONE Could use it.
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"so beautiful! I love it!"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
......it plays FLVs.
Cons
slow and laggy. interface is sorta dumb.
Summary
MIMI LOVES IT!!!!!!111ONE11ELEVEN
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"Does what you'd expect!"
Version: FLVPlayer 1.1
Pros
It's compact small, easy to use. It doesn't claim to be full of features, and it isn't. I that deserves high scores.
Cons
Pretty much NO features, but then again, it's free.
