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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 09:00 AM Feb 2013

Does anyone know how to convert .swf to .flv? [View all]

It is nuts that Adobe doesn't have a feature in Flash to convert or save. I have lots of old .swf animations I'd like to post on my FB professional page, but FB doesn't support .swf, have to be .flv...even though they're both just Flash files. I Googled it and found four free programs which claim to to do it, but one is PC only (I have Windows 7 on my Mac -- I suppose I could try booting it up), and the others claim to convert virtually any video format to any other, but then the .swf option isn't on the menu. I have the CS4 suite, the animations were created in Flash Pro and Flash CS3. I'm flummoxed!

On edit: I did find out how to capture video on-screen using QuickTime, but it doesn't capture sound. As a last resort, I might do a capture of the .swf, then try to sync the audio track to it. It's a work-around that shouldn't be necessary.

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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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