Use Animate to Convert SWF to a usable format

[Riki5E48]

I have a series of training videos in SWF format that were created in Adobe Captivate.  The source files are no longer available.  Is there a way to convert these videos to a usable format using Animate? 

[kglad]

you would need to decompile the swf to a fla.   check sothink's decompiler.

[ClayUUID]

SWF isn't a video format, so I assume you mean SWF animations. If they don't contain any interactivity, you can convert them to MP4s. There are numerous solutions available for this. Just Google "convert SWF to video".

[n. tilcheff · Accepted solution]

First SWF to video application to try should be Swivel: https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/creator-resources/flash-resources/swivel?path=/wiki/creator-resource...

[Riki5E48]

Thanks!  This one came the closet to working.  When I load the video up in Swivel it only sees 41 frames.  I end up with only the first 30s of video (and audio).  If I try the manual start and stop option, I get the video but not the audio.

I tried some on the free online converters and all I get is a short, blank, video clip that makes a loud popping sound.

Any thoughts?

[kglad]

again, decompile and then use animate to export your video.

[Riki5E48]

I've tried this.  All I get is static and the video controls (but not the video). 

[kglad]

is the video embeded in the fla or loaded?

[Riki5E48]

I'm honestly not sure how to tell the difference.  Super noob here

[kglad]

when you open the fla, do you see your video on the timeline?

[Riki5E48]

I do not

[kglad]

do you see the video play when testing (control>test)?

[Animating Villager]

Try watching numerouse YouTube tutorials