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3 Steps to Convert FLV to WMV
1 Click “Add File” button to upload the FLV file you want to convert, then you will be asked to install a small launcher, it only takes seconds.
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After the launcher is installed, click “Add File” button again to upload your FLV video, you are allowed to upload more than one video file once a time. The output format will be automatically set as WMV.
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Click the “Convert” button to start converting FLV to WMV and choose a folder to save the converted WMV video file.
FLV VS WMV
FLV - 1.FLV (Flash Video) is a container file format used to deliver digital video like TV shows, movies, etc. over the Internet.
- 2.FLV video can be played on most operating systems and web browser plugin, but it’s not compatible with most mobile devices.
- 3.FLV format is used to be the de facto standard for web-based streaming video (over RTMP). Many popular video sties like YouTube, Hulu, VEVO, Yahoo! Video, metacafe, etc. supported FLV as the default video file format since early 2000s.
WMV - 1.WMV (Windows Media Video) is a series of video codecs and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft.
- 2.Microsoft developed a digital container format called ASF (Advanced Systems Format) to store WMV video encoding. Under the same video quality, videos in WMV format can be played while downloading, so it’s suitable for playing and transmitting on the Internet.
- 3.WMV has been the subject of various complaints from users and the press, because of the limitation of Microsoft itself. Videos in WMV format cannot be played on mobile devices.
How to convert FLV to WMV with desktop version?
If you also have the need to edit your FLV video before converting it to WMV format, I suggest you using the desktop version of Apeaksoft Free Online Video Converter, which is called Apeaksoft Video Converter Ultimate. It has more powerful functions than the online version. It’s available for both Windows and Mac OS, you can download the correct version according to your computer OS.
Step 1. Install and launch Apeaksoft Video Converter Ultimate on your computer.
Step 2. Click “Add File” button to add one or more FLV videos to this video converter.
Step 3. Edit video
If you want to edit the FLV video and enhance its quality, click the “Edit” button to enter the editing interface. Here you can clip, merge video or adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, volume and more video/audio effects. You are also able to add watermark, audio tracks and subtitles to your FLV video.
Step 4. After you finish editing the video, click the “Profile” button to set output format as WMV, then click the “Browse” button to choose the destination to save the converted video.
Step 5. Finally click the “Convert” button to wait for the FLV video to be converted to MWV format.
If you want to convert FLV to MP3 or convert any other popular video formats online for free, Apeaksoft Free Online Video Converter can always offer help. What’s more, its desktop version also deserves a try for editing video.
