Macvide, a company specializing in video converting solutions for Mac, has just released version 2.0 of its FlashVideo Converter, an application that allows one to convert any Adobe (Macromedia) Flash files such as .swf, .flv to video movie files. A free version of the software is available for download.

FlashVideo Converter lets Mac users running Tiger or higher convert any Adobe Flash files such as .swf, .flv to common video format files such as mp4 (iPod Video), MOV (QuickTime), 3GP (cellular and mobile), ASF/WMV and the usual MPEG files as well. According to the makers, FlashVideo Converter 2.0 allows user interaction on Flash content during conversion.

Macvide offers different examples of how one might want to use a software application like FlashVideo Converter. You can convert your favorite flash movies to create your own video or DVD collection, for instance. We had something else in mind - the demo videos offered by developers when releasing a new product. Some of them are made in Flash. And while you don't always have the time to go online, or worse, have no Internet connection, FlashVideo Converter lets you capture those guides in regular video formats that your Mac or portable device can play whenever you want.

According to Macvide, main features of its newly updated FlashVideo Converter include,

- Encode Flash to Video to .MOV format
- Encode Flash to Video to .MP4 iPod format
- Encode Flash to Video to .3GP (.3GPP, .3G2) format
- mp4 iPod support for converter .SWF and .FLV files
- Support Flash 6, Flash 7, Flash MX, Flash 8, Flash 9 compressed movie
- Convert movie clips and ActionScript and ActionScript2
- Movie width and height determination
- Customizable dimensions for exported video
- Auto determination of Movie length
- User can control Movie over capturing.

Adding to the features list are easy settings and a clean interface, uncluttered by knobs and buttons.

To download your own copy of FlashVideo Converter 2.0, visit this address. The unregistered version adds a logo to the output video. If you decide the application is worth the $99.95, just hit the “buy now” button when the program opens. FlashVideo Converter is a Universal Binary, good for PowerPC and Intel machines alike.