How to save Adobe Flash 9 files? Converting Flash 9 to Apple Quicktime?
Posted on August 31st, 2009 by admin
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I am part of a film group and my job to is to do the trailers. We bring art, foreign, and other films to screenings, showcasing future screening by editing existing trailers on the web and playing around with them on Final Cut Pro. I just need to know how to save that trailer, or any video file, that is in Adobe Flash 9. Then I need to know how to convert flash to Apple Quicktime. I’d prefer a free software program to do the job. Thanks.
MateMediaSoft
I am part of a film group and my job to is to do the trailers. We bring art, foreign, and other films to screenings, showcasing future screening by editing existing trailers on the web and playing around with them on Final Cut Pro. I just need to know how to save that trailer, or any video file, that is in Adobe Flash 9. Then I need to know how to convert flash to Apple Quicktime. I’d prefer a free software program to do the job. Thanks.
MateMediaSoft
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Unfortunately there’s no easy way to do this. There are some ways, but they’re hacky at best. What you need is a program that can load and play a Flash video and also has export options. The problem is that nothing like this exists. The only app that I know of that can play “some” Flash video files is VLC. But depending on how the FLV (Flash video file) is encoded, it may or may not decode it properly.
I’ve also seen some questionable shareware apps and command line utilities that claim to convert FLV to other formats, but again, questionable. You can find those by searching for “FLV to MOV” or something similar.
Most Flash video today is in the FLV (.flv) format as I’ve mentioned. The Flash plug-in can play these files, but of course it’s just a player and has no export ability. Also, keep in mind that FLV files are usually quite compressed and aren’t going to cross-convert very well.
Best of luck with whatever you find.