Viewing .FLV Files

Hello Everyone,
I have a few questions regarding the "YouTube" scenario:
1. When a video file is uploaded to youtube, does the flv
file created call the original video in? In other words, is the
original video live on the server?
2. My understanding of .FLV files is that they can only be
viewed on a page via a .SWF file. True? Are there other ways to
view a .FLV file on
(embedded) a page?
TIA,
Greg

Hi
1...I'm not familiar with youtube's methods, but it would be
logical to suppose that any file you upload to a 'public server'
will be accessable by anyone, therefore each instance will be a
live preview of the original. And if its not 'LIVE' on the server
how would anyone know it exsisted?
A swf alone cannot play .flv's even this needs a 'player',
such as the very basic Video object in Flash to the fuller featured
FLVPlayback component. .flv's can be viewed with 3rd party Desktop
apps such as FlashStreamWorks player
FLVPlayer
Check out youtube info maybe they have .flv related
documentation on how to use.
Hope it helps

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