Sure, its simple. Go to file menu, select export, select
QuickTime in
the
drop-down menu,
navigate to the folder you want to save everything to,
hit save, a dialog box will pop up, on it there should be a
"QuickTime
Settings" button - select it,
Once you have gotten this far, now you must start thinking of
how you
want
things exported.
If your flash movie is just regular animations as in timeline
animations,
you can select "stop export when last frame is reached" or if
your flash
movie has script and other animations inside
movieclips not on the main timeline, you can "stop exporting
after a
certain time has elapsed".
this option is a little tricky and you may have to export
multiple times
to get the desired results.
trial and error on that.
I think this option is what will help in a situation like what
Henrik
was
suggesting could happen.
Flash has trouble exporting scripts because they can extend
past the
main
timeline, but if you
"stop export after a certain time elapsed" it exports the movie
more
like
a recording than an export.
My advice is to take the script effects and remake them (to the
best of
your ability) as an actual animation.
If you can not do that, then you would probably need a screen
recorder
to
capture the action and then place it in your fla.
But back tot he export.
Once you have chosen the way you want to export, and you've
clicked the
"QuickTime Settings" button,
in that dialog box you will see a "Video" "Sound" and "Prepare for
internet streaming".
the first one is where you will find the "Animation Codec".
Make sure the Video check box is selected and then choose the
"Settings"
button.
Under the drop-down menu, select "Animation" (This is the
Animation
Codec)
then you will have some settings that will show, like a
"Motion" and
"Data
Rate" and "Compressor".
Here is where you set things to the highest. Set the frame rate to
"current" (the rate you made your flash file) or 30 fps
(usually best
for
real motion)
"Data Rate" Should be grayed out so don't worry about that, if
it isn't,
set it to automatic the first round, and then "Compressor"
should be set
to
"Millions of Colors+"
or what ever is the highest in your drop-down, or just drag the
slider
all
the way to the right if your slider is not grayed out.
Press ok.
Go to the "Sound" check box, enable it if you have sound, don't
if you
don't. :)
Here set your audio to the least compressed.
Compressor : none
Rate: 48.000
Size: 16 bit
Use: Stereo
then choose your stream type. I usually use "Fast start with
compressed
head"
(I believe this improves the loading of the video when served
from the
internet and deals with the buffer, but don't quote me on it)
Now when exporting this movie, know that it will take a long
time if you
have a large movie.
Especially if your using scripts and embedded movies with
animation and
your timing the export.
So view and time your movie as a swf first to get a general
idea of how
long it will take.
Literally, get a stopwatch and time it. record how long it
takes for it
to
play with all the scripts and animations doing their thing.
Take this time and put it in the box for export stop with
elapsed time.
the format is kind of weird.
Ever looked up in the corder of your video recorder and saw those
strings
of numbers usually looked like 00:01:35:24.
Well that string I just typed says the track is 1 min 35 sec 24
mill-sec.
You will need to set the time you got in this format for that
export
option
to work properly.
Once you have the file exported, then go open it with QuickTime
and
export
"that" file to the size and settings you need for displaying on
the
internet
File menu -> Select "Export" or maybe in your case "Export for
web".
NOTE:
Do not over write the export you made from flash. Keep it on
the side as
you may have to try several times to get your perfect file for the
internet.
This file will have all the detail in it at a clean and clear
resolution
and sound and can always be compressed down.
(I make a duplicate of this and edit that one just to be safe)
There are some situations where an persons flash file has code or
certain
ways animations are made that just don't translate,
so this is not the most perfect of solutions, but like I said
when I
started this.
I have had much success.
HTH,
Best,
Karl
On Oct 24, 2010, at 6:17 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote:
Thank you for your advice. But I did not understand what you
mean:
Export a MOV file using the "Animation" Codec with the highest
settings first.
I can not export move file from Flash. I said this function
does not
work. How did you do export from Flash with best and largest
settings?
2010/10/24 Karl DeSaulniers <[email protected]>:
I have had very good success.
Export a MOV file using the "Animation" Codec with the highest
settings
first.
Here you want to set things to Best and Largest sizes.
Your not going to be keeping this copy necessarily.
Then open that movie in Quicktime and export to your
desired settings for what ever your wanting the video for.
Oh and any Movieclips you have that play content inside them,
move their content to a new layer on the main timeline.
HTH,
Best
On Oct 23, 2010, at 12:48 PM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote:
Yes, I googled. Can somebody recommend really good tool?
2010/10/23 Henrik Andersson <[email protected]>:
I would rather use a dedicated tool. Googling "swf to
video" should
find
most of them.
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