How to Open a Local Flash Video in Firefox
Downloaded website-embedded flash videos from the Internet cannot be watched on a computer without a media player. If you do not want to download and install a media player to play and watch flash videos, use the Firefox browser instead. Do this by creating an HTML web page, which employs a script to play an embedded flash video in the browser. But first save the flash video to your computer for later viewing.
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Instructions
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Save Flash Video File
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Double-click the Firefox icon to open the program. Go to a web page that has an embedded flash video.
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Select the "Tools" drop down and click the "Page Info" option. Click the "Media" icon that appears at the top of the window.
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Highlight the address for the file with the SWF extension. Click the "Save As ..." button. Enter a name for the file then save it to your desktop.
Create HTML File
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Click the Start button and then select the "Run" option. Type "Notepad" into the text field and press the "Enter" button.
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Type "<HTML>" and press the "Enter" key twice.
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Type "<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="350" data="[filename].swf.">" and press "Enter."
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Type "<param name="movie" value="[filename].swf" />" and press "Enter."
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Type "</object>" and select the "File" drop down. Click the "Save As ..." option and save the file to the desktop.
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Double-click the HTML file to view the flash movie in the browser.
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Tips & Warnings
Open the file in your browser directly by right-clicking the SWF file, highlighting "Open With" and then selecting "Firefox."
