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Is there a simple way for Adobe to provide a way to convert SWF files to something useful?

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November 7, 2022
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I understand flash and shockwave have gone the way of the doto. I have been teaching and we have some SWF files showing demostrations but we cannot open it.

Is there a way for Adobe software to easily convert old files? I have tried to import to Animate but they see SWF as unsupported.

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Correct answer Colin Holgate

If anyone at the school has a Creative Cloud subscription, you could install Adobe Animate, and that comes with Flash Player, that would be able to open your SWFs directly.

JoãoCésar17023019

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Hi again.

Please try this browser:
https://archive.org/details/basilisk-portable-with-flash

Regards,

JC

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Nick Gioia

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You can open adobe animate and then drag the swf into animate. it should load everything into the timeline and create everything into objects so you can make adjustments.

_keyframer

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Are they interactive? If not, you could open/play the SWF in a browser and use screencapture software such as Quicktime to record the browser and then export to video.

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Colin HolgateCorrect answer

Inspiring

If anyone at the school has a Creative Cloud subscription, you could install Adobe Animate, and that comes with Flash Player, that would be able to open your SWFs directly.

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Jason27008306modqAuthor

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Thank you and to all for suggestions. I do have Animate but when I drag the file it looks like its in pieces. Which is so strange. I was able to use Ruffle to open 4 of the 20 files so I used a Screencapture to record it for students.

I am unsure why the other Swf files act like corrupted. Since I re-downloaded them twice.

I guess they will disappear to the history...

kglad

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it's not clear what you're doing nor what you want to do.

JoãoCésar17023019

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Hi.

Converting an interactive SWF automatically is something that I think is not so easy to achieve.

While this is not possible, try a browser that supports SWF or run your files using ruffle.rs.

Regards,

JC

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