Flash doesn't export movie or video files anymore...

Report · Dec 21, 2016

Flash doesn't export movie or video files anymore (it seems to make a .MOV file but there's nothing actually there, Premiere says there is no video or audio information). Any suggestions about exporting from Flash CC?

Report · Dec 21, 2016

Animate CC allows you to export tweens, symbols, and graphics to High Definition videos of various formats. The HD videos exported with Animate can be used with Communications-enabled applications, for video conferencing, streaming, and sharing.

By default, Animate can export to QuickTime Movie (.MOV) files, only. The export function requires you to install the latest version of QuickTime Player, since Animate leverages QuickTime libraries when exporting MOV files.

The HD video export workflow has been remodeled, as Animate is now integrated with Adobe Media Encoder. It allows you to convert MOV files to various other formats. To its end, Adobe Media Encoder has been optimized to only present export formats relevant for Animate content. For more information on Encoding and Exporting videos using Adobe Media Encoder, see Encode and export video and audio.

Export Graphics and Videos with Animate CC

Note:

Adobe Media Encoder is automatically installed when you install Animate CC from the Creative Cloud desktop application.

Report · Dec 22, 2016

My question was about Flash, so this hasn't really helped. MY bundle has a program called "Edge Animate" and I tried to use it but it doesn't open my FLA projects so... I'll have to stick with Flash, even if Adobe are abandoning it. Makes me wonder why they bought out Macromedia just to run Dreamweaver and Flash into the ground.

Any advice on why Flash will not export video / movie files anymore?

Report · Dec 22, 2016

Adobe Animate is just a new name for Flash Pro. If you have reasons you can't update (like, Adobe Animate requires a subscription that you don't want to have), then you would still need QuickTime to do the export. How that all works depends on which version of Flash Pro you have.

Which one are you using?

Report · Dec 22, 2016

CC 2015 is my version.

If Animate IS Flash, then why do I have both? Nevermind...

All I want to do is create MOV files from Flash to take into Premiere. It doesn't even have to be MOV, any format that works will be fine.

It does make a MOV file but there's no video parts in the file that Premiere / Media Encoder / Media Player will recognise.

Report · Dec 22, 2016

Edge Animate is not Flash Pro, Adobe Animate is. There would be no reason to have Flash Pro CC 2015 and also Adobe Animate 2017, but there could be reasons to have Flash Pro CS6 and Adobe Animate 2017 (like if you want to support AS2 documents or use TLF textfields).

Are you able to post an FLA somewhere that would show the problem? You are using File/Export/Export Video, and not File/Export/Export Movie?

Report · Dec 23, 2016

Well I tried both (video and movie).

I appreciate your reply, Colin. It's very frustrating though.

I can't see any way here to upload a flash file...

I really don't know what else to try.

Report · Dec 23, 2016

Export Movie doesn't have a video option, just wanted to make sure you were using Export Video.

Do you have dropbox, or Google Drive, or any of the other file sharing systems? If you don't you could private message me with a file, if you can make a small enough file to show the problem.

Report · Jan 04, 2017

Thank you Colin, I'm not sure how me sending you a Flash file will help...

It'll just be a flash file. The problem is that My Flash software does not export video.

I can though send you a FLA though - If you want to share your email?

Mine is evocrim@hotmail.com

Report · Jan 04, 2017

Okay, so I did a test, I tried to export a movie using one of Flash's own files (an example called "panning" which is a gassy landscape moving sideways).

The .MOV file that it makes had this response in other software:

Adobe Media Encoder "could not be imported by Adobe Media Encoder."

Windows Media Player "encountered a problem while playing the file."

Adobe Premiere Pro "File IMport Failure. Error Message The file has no audio or video streams."

Report · Jan 04, 2017

Those are normal errors if you haven't installed QuickTime, which we had previously suggested you should do.

How big is the MOV file?

Report · Jan 10, 2017

I did check my quicktime updates when it was first suggested. The MOV file was just a test, very small size.

I don't know, I give in. I tried all different workarounds (I found out that Premiere does NOT handle a JPEG sequence very well).

I give up. I'll have to look at alternative software.

Thank you for trying Colin, but it's beaten me.

Report · Dec 21, 2016

Moved out of the Forum Lounge and over to the Adobe Animate CC - General (previously Flash) forum.