How to convert Flash Video (FLV) to GIF (animated)
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Flash Video (FLV) to GIF (animated)
NexMedia converts Flash Video (FLV) to GIF (animated) on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Flash Video (FLV)
Flash Video (FLV) is the container Adobe Flash Player used to stream video on the web, typically with H.264 or the older Sorenson Spark and VP6 codecs.
Videos saved from websites of the Flash era and from some older streaming and recording tools.
Adobe ended Flash Player at the end of 2020 and browsers removed it, so FLV files need a converter or a desktop player such as VLC.
Convert FLV to GIF online free, no account required — GIF is a looping animation format with at most 256 colours per frame and no sound.
Change FLV to GIF without losing quality — convert FLV to GIF free in your browser.
Why won't my old FLV videos play anywhere anymore? Flash Player was retired at the end of 2020 and browsers dropped support, so the only practical way to keep them is converting to MP4.
About GIF
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) dates from 1987. An animated GIF is a sequence of frames, each limited to a palette of at most 256 colours, and it has no sound.
Short looping animations, reactions and simple graphics on websites, in chats and on social media.
Because of the 256-colour limit and frame-by-frame storage, animated GIFs are large and show banding on photographic video.
Why convert a clip to GIF? GIFs autoplay everywhere — forums, chats, READMEs and comment threads — with no video player, hosting or sound to worry about.
What changes when you convert FLV to GIF
- The FLV is re-encoded into GIF at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
- GIF cannot hold sound, so the audio track of the FLV is dropped.
- GIF stores at most 256 colours per frame, so the colours of the FLV are reduced to a palette.
Settings you can change
Before you convert FLV to GIF, you can adjust: Frame rate, Width, Colours, Dithering, Trim start, and Trim duration.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted GIF file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
FLV to GIF: questions and answers
Does converting FLV to GIF reduce quality?
The FLV is re-encoded into GIF at the default quality settings, so the result looks close to the original but is not bit-identical.
What is the difference between FLV and GIF?
FLV is the Flash Video format of the Adobe Flash Player era. GIF is a looping animation format with at most 256 colours per frame and no sound.
Can I change the settings when converting FLV to GIF?
Before you convert FLV to GIF, you can adjust: Frame rate, Width, Colours, Dithering, Trim start, and Trim duration.
Do I need an account to convert FLV to GIF?
No. You can convert FLV to GIF without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted GIF file kept?
The GIF file you convert from FLV is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
When I convert FLV to GIF, where does the sound go?
GIF cannot hold sound, so the audio track of the FLV is dropped.
Why does my GIF have fewer colours than my FLV?
GIF stores at most 256 colours per frame, so the colours of the FLV are reduced to a palette.