convert SWF to AVI format...

"-Art- · External Since: Feb 25, 2007 Posts: 1

Greetings,
Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an avi?

tia,
-Art- (not Art)

Allen Kistler · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 367

-Art- (not Art) wrote:
> Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an avi?

I've never used mencoder, but I've done it with ffmpeg.

-Art- · External Since: Mar 03, 2007 Posts: 2

On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:19:34 GMT, Allen Kistler <ackistler RemoveThis @oohay.moc>
wrote:

|:-Art- (not Art) wrote:
|:> Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an avi?
|:
|:I've never used mencoder, but I've done it with ffmpeg.

how pray tell?
-Art- (not Art)

Allen Kistler · External Since: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 367

-Art- wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:19:34 GMT, Allen Kistler <ackistler.RemoveThis@oohay.moc>
> wrote:
>
> |:-Art- (not Art) wrote:
> |:> Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an avi?
> |:
> |:I've never used mencoder, but I've done it with ffmpeg.
>
> how pray tell?

I don't remember the exact switches, since I don't really use it that
often. Mostly I read the man page, then applied a judicious use of the
info I found there. (FWIW, it was for the GitS title sequence from
their official web site. Don't worry too much if you don't know what
that is.)

art2u · External Since: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 10

On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:22:57 +0000, Allen Kistler wrote:

> -Art- wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:19:34 GMT, Allen Kistler <ackistler.DeleteThis@oohay.moc>
>> wrote:
>>
>> |:-Art- (not Art) wrote:
>> |:> Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an
>> avi? |:
>> |:I've never used mencoder, but I've done it with ffmpeg.
>>
>> how pray tell?
>
> I don't remember the exact switches, since I don't really use it that
> often. Mostly I read the man page, then applied a judicious use of the
> info I found there. (FWIW, it was for the GitS title sequence from
> their official web site. Don't worry too much if you don't know what
> that is.)

http://www.thegitsmovie.com/ ???
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-Art- (not Art)

Jean Cote · External Since: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 22

art2u wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:22:57 +0000, Allen Kistler wrote:
>
>> -Art- wrote:
>>> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:19:34 GMT, Allen Kistler <ackistler DeleteThis @oohay.moc>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> |:-Art- (not Art) wrote:
>>> |:> Is there a way, using mencoder (?), to convert a swf file to an
>>> avi? |:
>>> |:I've never used mencoder, but I've done it with ffmpeg.
>>>
>>> how pray tell?
>> I don't remember the exact switches, since I don't really use it that
>> often. Mostly I read the man page, then applied a judicious use of the
>> info I found there. (FWIW, it was for the GitS title sequence from
>> their official web site. Don't worry too much if you don't know what
>> that is.)
>
> http://www.thegitsmovie.com/ ???

This is an example of how I would do it in a two pass Xvid mode. Sound
will be mp3 (128k) and video will be Xvid/DivX in a .avi container.

mencoder file.swf -o /dev/null -oac copy -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1:turbo

mencoder file.swf -o file.avi -oac lavc -lavcopts
acodec=mp3:abitrate=128 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=2:bitrate=1600

man mencoder will explain the switch!

regards,

Jean

"-Art- · External Since: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 1

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:53:48 -0400, Jean Cote <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.nospam>
wrote:

<snip>.......
>>
>> http://www.thegitsmovie.com/ ???
>
>This is an example of how I would do it in a two pass Xvid mode. Sound
>will be mp3 (128k) and video will be Xvid/DivX in a .avi container.
>
>mencoder file.swf -o /dev/null -oac copy -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=1:turbo
>
>mencoder file.swf -o file.avi -oac lavc -lavcopts
>acodec=mp3:abitrate=128 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=2:bitrate=1600
>
>man mencoder will explain the switch!
>
>regards,
>
>Jean
A very belated thanks!
-Art- (not Art0

-Art- (not Art)

piero · Joined: Feb 16, 2007 Posts: 78 Location: UK

Cerin · Joined: May 04, 2007 Posts: 2

Cerin · Joined: May 04, 2007 Posts: 2

It's interesting that this page is the only page found by Google claiming that mencoder supports SWF, when mencoder's man page clearly shows it does not support SWF. If you don't know how to use mencoder, it's better to say nothing at all then to give someone bad advice.

dzark · External Since: Jun 09, 2007 Posts: 1

Man page for mencoder states that it DOES NOT support swf!

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dzark

KH Jeron · External Since: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1

To accomplish a conversion from *.swf to *avi I succesfully used the
following workflow:
First I used a python script called edit.py from the pyvnc2swf
suite(pyvnc2swf-0.9.3) to convert input.swf to output.flv (yes its a
flash video movie)
edit.py -o output.flv input.swf

Then I used ffmpeg to convert output.flv to output.avi.
ffmpeg -i output.flv output.avi

I hope this helps
KH

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dzark · External Since: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1

Thanks KH Jeron!

Looking at this page on pyvnc2swf
http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/pyvnc2swf.html#edit
it seems that it is possible to go straight from swf -> mpeg:

<<
$ edit.py -o outfile.swf [options] infile ...

Example
(Convert .swf into MPEG)
$ edit.py -o out.mpg input.swf

(Convert .swf into .flv)
$ edit.py -o out.flv input.swf
>>

Saving a lossey step converting flv->avi and giving a M$ format a
'heave-ho' at the same time Very Happy

Am having a problem with embedded sound, but that may just be me and
and fact i have to be at work very soon and can't play any longer..

Thanks again KH Jeron!!!

Cheers,
wulf solter

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dzark

dzark · External Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 1

Hi all,

To get a conversion happening with sound i needed to:

add the -V (video) switch in edit.py
$ edit.py -o out.mpg -V input.swf

and upgrade to latest flash player
$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude install flashplugin-nonfree
(with edgy backports repo enabled)

also note that edit.py to mpeg requires PyMedia (http://pymedia.org/)
whereas SWF -> FLV -> AVI doesn't.

So much nicer than the nasty (and expensive) programs under windows
that just do a screen capture of a playing swf....

So here's all the links in one spot:
vnc2swf (edit.py): http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/
PyMedia (Python MPEG): http://pymedia.org/
Flash9 Install Howto: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/flash
Seveas Packages (for Lame3.97):
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/21/seveas-ubuntu-packages/

cheers,
wulf solter

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dzark

Maha · Joined: Sep 13, 2007 Posts: 30

Maha · Joined: Sep 13, 2007 Posts: 30

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thunderfish · Joined: Nov 26, 2007 Posts: 1

I always use Moyea SWF to Video converter, it can convert swf to AVI (XVID Video/DIVX Video),AVI With Alpha, mpg,etc, it works well with my swf files.
you can learn how to use it on http://www.swfkits.com/swf_converter/

swordm · Joined: May 05, 2008 Posts: 10

Magic Swf2Avi 2008 can help you convert flash video to avi, simply, directly, high-quality.

you can download this software FREE:
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or
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f. Convert flash(swf) to JPG, BMP image sequences, TAG, TIFF, PNG image sequences with alpha transparent channel.

polli · Joined: May 14, 2008 Posts: 1

Hi

For converting flash video to avi I use Flash to Video Encoder Exclamation

It`s great prog Idea

liloo · Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 10

I ue Flash To Video Encoder! Good soft!