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mariaavecchi
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February 14, 2022
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I can't convert swf to mp4. Help please!

  • February 14, 2022
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I need to convert a few animations I've created on Flash (swf) years ago to mp4. I've got the original fla files and I could open them on Animate. I just cannot convert them to mp4... I've read other discussions about this subject but I couldn't find the solution for my problem. I've tried many online converters but they didn't work, I don't know what to do to solve it.  Please help.  😬

 

Thank you!!

 

Maria

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    Correct answer Colin Holgate

    Thank you!! About resizing, you saved me so much time!! 😅 
    About exporting the file as mp4, it didn't work. The exported file never showed up, it didn't create the file. I don't know what to put on "preset", I put Facebook 1080... What should I put?
    I don't know how to upload the file. 🙊  Sorry!
    Thank you,

     

    Maria

     


    If you are using Mac, the first time that Media Encoder gets opened there will be a macOS security dialog that shows. That stops you from being able to export to video from Animate. Try opening Media Encoder first, and agree to anything that macOS asks you. Then try the export from Animate.

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    Rodney232534956d5d
    New Participant
    February 20, 2022

    I have a similar problem. I simply can't open a swf file. Can anyone help?

    I'm pasting a screenshot.

     

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      Nick Gioia
      Community Expert
      February 15, 2022

      Try this 3rd party https://cloudconvert.com/swf-to-mp4 see if it helps. 

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      mariaavecchiAuthor
      Known Participant
      February 16, 2022
      Thank you!
      I tried but it didn't work. It showed an error:
       Convert to MP4
      ERROR /input/import1/2013_2020_1080_sem2013.swf Invalid data found when processing input

      Thank you,
       
      Maria
      Mario_CR
      Mario_CR
      Community Expert
      February 15, 2022

      If you have both Animate and Media Encoder and can open your files in Animate why can't you render an MP4?

      Are you getting any error messages?

      Are you able to generate a SWF by pressing Ctrl+Enter? If so rendering to video should be no problem.

      What are your export settings?

      Is Media Encoder failing to launch?

       

      What is the problem exactly?

      n. tilcheff
      n. tilcheff
      Brainiac
      February 15, 2022

      [deleted]

      I misread "could" for "couldn't" in the OP. Sorry.

       

      Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
      n. tilcheff
      n. tilcheff
      Brainiac
      February 14, 2022

      [edited]

      Use 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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      mariaavecchiAuthor
      Known Participant
      February 15, 2022

      I work with Apple computers.

       

      Thank you anyway.

       

      Maria

        Colin Holgate
        Colin Holgate
        Inspiring
        February 14, 2022

        If you have the FLA you can go to the File menu, Export/Export Video/Media, and that will send the animation to Media Encoder, for it to make the MP4.

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          mariaavecchiAuthor
          Known Participant
          February 15, 2022

          Thank you so much, Colin. I go "Export"/"export video/media":
          . entire movie
          Then which should I set for "forma" and "preset"? 

          (Sorry, but I know little about videos...I'm more into Illustrator and Photoshop)

           

          Thanks again,

           

          Maria

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