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paulh6027120
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October 27, 2020
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running flash as part of swishmax

  • October 27, 2020
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please help

I use flash player as the construction tool for my weather forecast animation then render them to video

in a software called Swishmax. Flash does not need to be run in browsers to allow me to do this.

Please can i still use flash in window 7 and 10 in order to continue to run this software 

Can you help me achieve the same results in adobe software?

thankyou

Paul

      Correct answer Nancy OShea

      Paul,

      SWiSH Max was widely regarded as the "poor man's version of Flash Pro" until the Sydney based company closed up shop in 2016.   They knew the end of Flash was coming and didn't waste any time getting out.

       

      Going forward, I suggest you switch to Adobe Animate CC or After Effects for your video animations.  As to whether or not you can continue business as usual, I honestly don't know.  As a test, try uninstalling Flash Player and see if you can continue using SWiSH Max.

       

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      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      October 27, 2020

      Paul,

      SWiSH Max was widely regarded as the "poor man's version of Flash Pro" until the Sydney based company closed up shop in 2016.   They knew the end of Flash was coming and didn't waste any time getting out.

       

      Going forward, I suggest you switch to Adobe Animate CC or After Effects for your video animations.  As to whether or not you can continue business as usual, I honestly don't know.  As a test, try uninstalling Flash Player and see if you can continue using SWiSH Max.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      jeromiec83223024
      Community Manager
      jeromiec83223024Community Manager
      Community Manager
      November 10, 2020

      Yeah, if you can, using Adobe Animate CC to publish to HTML5 Canvas would be the ideal outcome.

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      bsoto02
      Participant
      February 4, 2021

       This is the second time this happens. They purchase segious magic and took it off the market, They purchase flash from macromedia and took it off the market. Many users have other programs that uses flash to construct flash video then convert them to mp4. Why are they wiping out millions if not billions of dollars invested in the content that was build. When you convert to mp4 videos you can easily may them responsive.

       

      So what we need is that adobe provide a flash player that works in windows but not on the browser simple so that those of us that have programs that uses flash can continue using it. 

        jeromiec83223024
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        jeromiec83223024Community Manager
        Community Manager
        October 27, 2020

        You're going to be best served in the long-run by transitioning off Flash.  You might be able to limp along for some period of time (you could, for instance, create a virtual machine with all the software you need, disconnect it from the internet, and set the clock back), but it's going to be increasingly difficult. 

         

        If the developer of the software package you're using is still in business, they've probably done the work to remove dependencies on Flash in the latest versions of their product, or there are comparable software packages from vendors that have.

         

        While there are definitely ways you could do this with Adobe software (I think I posted a reply to another post you made already).  Our tools are overkill for what you're trying to do (which might be fine if you're already licensing them), but automating what you'd want to do is non-trivial.  Those products have their own communities on the forums with domain experts.  Also, if you really want video output and not animated GIFs, After Effects might be a better choice.

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        Test Screen Name
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        October 27, 2020

        Ah, I misread that - you mean you are looking for new technologies? Did you make the Flash app that you run? Or do you know exactly what it does? You need to go back to the first programming problem.

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          Test Screen Name
          Legend
          October 27, 2020

          It will work or it won't. It probably won't, and nobody can help with that. Notice was given 3 years ago to convert to other technologies.  

          OzDrDj
          OzDrDj
          Participant
          February 5, 2021

          The use of Swish is to develop the content. The content is then converted to MP4 or GIF for use on the net. 

          I also want to do this and can't because someone else decided for me that there will ne no more flash.
          I Also want a standalone tversion to run on Windows 10. If someone sorts this please let me know also.

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