How to Edit SWF Files for Free

The SWF file format is used to distribute web animation that is authored in Adobe Flash Professional. Users can repurpose the media in an SWF file by editing its content. Avidemux and SwfModify are two types of freeware that can edit SWF files, while JayCut is an online editor that accepts SWF as an input format. Despite being available on different platforms and originating from different developers, all of these applications employ a similar work flow for editing media.

Instructions

1. Launch the editing program. Import the SWF file into the editing project. The animation footage will load on a clip timeline. A playhead and in and out markers will appear over the media. The playhead can be used to skim footage while the in and out points can be used to isolate segments of the media.

2. Move the in and out markers around any segments that need to be removed. Select the "Delete" action.

3. Move the in and out markers around any segments that need to be repeated. Select the "Copy" action. Drag the playhead to an insertion point on the clip timeline and select the "Paste" action.

4. Move the in and out markers around any segments that need to be rearranged. Select the "Cut" action. Drag the playhead to an insertion point on the clip timeline and select the "Paste" action.

5. Reverse any undesirable edits by selecting the "Undo" action.

6. Render changes to the media by selecting the "Save" action.

7. Select the "Export" action to encode the edited media. Program the output specifications and target a saving location. A message will appear when the edited media has been successfully prepared.

References

• FileInfo.com: .SWF File Extension

Resources

• Avidemux
• SwfModify
• JayCut