What codec should the AVI use for editing work?

Xvid at a high bitrate covers general use, but for restoration filtering a lossless codec like Lagarith or UT Video is smarter — repeated processing passes then cost no additional quality. The trade-off is size: lossless AVI runs many times larger than the tiny FLV source.

Is FLV to AVI conversion lossless?

Not by default — Sorenson Spark and VP6 video from the Flash era have no home in AVI, so the picture is decoded and re-encoded, adding one generation of loss. Selecting a lossless codec for the AVI is the only way around it.

Would the AVI also play on my current computer?

Yes, through VLC or MPC-HC, though Windows 11's built-in player may want codec help for Xvid content. If modern playback is the actual goal, converting the FLV to MP4 instead produces a file every current device opens natively.

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Old Flash-era FLV files open in classic Windows editors like VirtualDub once converted to AVI, the container VfW tools grew up on. This direction suits retro editing setups; for playback on modern devices, MP4 or MKV would serve better.

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Why convert FLV to AVI?

Cut and filter rescued Flash-era clips in VirtualDub or other Video-for-Windows software that lives on AVI.
Import old web video into early Premiere or Vegas versions that predate FLV support.
Standardize a 2000s download folder into the one container an old media-center PC already handles.

Tip: The VP6 and Sorenson codecs inside older FLVs have no place in AVI, so video is re-encoded — pick Xvid at a high bitrate to keep the generational loss on already-compressed web video acceptable.

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