Feb 19, '08 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
You'll need to have Quicktime Pro in Classic to make it work, and newer versions of Flash are probably not compatible with the older version of QuickTime.
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Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Feb 19, '08 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Recent versions of QuickTime haven't been able to open SWF files. For days, I've been searching for a way to convert a SWF animation to a QuickTime movie without having to downgrade QuickTime. Then I remembered -- I already have an old version of QuickTime on my system in Classic! Sure enough, the Classic version of QuickTime both opened the SWF and converted it into a QuickTime movie.
You'll need to have Quicktime Pro in Classic to make it work, and newer versions of Flash are probably not compatible with the older version of QuickTime.
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Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Leopard does not support Classic.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
There's always sheepshaver.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
This is because Quicktime used to support swf files (up to version 3 or 5 or something, I don't recall at this point). Yes, it won't work on newer swf files. The last time I tried it I gave up and ended up using the Snapz pro demo to capture the swf. Pain in the !@#$ to convert swfs, but Snapz worked well. The biggest downfalls were the realtime capture and lining up the capture window. Anybody know of a better swf to quicktime conversion program, speak up...
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
FFmpegX doesn't support SWF files.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Just google for and install Perian. Then QT should have no prob with flash files.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
oops, sorry, I was thinking FLV files... so I don't know if this will work.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Yes indeed a very annoying issue. I used to use lots of SWF for Vjing using Modul8......like 100's.....i had to convert them all after the 7.3 update to MOVS. Luckily i had an ageing PBG4 lying around which had QT 7.2 on it. It converted the files fine to MOVS ( used Animation Codec for Alphas and PJPEG for colour SWFs)
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Why not just use SWF and FLV player (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28714)? Saves all the troubles of using classic and Quicktime to convert. Why do you want to convert anyway, since you can have a small app to play the files?
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
"Anybody know of a better swf to quicktime conversion program, speak up..."
VisualHub by techspansion. Great program. http://www.techspansion.com/
SWF animation, not FLV in SWF container
VisualHub (and FFmpegX for that matter) can convert SWF files that are container formats for FLV video. This is why there is the checkbox for "Raw .flv format" in VisualHub under the "Flash" tab.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
There's a free Preference Pane called "Perian" (http://perian.org/) that give QuickTime the ability to open swf, flv, avi, divx.... the list goes on. It's about the greatest thing since sliced bread!!!!
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
When we tried this, it worked, but only up to a point. The .swf will play, but the exported .mov file has no audio track.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Yes, one needs the Perian plug-in ( http://perian.org/ ) to make QuickTime understand .swf and .flv files - but Quicktime Player, even in the Pro version, seems to be somehow crippled wrt Flash. MPEG Streamclip ( http://www.squared5.com/ ) isn't, and since it can use all plug-ins installed for QuickTime, it converts .flv and .swf files to any format QuickTime can generate.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Sorry, I was too quick to reply - Streamclip and Perian do .flv files only, but no .swf ones.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
Maybe I'm missing something, but I installed Perian, and it made no difference to either QuickTime Player or MPEG Streamclip. These .swf files do not open.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
jyu has it dead right in his/her comment, here.
"Why not just use SWF and FLV player (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28714)? Saves all the troubles of using classic and Quicktime to convert. Why do you want to convert anyway, since you can have a small app to play the files?" Why convert away from .swf files when they are so small already? Just download them and play them with the freeware SWF & FLV player you can download from the website referenced by jyu, above here. It works great. I just now downloaded, saved, and played .flv files from ChessVideos.TV and .swf files from Internet Chess Club. You don't need ANY program just to download them--just use Safari's own Activity window and Downloads window in the drop-down box under Window in the main menu. After you see in Activity that the big .swf or .flv file is fully loaded into the online player at the website, you just copy and paste it using Cmd-C and Cmd-V into the Downloads window. That's it. And they play back perfectly with the SWF & FLV Player. BTW, Quicktime with Perian will run .flv files, but Quicktime will NOT run .swf files, with or without Perian.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
The reason WHY people want to move away from SWF files is because with the recent drop of SWF support in QT, there are issues in other applications being able to play them. Eg: Keynote uses QuickTime to play media files. When Apple updated QT and dropped the ability to play flash files, anyone who used flash in a presentation (and thats a LOT of people (including me)) LOST the ability to run their presentations with the animation or flash vids. This is why we're converting SWFs from their nice, crisp, tiny files into massive video files; because Apple made us need to.
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
*oops... don't know how this comment system works :P*
Convert SWF files to QuickTime movies using Classic
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