H.264 is one of the most advanced high quality CODECs out there. The streaming media industry is generally moving that way, including Adobe who is the author of FLV.
The FLV files contains video encoded with various codecs: VP6, H.263, H.264. I suppose that by typical you are referring to the VP6 encoding? If yes maybe this article can help you http://support.on2.com/h264_faq.php.
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