FLV to MP4 – Choose The Right Software

FLV is a proprietary video file format originally developed by Macromedia to display a variety of vector and raster graphic Flash animations that consist of texts, drawings and still pictures. When Adobe eventually acquired Macromedia, it started developing the file format further. However, not all media players support the FLV file format.

MP4 is derived from the original MPEG standard which is used for video and audio compression and playback. MPEG stands of Moving Picture Expert Group, which is the working group of experts who have laid down the standards for video and audio compression & transmission. There are various different versions in the MP4 video file format.

There might be times when you have to convert it into a more universal format like the MP4 which is the most supported format on a variety of media players. Combining the factors below, after testing a collection of FLV to MP4 conversion packages, it has been determined that Wondershare Video Converter (Both Win & Mac) deserves the highest score.

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Factor 1: Proper FLV to MP4 Conversion
Due to the compatibility of video formats, the videos you obtain from Internet cannot be played on many software application & hardware devices. For instance, you will find it difficult to play recently downloaded YouTube videos on your iPod / iPad / iPhone. Based on these factors, you will need to choose your video converter which features perfect FLV to MP4 conversion. With the major purpose of FLV to Mp4, all the other capabilities provided by a video converter could be secondary when comparing to this one.

Factor 2: Easy-to-use

There are a number of convertors available to convert FLV to MP4 files. You can choose a package as long as it outputs the correct kind of MPEG-4 file format that you are looking for. Ease-of-use can be another criterion to select your FLV to MP4 converter, although it would most often be of less importance.

Factor 3: Audio Extraction

If you also need to extract the audio from the FLV file, you have to make sure the video converter also features extracting audio from media files. Such tool should be able to rip the audio track alone and output sound in a MP3 file.

After all, Wondershare video converter is a stable tool for you to easily turn all YouTube and internet videos into Apple compatible videos, enjoying them with high flexibility.