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I can't convert swf to mp4. Help please!

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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

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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

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

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mariaavecchiAuthor

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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

Community Expert

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?

Rachel.b.Jackson

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Hi there,

I am trying to do the exact same thing as @mariaavecchi and getting an error message in Media Encoder. When I try to import an SWF file, it says "The file xxx.swf could not be imported. The file format is not supported." Any suggestions?

Thanks!

kglad

Community Expert

Hi @kglad!

Thanks so much for helping me out so much today. I have a .fla file in Animate and I am trying to get it into a .mov or .mp4. I followed instructions to export as video/movie and then use Media Encoder but it isn't working. When I use the online converters, it says that there is an issue with my swf file. Any tips?

what do you see when exporting from animate?

n. tilcheff

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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

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I work with Apple computers.

Thank you anyway.

Maria

Colin Holgate

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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

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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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