video Format
FLV File Format
Flash Video was the standard video format for Adobe Flash Player that powered early online web video platforms like YouTube from 2005 to 2012.
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Technical Specifications
| Extensions | .flv |
| MIME Types | video/x-flv |
| Category | Video |
| Engine Tier | tier2-wasm |
| Magic Bytes / Sniffing | 0x46 0x4C 0x56 0x01 |
| Opens With | VLC, specialized video editors |
| Good For | Archived historical online web video clips. |
| Not Recommended For | Modern mobile devices and web browsers following the retirement of Flash. |