How do I Convert SWF With WinAVI Codec?
SWF files, also known as Small Web Format (and previously known as ShockWave Flash) are the format for playing streaming flash videos (FLVs) on the Internet. Most streaming video sites, such as YouTube or Google Video, use the SWF format to play back flash movies. The WinAVI codec is a download tool that allows its users to capture and convert SWF movies from most streaming video sites to a number of formats, including MPEG-4 (MP4), 3GP (a popular cell phone video format) and FLVs.
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Instructions
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Launch your Internet browser and direct it to the main download page for WinAVI's YouTube Downloader (see Resources). Click the "Free Download" icon in the top-left of the page and wait for the program to finish downloading. Double-click the ".exe" installation file and run through the setup process. Agree to the terms of use and open WinAVI.
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Open a new Internet tab or window and visit the page with the SWF video you want to convert. Hold your mouse cursor over the video to enable a "Download" button in the top-left of the video screen. Click the "Download" button.
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Select an output video format in the drop-down "Save As Type" box in the pop-up conversion window. Enter a file name for your video and click "Save" to download and convert the desired video.
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Tips & Warnings
Although officially called a YouTube downloader, WinAVI supports SWF conversions from all streaming video sites.
Please allow several minutes for your SWFs to convert, depending on the length of the video you are capturing.
