How to Play SWF Files on Amazon Kindle Fire

"Hey, I have an SWF File that I would like to load into my Kindle Fire. How would I go about loading this file into Amazon Kindle Fire? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated."   - By Amanda from Yahoo! Answers

Well, it is a compatibility problem. Amazon Kindle Fire comes without flash support. That means, you can't import SWF into Kindle Fire for playback directly. Luckily, there is still a feasible way to solve the problem, that is, convert SWF to Kindle Fire compatible video format like MP4 etc. Then, how to convert SWF to Kindle Fire MP4 video?

Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is recommended to make the conversion. This Mac SWF to Kindle Fire Converter offers you the ability to convert SWF files to most popular video formats, including MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, WMV, MPEG, 3GP, and more with perfection.

Key Features of SWF to Kindle Fire Converter Mac 

• Convert SWF to Kindle Fire supported video format on Mac with fast speed and high quality 
• Support converting SWF files to almost all popular video formats, both SD and HD video formats 
• The converted SWF videos will be compatible with most popular applications and portable devices 
• Advanced video editing features are provided by this software, such as, trimming, cropping, watermark, etc. 

Step by Step Guide to Convert SWF to Kindle Fire on Mac OS Step 1: Import SWF File to this Mac SWF Converter 
Download and install SWF to Kindle Fire Converter for Mac into your computer. Run it, click the "Source" button to import the target flash .swf file into the program.

Step 2: Choose MP4 as the Output Video Format 
In the drop down list of "Codec", you will see lots of output video formats supported by this software. Choose MP4 as the output format for playback SWF on Kindle Fire.

Step 3: Start to Convert SWF to Kindle Fire on Mac OS 
Click "Capture" and then "Start" to begin the conversion of SWF to Kindle Fire compatible MP4 video on Mac OS. The problem will show you the destination folder of converted video when the conversion completes.

Step 4: Transfer and Play SWF File on Kindle Fire 
Connect your Kindle Fire to computer via USB cable. Transfer the converted SWF file to it, and now you are able to play your favorite SWF video on Kindle Fire freely.

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How to Import SWF File into Final Cut Pro

"Hey, I am going to edit an interview video which are in flash .swf format. But unfortunately, when I tried to import SWF to Final Cut Pro, it hints that the .swf file can't be recognized. Can someone tell me how to import SWF file into Final Cut Pro?"

Final Cut Pro or FCP is a non-liner video editing program developed by Apple. It uses QuickTime technology, flash SWF format are not supported. To import SWF file to Final Cut Pro, you need to convert SWF to FCP supported video format like MOV. Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is a professional tool allows you to convert SWF to MOV on Mac.

Steps to Convert SWF to MOV on Mac for Final Cut Pro Step 1: Load SWF File 
Download and install this SWF to FCP Converter for Mac into your computer. Run it, click the "Source" button to select the .swf file that you want to import to Final Cut Pro from your Mac.

Tip: After importing SWF file, you can preview and see the detailed info of the added SWF video.

Step 2: Select the Output Format 
Select "MOV" as output format from the drop-down menu of "Codec". Meanwhile, you can change the output video parameters like video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, audio channel, sample rate, etc.

Step 3: Start the Conversion of SWF to FCP on Mac 
Click "Capture", and then in the pop-up dialog box, click "Start" to begin converting SWF to Final Cut Pro supported MOV format.

When the conversion completes, you can view the converted SWF file in the destination folder. Also, you can easily import SWF to Final Cut Pro for Editing. Besides Final Cut pro, this SWF Converter can help you import SWF to iMovie, Adobe Premier Pro, Sony Vegas, etc for further editing.

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How to Convert and Import SWF to iTunes

"Hey guys, I want to add some SWF videos into iTunes playlist so that I can sync then to my iPod Touch. But when I tried it I received errors. Is there any way to import SWF to iTunes? Any help would be greatly appreciated."

iTunes supports video formats like M4V or MP4 that work with QuickTime. While the flash SWF files cann't be imported to Apple iTunes directly. Never mind, here comes a great solution. Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is a professional tool designed to convert SWF to M4V and let you import the converted flash SWF to iTunes on Mac. Now lets see how it works:

Step 1: Free download Jihosoft SWF to iTunes Converter for Mac on your Mac, install and run it. Then click the "Source" button to add target flash .swf file to the program.

Step 2: If necessary, you can click on the "Crop" button and directly drag the picture frame of video to delete unwanted parts.

Step 3: Select M4V or MP4 as output format from the drop-down list of "Codec" and then customize the output video settings like video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, sample rate, audio channel, etc.

Step 4: Click "Capture" to enter into the Record window. Then click the "Start" button to begin conversion of SWF to M4V for iTunes. After conversion, a pop-up window will show you the output patch of the converted video.

