How to Create SWF For Free

All web animation files that are exported from the Adobe Flash Professional program are stored in the SWF format. But although the format is native to Adobe Flash Professional, you do not have to necessarily invest in the program to generate SWF files. If you can gain access to a digital video or animation file, you can reformat the media as an SWF file with a free file-conversion application. SUPER and iWisoft Free Video Converter are two examples of freeware that users can download and install to create SWF files. Meanwhile, Media Convert is a free-to-use web service that can encode SWF files entirely online.

Instructions

  1. SUPER

    • 1

      Run SUPER. Open the "Select the Output Container" drop-down menu and choose "FLV/SWF (Flash)."

    • 2

      Drag the input file into the "DROP A VALID MULTIMEDIA FILE HERE" section to import the media into the application.

    • 3

      Click the "Encode (Active Files)" button. A "Rendered File Optimizer" screen will load. Choose the "SWF -- ShockWave Flash" option and click "OK." The application will ring when the SWF output file has been successfully prepared. The media will be exported to the same location as the input file.

    iWisoft Free Video Converter

    • 4

      Run iWisoft Free Video Converter. Click the "Add" icon and browse for the input file in the file selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import the media into the application.

    • 5

      Open the "Profile" drop-down menu. Go to "Flash Video and Picture" and choose "FLV - Flash Video Format (*.flv)."

    • 6

      Click the "Start" button to encode the media. The application will launch the file directory for the SWF output file when it has been successfully prepared.

    Media Convert

    • 7

      Open an Internet browser and access the Media Convert website. The "File Conversion" tab will appear by default on the homepage.

    • 8

      Click the "Browse" button and browse for the input file in the file-selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import the media into the application. The file will be loaded on the homepage and the "Input Format" drop-down menu will automatically display the corresponding selection.

    • 9

      Leave "No Video Preset" selected in the first "Output Format" drop-down menu. Open the second drop-down menu and choose "Flash SWF (.swf)."

    • 10

      Click "OK" to encode the media. A file download page will load when the SWF output file has been successfully prepared. Click the download link and follow the instructions to retrieve the media.

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