Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted December 7, 2021 Hash Fellow Posted December 7, 2021 Does anyone know a way to convert this example SWF to a conventional MP4 video file? There are several Hash Tech Talks in SWF format, which can no longer be played in browsers now that Flash is gone. I've tried several converter sites but they all fail in some way. One site I found will intelligibly play the SWF video but doesn't enable any scrubbing of a timeline. We need some way to convert these to regular video. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Hash Fellow Posted December 7, 2021 Never mind! I've found an official Adobe player that can put up the video with a timeline slider. Quote
Ganthofer Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Bump... So, as I ease back into AM, there are a few "bumps" - like all the old .swf files I am finding while searching through my old hard drives and the AM Extra's I had collected back in the day. New PC, Windows 11, don't want to install all sorts of old software (that might be questionable. VLC fails, as does irfanview, because it required that Adobe flash Player already be installed. Of course, that hasn't been around for a while now and is not available from Adobe. I tried a couple of Online converters, similar results you mention above. Any recommendations? Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 15 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 15 Hi Glenn, I have used SWF File Player to display a SWF and then I captured that with screen capture software to make a video of it. I have done that to convert old TechTalks to MP4 Quote
Ganthofer Posted July 16 Posted July 16 No go, it also requires that you have (or have had) flashplayer installed. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 16 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 16 Hmmm. I wonder how i have it then, since I haven't installed Flash. Does your dir look like this? Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 16 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 16 Well, nevermind, my player doesn't work anymore either. It may be hopeless Quote
Admin Rodney Posted July 17 Admin Posted July 17 I've had problems converting .swf file and have to remind myself what approach to use... particularly with the .swf files created by Hash Inc with Camtasia which uses the proprietary Techsmith video codec. THIS program will allow viewing of those .swf videos: https://ruffle.rs/#downloads That's a start. If worse comes to worse that program (or similar) could be used to play the .swf files while recording them and saving into a different format. BUT... There's surely another solution. Aside: When I use converters such as FFMPEG the result is cropped imagery that likely is the result of Techsmith's codec which only records changes (cursor locations etc.) Also: FFPLAY (the player that comes with FFMPEG) will play .swf videos such as the TechTalks and the audio is fine. It's the cropped elements of the screen that are problematic. They play but... the visuals are chaotic (see above). Added: A screenshot from the playback of the Composite TechTalk: Quote
Admin Rodney Posted July 17 Admin Posted July 17 Ruffle has a demo site that .swf file can be loaded into: https://ruffle.rs/demo/ Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 17 Author Hash Fellow Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Rodney said: Ruffle has a demo site that .swf file can be loaded into: https://ruffle.rs/demo/ Hey, that seems to work well. I put one of my old all-vector (no video) SWFs into it and it played back just right present.swf Quote
Ganthofer Posted July 17 Posted July 17 @Rodney - great find - I'm trying out the Edge extension. so far, it's promising. Thanks. Quote
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