Convert FLV to CAF
Convert any video file to CAF format online for free. Fast, secure, and easy-to-use video to CAF converter with no software installation required.
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Max file size: 50 MBMax duration: 30 min
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Why Choose Scriptivox FLV to CAF Converter?
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How to Use FLV → CAF
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Drag and drop your FLV file or click to browse. Supports files up to 1GB.
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Select CAF as your output format and click convert. Our servers will process your file instantly.
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FLV vs CAF: format comparison
How the two formats differ on the things that change your result.
| Specification | FLV (source) | CAF (result) |
|---|---|---|
| Container | Flash Video | Core Audio Format |
| Developed by | Adobe (Macromedia) | Apple |
| Introduced | 2002 | 2005 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, MP3 | PCM, ALAC, AAC, Opus |
| Compression | Lossy | Depends on codec |
| Approx. file size | 7.5–60 MB per minute | 1–32 MB per minute |
| Metadata / tags | — | CAF metadata chunks |
| Licensing | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Plays natively on | Needs a player: Windows, macOS | Native: macOS, iOS · Needs a player: Windows, Web browsers |
| Best for | legacy archives, web archives | iOS development, the Apple ecosystem, very long recordings |
What changes when you convert FLV to CAF
Only the soundtrack survives: the video stream is dropped, and the AAC audio inside the FLV file is re-encoded as PCM.
The size drop is dramatic because the video stream is where nearly all the data lives. A minute of FLV runs around 34 MB; the extracted CAF is roughly 17 MB per minute.
About FLV to CAF Conversion
This tool takes the audio track from inside a FLV file, a Flash Video container from 2002, and saves it on its own as CAF. Everything visual is left behind.
FLV comes from Adobe (Macromedia) and dates to 2002. It carries H.264, Sorenson Spark, VP6, which is what determines the quality ceiling of anything you convert out of it.
CAF was introduced by Apple in 2005. It carries PCM, ALAC, AAC, Opus and has native playback on 2 of six platform categories, which is the practical reason to choose it as a target.
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