Is Flash Player what I am looking for?

[Ted_Winston]

I would like to find a player for .flv video files that have been downloaded onto a hard drive.  Flash player seems to run on the back of a web browser and, since Adobe Media player is not supported any more, is there some way I can get Flash player to run as a stand alone?  Alternatively, can anyone recommend a good, free stand alone player?

Thanks in advance. Ted

[VikramGaur]

Hello,

Welcome to Adobe Forums.

For dowloaded .flv videos (On Hard Drive), you may use any Video Player (Windows Media Player or a 3rd party Video Player as well)

Thanks,

Vikram

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[C_F_McBlob]

Ted Winston wrote:

I would like to find a player for .flv video files that have been downloaded onto a hard drive. Flash player seems to run on the back of a web browser and, since Adobe Media player is not supported any more, is there some way I can get Flash player to run as a stand alone?  Alternatively, can anyone recommend a good, free stand alone player?

Thanks in advance. Ted

There IS a "standalone" Flash Player: Windows Flash Player 11.9 Projector    or   Macintosh Flash Player 11.9 Projector   It's NOT an installer, it's the whole app. you can copy it to your Program Files(x86) or Applications folder, BUT...

I use VLC Media Player for playing FLV's. It has a much better user interface.

[pwillener]

Mike,

The standalone Flash Player (Projector) does not play .flv files, only .swf.

The VLC player is indeed the best and most popular player for many video formats.

P@

[Ted_Winston]

Thanks Pat, Mike and Vikram. 

I downloaded VLC player this morning and it works a treat!

Thank you very much for your help.

Ted