Flash is vector animation software, originally designed to create animations for display on web pages. Vector graphics are ideal for the web because they are so lightweight. Flash animation has a lot of remarkable excellence when it was used in web pages. For example: Flash movies load faster and save on download time because Flash is vector based. Flash intelligently "caches" it's movies so they don't have to be reloaded. Flash gives the user (the person viewing/using the Flash movie) a more responsive "rich-client" like experience. So Flash animations are used more and more in the web recently. We can see all kinds of Flash movies on the web here and there and we can download interested Flash animations or view them on-line. However, an easy to use and powerful Flash player is the necessary tool we must have. Here I will commend you an excellent Flash player. That is FLV Player which was published by Martijn De Visser. Now let's go and see how excellent it is!

FLV Player is a standalone utility to play Adobe Flash Video (FLV and H.264 / MPEG-4) files with. FLV Player is compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Vista, supports both local and internet streaming content. FLV Player allows Flash developers to play .flv and On2 VP6 files without the need to load them from a server. FLV Player isn't a must-have by any stretch, but it's a decent tool for penny-pinching Flash developers. Just select the file or drag/drop it onto the player to view it. The program can be optionally associated with .flv files, so we can just double-click them to play.

Following are the key functions and advantages of FLV Player, including:

1. Most people don't need anything more than a Web browser and a Macromedia plug-in to watch Flash videos. However, if we want a hair's breadth more control over our viewing, this open-source freeware program will do the trick. FLV Player's exceedingly simple controls allow us to navigate backward and forward through videos and play them in a loop. We can also adjust the volume, mute it, and adjust the size of the player. The Settings menu provides some basic control over program behavior, such as opening a new player window when double-clicking on an FLV file and remembering previous settings.

2. FLV Player is a tool to play Flash FLV and H.264 (MPEG-4) videos with. This utility can come in handy when viewing many FLV and/or H.264 files, as it doesn't require the Adobe Flash IDE. The installer comes with optional FLV file-association, so double clicking an FLV file opens and plays the file in FLV Player.

3. FLV Player includes an option to install Freecorder Toolbar, a free audio recorder that works right within our browser. This lets us make MP3's from anything we can hear on our PC, including sound tracks from videos, music, and more.

4. Additional functions of FLV Player include: Zoom 50% - 100% - 200% and full screen. Remember position on screen at next launch. Remember audio settings at next launch. Optional video smoothing for fast CPU's and much more.

In addition, FLV Player is free for us and it does not contain any adware or spyware. It is a standalone software and does not need any extra software and hardware requirement. It works with Win2000/XP/Vista only and its current version is 2.0.24. With all these features, simple interface, excellent usability and free trial - why are you still reading Download the free trial now and experience how powerful and effective it is at once! If you feel this utility is helpful indeed, introduce it to your friends please!

FLV Player is based on Flash Player 8 and utilises the default Macromedia FLV Playback component, which uses a slightly customised skin (blue instead of green highlights). FLV Player is built with Screenweaver Open Source, which is still in beta, so your mileage may vary. Let me know if you encounter unexpected results. Or, even better, join the Screenweaver Open Souce initiative and help us create an even better version of Screenweaver!.

SoftSea.com had fully tested and uploaded the install files, FLV Player does not contain any adware or spyware, the latest version is 2.6.9, you can download this software (3.25 MB) from special server of SoftSea.com.

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $29.99, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of FLV Player, you can buy this flash tool software software.