# Preloading and buffering FLV

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-and-buffering-flv/189898>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 7, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-and-buffering-flv/189898 "2006-06-07T02:23:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![animatedken](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/animatedken/32/2466_2.png) [@animatedken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/animatedken)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-and-buffering-flv/189898/1 "2006-06-07T02:23:05Z")

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Hello! Two questions regarding FLVs:

**Is there a way to completely preload an FLV so that it plays the video smoothly?** By default, Flash seems to buffer the video and plays the video when a portion of the file has been downloaded. This streaming effect is ok for short video files, but is impractical for longer videos. Thus, I was wondering if it’s possible to preload everything so that when it plays, it plays smoothly.

**If you have two FLVs, is there a way to preload a second FLV in the background while the first one is playing?**

Thanks for looking and thanks for any tips, suggestions and ideas! 🍺