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Posted by ushere on 02/19/07 07:00
Frank wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:42:21 GMT, in 'rec.video.production', in
> article <Re: swf to video>, ushere <removethis.leslie.wand@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:
>>> On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:38:01 GMT, ushere
>>> <removethis.leslie.wand@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> best software to convert swf files (ver 4 and above) to avi
>>>> (uncompressed)?
>>> Dunno, why not google for it and let us know which you think is
>>> best ?
>>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=swf+to+avi&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------
>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2007
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>> i have, i have. there are so many out there that i have no idea how
>> to differentiate one from another. yes, i could download trials of
>> them all, but life's too short for that ;-)
>>
>> i was hoping ssomebody had trod the path before me....
>>
>> leslie
>
>
> I have trod the path before you, and have the sore feet to prove it,
> too. :)
>
> In my situation, it wasn't just the conversion of .swf files to
> uncompressed .avi files, it was also the conversion of .flv files to
> uncompressed .avi files.
>
> Like you, I searched Google and got a zillion hits. I tried trial
> versions of numerous programs and get widely varying results.
> Basically, what I found was that some programs would convert some
> files fine but not other files.
>
> What I finally did was getting several programs and adding them to my
> "video toolkit arsenal" so that I would be more or less prepared to
> convert almost anything that came my way. I can't even give you the
> names of all of these programs; in fact, several of them have very
> similar names.
>
> My best suggestion to you is that if you're lucky and all of the
> files that you need to convert come from the same source, you may
> just find a single program that will perfectly convert them all.
> Else, you may end up like me with a half-dozen new applications on
> your system.
>
> Good luck, and sorry that I couldn't offer more specific advice, but
> especially when it comes to .flv files, with MP3 audio, Nelly Moser
> audio, Spark video, On2 VP6 video, etc., the number of variations
> seems too great for any one program to properly handle. Even with
> just plain old .swf files, there appear to be some variations due to
> the specific software that was used to create the file. These days,
> there are many applications besides the Adobe/Macromedia Flash
> products that are capable of creating .swf files.
>
> The above was my experience about six or eight months ago when I went
> through all of this. Perhaps things have improved since. I don't
> know because I haven't revisited the situation.
>
> As a starting point, I would suggest that you try the free trial of
> Total Video Converter.
>
> http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/
>
> You might also want to try Super ©, which is free.
>
> http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
>
many thanks for you time and input frank. nice doing business with you ;-)
my main problem is getting some really cute text output from a couple of
swf text generators into vegas 7. apparently 7 doesn't recognise any swf
after ver 4. i like some of the ffects in textosterone, which thankfully
puts out an uncompressed mov file as well as swf. but more often than
not, they usually put out swf 5 and upwards. i've got winavi (works, but
is a bit of a toy with it's gui), and i tried amor, which did an awful
job, but then again, it could have been my impatience not reading the
i/o details.
i'll stick with mov from textosterone for the moment, the only downside
is that the text isn't well antialised so i have to use a little blur in
vegas....
dylan had it right in his clip - big cards.
again thanks
leslie
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