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May 4, 2018
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Extract audio files from .fla file

  • May 4, 2018
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Hi everyone !

I have a .fla file that contains a lot of sound files in the library, and I would like to export them and use them in after effect.

I can't export them one by one because there are over 500+ sounds (the file is over 550 mb).

I tried to change the extension of the file to .rar and extract it with winrar, but I get an empty folder called "LIBRARY" (with only the sub-folders and nothing else).

Is there a way to get those sounds ? Thank you.

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    Correct answer Colin Holgate

    Thank you!

    I think it has something to do with having the sounds stored in the root or subfolders of the Library panel.

    I tested with a sound stored in the root level of the Library panel and when I save the FLA as XFL the sound is exported to the LIBRARY folder as expected.

    But when I store the song in a subfolder inside of the Library panel (e.g. 'sounds'), and save the FLA to XFL, the song is not exported to the LIBRARY folder.

    Other interesting thing: if you go to the bin folder and change the DAT files to a valid audio extension (like MP3), they work... In my tests. But not with your files...

    Maannn...

    I'll see if there's a way to automate this using JSFL.

    In the meantime, I hope someone else can give us an explanation.

    Regards,

    JC


    If MP3 was acceptable the fastest solution would be to convert the FLA to HTML5 Canvas, and do a publish. You would get all of the sounds that were either used in the timeline somewhere, or had a linkage set in the library.

    For extracting perfect quality WAV, I'm not sure if renaming the DAT files will do it. You could export to video, and end up with a long recording of all the sounds used in the timeline. But that would be tedious.

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    JoãoCésar17023019
    Inspiring
    October 15, 2019

    Sure. I've just updated my comment above with the link.

     

    Regards,

    JC

    Participating Frequently
    October 15, 2019

    How do I download it from GitHub? I don't see a download link anywhere...

    JoãoCésar17023019
    Inspiring
    October 15, 2019
    You're gonna have to download the whole repository (https://github.com/joao-cesar/adobe) or just copy and place the script in a text file and save/rename with the .jsfl extension.
    JoãoCésar17023019
    Inspiring
    May 4, 2018

    Hi.

    Save your file as a .XFL, go to the generated folder > LIBRARY and get your sound files there.

    I hope it helps.

    Regards,

    JC

    Participating Frequently
    May 4, 2018

    Didn't work, I got an empty folder just like with the Winrar technique.

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    JoãoCésar17023019
    Inspiring
    May 4, 2018

    That's odd. I've tested with AS3 and HTML5 (Canvas) documents and the sounds were in that folder.

    Can you share your file with just one or two sounds so we can investigate?