Where is Flash found?

Comments: 5 Responses to “Where is Flash found?”

Gary Rosenzweig

14 years ago

The Flash player isn't software for your Mac, it is software for your browser. It is called a browser "plug-in."
There are several ways to figure out which version of this browser plug-in you have. The first is, in Safari, to go to Help, Installed Plug-Ins. This will bring up page of all of your browser plug-ins. Look for "Shockwave Flash." It should list something like:
Shockwave Flash 10.1 r82 — from file “Flash Player.plugin”.
This would mean you have Flash player version 10.1, revision 82.
You can also go to this page at Adobe's web site:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
This will tell you basically the same thing. But it will also tell you the latest version and you can then upgrade if you are behind.
As for VLC -- I don't know what you mean. VLC is a video player. It plays videos, not Flash content. I don't think there is any relation.

Cameron

14 years ago

I believe Bruce may be referring to .flv files, such as on YouTube. VLC Player will play those (as, of course, will QuickTime X).

Gary Rosenzweig

14 years ago

Oh, I see. flv files are video files that can be played inside of Flash applications. Video is just a little part of what Flash can do. Flash applications are can be pretty much anything -- games, for instance. When you see a Flash video on the web, like on YouTube, it is a Flash application that is essentially a video player that streams a flv file (or several flv files).

Bruce

13 years ago

Thank you, that clears up a lot. I was out of date.
Cameron was right I was referring to .flv files. All this is very confusing to me.
How do I get .flv to play in Quicktime. Whenever I try to open .flv files up in Quicktime they are grayed out.
Thanks again.

Gary Rosenzweig

13 years ago

You don't. flv files are made to be streamed by Flash movies online. They don't play in QuickTime.