Adobe Animate 2023 and Flash Compatability

[Mike25176733vcjk]

Hi All

I hope someone can help as follows:

I have a number of Adobe Flash CS4 .fla files along with a number of Adobe Flash CS3 .fla files.

Can I somehow change them or upgrade them or open them in Adobe Animate 2023?

Please advise?

Thanks Mike

[Colin Holgate]

They should open ok. Do you have an example file that doesn't open?

There were some features that were dropped at some point, but the file should still open.

[kglad]

what's the problem?

[Mike25176733vcjk]

Problem solved reinstalled an older version 23.0.0 now fixed.

Thanks

Mike

[n. tilcheff · Accepted solution]

Revert Animate to 23.0.0 and you will be fine.

It's a newly introduced 'feature' of AA 23.0.2:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/animate-discussions/bug-aa-23-0-2-cannot-open-flash-8-files/td-p/1379...

[Mike25176733vcjk]

Hi Nick

Thanks for the response I have uninstalled Animate from my machine then re-installed a previous version 23.0.0 and its fixed my problem. Thanks a lot you've made my day.

Mike

[n. tilcheff]

Well done, Mike!

Glad you could open your FLA files again 🙂

[Colin Holgate]

Sorry about my earlier answer, I learned something! Also have learned that the problem is a known one, and that a fix is going to be added in a future update. Will try to remember to come back and add a note when it's working again.