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3. SWF and Flash are not video files

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 10:39 AM

Feb 2013

FLA is a Flash - Video Container. SWF can be looked at as an application. One of the features of the application is to display audio and video from a contained file.

Rather than "converting" to FLV, you may want to look at something like a SWF Extractor. An extractor can rip-out the contained video and audio (usually MP3 for audio and MP4 for Audio/Video) and write it to a file. Then that file format can be converted, or placed directly into an FLV container.

Most of the so called "SWF to Video Converters" are to capture the animations created in an SWF file.. like some of those interactive games and ads that move sprites around over a timeline, by way of Flash and ActionScript. If all you want to do is play a video file, look for a ripper/extractor.

Hope this helps.

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Does anyone know how to convert .swf to .flv? [View all] Atman Feb 2013 OP

Super is free and seems to convert anything video to anything else Fumesucker Feb 2013 #1

Thanks...this looks like the only one that will do the job. Atman Feb 2013 #4

flvcrunch? NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2

Convert SWF to FLV on Mac Sunderlandgreen Jul 2013 #17

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SWF and Flash are not video files ChromeFoundry Feb 2013 #3

FFmpeg pokerfan Feb 2013 #5

Any Video convertor should work Spirochete Feb 2013 #6

Handbrake should work, I think RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #7

try this dwightgenius Feb 2013 #8

Freemake Video Converter (free) displacedtexan Feb 2013 #9

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convert SWF to FLV cerefony Apr 2013 #12

welcome to DU! TeamPooka Apr 2013 #13

That looks perfect! I wish it wasn't $100! Atman Apr 2013 #14

bvcsoft swf to flv converter works great. mikyny Jul 2013 #15

swf to flv qwetorast Jul 2013 #16

I always do this conversion hansberjime Oct 2013 #18

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This is a pretty old thread. Agschmid Nov 2013 #20

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #21

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Me too Teppy Dec 2013 #23

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Freemake. I don't know how good it is for .swf to flv. Conversions for wandy Aug 2014 #25

swf to flv comeincrease Apr 2015 #26

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here we go again. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #29

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2015 #30

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and again. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #33

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It's not an issue nowadays. brayma Feb 2016 #35

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