Mar 3, 2009 #1 U U2Soar War Child Joined Jan 13, 2001 Messages 911 Location Ontario,Canada I would like to start downloading and watching the U2 Promo appearences. Is there a difference in quality of picture & sound between a flash .flv video and a mpeg2 video?
I would like to start downloading and watching the U2 Promo appearences. Is there a difference in quality of picture & sound between a flash .flv video and a mpeg2 video?
Mar 3, 2009 #2 LMP Blue Crack Supplier Joined Sep 6, 2004 Messages 37,609 Location Austin, TX MPEG-2 is near DVD quality, while .flv looks like a standard YouTube video. You need special codecs or playing to play either one though.
MPEG-2 is near DVD quality, while .flv looks like a standard YouTube video. You need special codecs or playing to play either one though.
Mar 4, 2009 #3 Galeongirl Galeonbroad Joined Oct 25, 2005 Messages 70,777 Location Schoo Fishtank flv is indeed very low quality, hence the files are so small. It's flashplayer video. MPEG-2 is a regular video format and can also be used on dvds.
flv is indeed very low quality, hence the files are so small. It's flashplayer video. MPEG-2 is a regular video format and can also be used on dvds.
Mar 4, 2009 #4 OP OP U U2Soar War Child Joined Jan 13, 2001 Messages 911 Location Ontario,Canada Thank you both for the replies and explanations.