# How to open FLV files directly?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-flv-files-directly/249612
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**Created:** [January 20, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-flv-files-directly/249612 "2008-01-20T22:51:18Z")
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### Author: ![axiomflash](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/axiomflash/32/3952_2.png) [@axiomflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/axiomflash)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-open-flv-files-directly/249612/1 "2008-01-20T22:51:18Z")

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Is there a way to open FLV files directly in an adobe problem? Hopefully I’m missing something here, but it seems like there is no way to directly open an FLV file; you have to embed in a swf/fla or use a 3rd party program. Am I wrong? Can you do this with any adobe players?

I sure don’t get it…