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DCS at a glance
DCS
Convert to DCS when preserving or recovering original Kodak Digital Camera System captures.
In most present-day workflows it is a legacy archival format rather than a current working target.
FLV at a glance
FLV
Convert to FLV when dealing with Flash-era website archives, old courseware, or inherited streaming libraries that still preserve their media in Flash Video form.
It is useful for recovery and compatibility with historical systems.
For any new online distribution, MP4 or WebM are the correct modern targets.
Format comparison
| Feature | DCS | FLV |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | large |
| Compatibility | limited | moderate |
| Editability | high | limited |
| Created year | 1991 | 2002 |
| Inventor | Kodak | Macromedia / Adobe |
| Status | proprietary | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | strong | moderate |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use DCS
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage image data for later interpretation.
When to use FLV
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- Major historical relevance in web video.
FAQs
Why convert DCS to FLV?
Convert to FLV when dealing with Flash-era website archives, old courseware, or inherited streaming libraries that still preserve their media in Flash Video form.
It is useful for recovery and compatibility with historical systems.
For any new online distribution, MP4 or WebM are the correct modern targets.
What changes when converting DCS to FLV?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Quality profile changes from raw in DCS to depends in FLV. Editability profile changes from high in DCS to limited in FLV. Compatibility profile changes from limited in DCS to moderate in FLV. Archival profile changes from strong in DCS to moderate in FLV. Metadata profile changes from rich in DCS to moderate in FLV. Delivery profile changes from limited in DCS to strong in FLV. Workflow profile changes from source in DCS to delivery in FLV.
Moving to FLV removes camera raw data. Moving to FLV adds streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting DCS to FLV?
Check the exported file for Obsolete as a modern publishing target.; Closely tied to an ecosystem that no longer defines the web..