Good useful tips:how to download and convert FLV to MOV on Mac OS X

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What's FLV



Flash Video (FLV) is a file format used to deliver video over the  Internet using Adobe Flash Player (initially produced by Macromedia)  versions 6–10. Until version 9 update 2 of the Flash Player, Flash  Video referred to a proprietary file format, having the extension FLV.  Notable users of the Flash Video format include YouTube, Google Video,  Yahoo! Video, Reuters.com, metacafe, and many other news providers.

1. How to download flv video from Youtube or otherwebsites

 
Convertdirect – This site downloads and converts FLV files from any sites like  YouTube, Google Video, etc. Just insert the right FLV URL, and follow  the instructions on the site. It supports conversion from FLV to AVI,  3GP, MP3, MP4, WMV, MPEG, MOV, etc. With the help of this site, you can  enjoy your videos on your PC, iPod, Zune, PSP, and cell phone any time  you like. Clean and clear interface, easy to handle.
 
Vixy – The online tool Vixy we mentioned above in the web section also has a  client available for download if you want to go the desktop app route.  This one will work with both Intel and PowerPC Macs.
 
TubeTV – This freeware app provides search and browse tools as well as  downloads and conversions. You'll need to install the excellent Perian  open source component to handle the conversions. If you're a Mac user  and don't already know about Perian, it's a great Swiss army knife-like  codec utility that can also help solve a lot of compatibility problems  trying to play back video files with Quicktime.

This  is by no means a comprehensive list — we left out a number of sites and  apps with nearly identical features to the items on this list. And  though we included a few freemium and paid apps, we avoided some of the  more costly tools in favor of the free and cheap in this set.


There's  also sure to be some apps and sites we just don't know about yet — so  if you have a favorite tool for downloading YouTube videos to your  desktop, let us know in the comments! If you're listing a paid app, be  sure and tell us why it's worth paying for.


2. How to play FLV on Mac

An FLV player is a type of media player that is used for playing flash  video from PC as well as from Internet websites. An FLV player can be  used standalone, without the need of the Adobe Flash authoring or  developmental tools.

The following players support FLV files in their default installations:

Mplayer OS X

VLC Media player

Free FLV Player for Mac

3.How to convert flv to mov on mac os x

This tutorial is show you how to convert .flv to .mov on Mac OS X. This  FLV to MOV Converter for Mac can convert flv video(including web flv  video like YouTube) to MOV video, it also support the conversion on the  other video and audio formats including MPEG, MPG, MKV, MP4, WMV, MOV,  FLV, M4V, MP3, MKA, AIFF, WMA, M4A, AC3, AAC, WAV, OGG, etc on Mac OS X.

Step 1: Free download and install FLV Converter for Mac.

After installing and running the mac flv to mov converter, you will see the main interface as below.

 

Step 2: Add FLV video files to convert to mov

Click the "Add Files" button to browse your computer hard drive and  select FLV video files you want to convert. This FLV to mov video  converter for Mac supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can  import and convert several flv files to mov at a time.

Step 3: Select output format as MOV

Use the "format" on the bottom of the window to control the output  format. Click on the toggle to the right of the "Format" label to get  format drop-down menu. Select "MOV-QuickTime" as the output format.

Step 4: Start to convert FLV to MOV on Mac.

Click "Start" to convert flv to mov video for Mac, if your files is too big to XXG,just forget it and have a cup of coffee.

With Pavtube FLV Converter for Mac enhanced editing functions, you also can trim, crop, add effect on your  video, merge several flv video clips into one file, and extract audio  and image from FLV on Mac.

After you download Youtube flv files, you can't directly view it on  your mac even your portable players like ipod or iphone. Generally, we  are common to convert FLV to MOV Mac so that we can directly play the  videos via iMovie or quicktime player. From now on, just enjoy youtube  videos on your Mac or your ipod.

4. Output Supported by this Mac flv to mov converter
# QuickTime(MOV), iTunes, VLC, iMovie, iDVD.

[andywily889]

This is really very good post for me that convert flv to mov on mac os. Last week I downloaded one video which is in flv format on mac. But I want to convert it in to mov format. Thanks for this help. After reading this this thread it it possible to convert that video.