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Use Animate to Convert SWF to a usable format

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October 20, 2020
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I have a series of training videos in SWF format that were created in Adobe Captivate. The source files are no longer available. Is there a way to convert these videos to a usable format using Animate?

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Correct answer n. tilcheff

First SWF to video application to try should be Swivel: https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/creator-resources/flash-resources/swivel?path=/wiki/creator-resources/flash-resources/swivel

Animating Villager

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Try watching numerouse YouTube tutorials

Signed, Animating Villager

kglad

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do you see the video play when testing (control>test)?

kglad

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when you open the fla, do you see your video on the timeline?

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Riki5E48Author

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I do not

kglad

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is the video embeded in the fla or loaded?

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Riki5E48Author

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I'm honestly not sure how to tell the difference. Super noob here

kglad

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again, decompile and then use animate to export your video.

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Riki5E48Author

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I've tried this. All I get is static and the video controls (but not the video).

n. tilcheffCorrect answer

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First SWF to video application to try should be Swivel: https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/creator-resources/flash-resources/swivel?path=/wiki/creator-resources/flash-resources/swivel

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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Riki5E48Author

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Thanks! This one came the closet to working. When I load the video up in Swivel it only sees 41 frames. I end up with only the first 30s of video (and audio). If I try the manual start and stop option, I get the video but not the audio.

I tried some on the free online converters and all I get is a short, blank, video clip that makes a loud popping sound.

Any thoughts?

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ClayUUID

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SWF isn't a video format, so I assume you mean SWF animations. If they don't contain any interactivity, you can convert them to MP4s. There are numerous solutions available for this. Just Google "convert SWF to video".

kglad

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you would need to decompile the swf to a fla. check sothink's decompiler.

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