AVI to FLV Converter

Convert AVI files to FLV online, for free, with nothing to install.

To convert AVI to FLV, select or drop your .avi file above, check that FLV is chosen as the output, and click Convert. This conversion runs on our server, and your files are deleted 72 hours later.

What is an AVI file?

AVI – AVI video. AVI is Microsoft's old video container from 1992. Plenty of older cameras, players and editing programs still use it. Converting makes a new file: the video is decoded and encoded again, so converting from a format that lost detail never brings it back.

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What is an FLV file?

FLV – Flash video. FLV is Flash Video, the format of the Flash Player era (early YouTube). Few programs make it today. Converting makes a new file: the video is decoded and encoded again, so converting from a format that lost detail never brings it back.

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How to convert AVI to FLV

  1. Click Select File, or drop your .avi files anywhere on this page. You can add several at once.
  2. Check that FLV is chosen as the output format. On this page it is picked for you.
  3. Click Convert. When a file has to go to our server, the button says Upload and convert instead.
  4. Click Download next to each file when it's done.

AVI vs FLV: how they compare

AVIFLV
LayoutMoving pictures and soundMoving pictures and sound
EditableIn video editorsIn video editors
Created byMicrosoft, 1992Macromedia, 2002
Best forOld software and playersOld Flash players and websites

Good to know

  • The video is decoded and written as an FLV file by ffmpeg: H.264 pictures and AAC sound, at a fixed quality. The first picture track and the first sound track are kept; subtitles and other tracks are left out.
  • Pictures wider than 1080p are made 1920 pixels wide. Interlaced video (DVD, TV, camcorders) is deinterlaced.
  • The server converts about as much video as it can in 10 minutes: a long or large video is refused at once with how long it would take, and can be cut shorter first.

Frequently asked questions

Is converting AVI to FLV free?

Yes. Everyone gets 25 free credits a day, with no account needed. Conversions on our server use one credit per started minute of work, so most cost a single credit. Credits reset at midnight UTC.

Are my AVI files uploaded anywhere?

This conversion runs on our server, because converting video needs ffmpeg, which does not run in a browser. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, and both it and the result are deleted 72 hours after the conversion. The server has no internet access while it works on your file.

How large can the AVI file be?

Up to 1 GB per file. This conversion runs on our server, which accepts files up to that size.

Will the FLV look the same as the AVI?

The picture and sound are decoded and encoded again at a fixed quality, so the FLV looks and sounds very close to the AVI but is not bit for bit the same. Sizes up to 1080p are kept; the first picture track and the first sound track are kept.

Can I convert several AVI files at once?

Yes. Add as many files as you like; they are converted one after another, and each one gets its own Download button.

How long does converting AVI to FLV take?

In our tests a one-minute 1080p video at 8 Mbit/s took about 26 seconds to become an FLV file. Time grows with length and picture size and shrinks for smaller pictures; a video that would need more than about 8 minutes is refused at once, with the time it would take.

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