Step 5: Finally, go to iTunes. Then click the "File" button on the menu tab of iTunes and choose "Add file to library link" from the drop-down menu to import SWF to iTunes.

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How to Convert Flash SWF to Apple TV MP4

Apple TV is a tiny entertainment powerhouse designed to play digital content like videos from iTunes, YouTube, Hulu etc on your widescreen TV. Video formats supported by Apple TV include: H.264, MPEG-4, Motion JPEG, etc. So, you can't play SWF in Apple TV directly.

Got a great flash video and want to play it through Apple TV? You need to convert SWF to Apple TV supported MP4 video format for playback. Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is a professional tool designed to do the conversion. With it, you can convert SWF to MP4 on Mac with ultra-fast speed while 100% keep the original video quality.

Detail Steps to Convert Flash SWF to Apple TV MP4 on Mac OS 
Step 1: Input Flash SWF File 
Download, install and run this Mac SWF to Apple TV Converter on your computer. Click the "Source" button on the top left to add the target flash .swf file to the program.

Step 2: Select MP4 as Output Format
In the drop down menu of "Codec", you will see a list of output profiles, choose MP4 in "Common Video" as the output format. You can change the output video parameters like video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc.

Step 3: Convert SWF to Apple TV Video 
Hit "Capture" and then "Start" button to begin the conversion of SWF to Apple TV MP4 video on Mac OS immediately. Also, you can click the "End Record" button to stop conversion at any time as you want.

When the conversion completes, SWF to Apple TV Converter Mac will show you the output path of the converted MP4 video.

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Tips: More than converting SWF to Apple TV MP4 video, Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac can also help you import SWF to iTunes, iMovie, Final Cut Pro as well as play SWF on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and more.

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How to Run SWF Files on Android Device

Adobe has ceased allowing Flash to be downloaded and installed to Android devices. You can't run flash SWF files on Android device directly, but you can convert SWF to MP4, then play the converted SWF files on your Android device anytime and anywhere.

Jihosoft SWF to Android Converter for Mac is the best file conversion tool that allows you to convert flash videos, games and animations to MP4 and then make your favorite SWF videos playable on Android portable devices such as Samsung, HTC, LG, Huawei, ZTE, and more.

Guide on how to convert SWF to Android MP4 and run SWF files on Android device:
Step 1: Free download, install and launch the latest version of Jihosoft Mac SWF to Android Converter software on your computer.

Step 2: Click the "Source" button to add SWF file that you want to convert to Android MP4 video format. You can click "Play" to preview the import SWF Video.

Step 3: Select MP4 as the output format from the drop-down list of "Codec". Then specify the output folder for the converted MP4 video.

Step 4: Click "Capture" then "Start" to start converting SWF to Android supported MP4 video format.

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Device Support 
Jihosoft SWF to Android Converter supports run SWF files on most popular Android devices, including Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Appollo, Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Music, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Pocket, Galaxy Y, HTC Desire, HTC EVO 4G, HTC One, HTC Sensation, HTC Wildfire, HTC Butterfly, HTC Explorer, HTC Inspire, Sony Xperia, Motorola Droid, etc.

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How to Convert SWF to QuickTime MOV on Mac OS

"Hey all, I have a flash SWF file that I want to convert to QuickTime MOV and don't know how. Can anyone suggest me a way to convert SWF to QuickTime? PS: I am using a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated!"

QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple, which is capable of handling various formats of digital videos. However, you can't transfer flash SWF file to QuickTime. If you want to play flash SWF video on QuickTime Player, you can use a third-party software to convert SWF to QuickTime MOV format.

Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is an easy-to-use yet powerful software to convert flash SWF file to QuickTime MOV video on Mac OS. After conversion, you can play your favorite flash SWF videos with QuickTime Player for wonderful visual enjoyment. Below is a step by step guide to convert SWF to QuickTime MOV on Mac OS X:

Step 1: Download Mac SWF Converter
Free download Jihosoft SWF to QuickTime Converter for Mac and install it in your computer.

Step 2: Load Flash SWF File 
Start SWF Convert for Mac and click "Source" to load SWF file you want to play with QuickTime.

Step 3: Choose MOV as Output Format 
This Mac SWF Video Converter supports a wide array of output video formats. Here select QuickTime MOV as the output format from the drop-down list of "Codec".

Step 4: Start to Convert SWF to QuickTime MOV on Mac 
Click "Capture" then "Start" to begin the conversion of SWF to QuickTime MOV video. When conversion completes, the software will show you the destination of converted MOV video.

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How to Upload Flash SWF Files to Facebook

Facebook currently is the world's largest social community that connect people with friends all over the world. More and more people tend to share their videos on Facebook, such as, family reunion videos, photo slideshow videos, advertising videos, company introduction videos, etc.

Facebook supports most popular video file types, including FLV, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, DV, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MPEG, TOD, VOB, WMV, etc. Nevertheless, Facebook doesn't support flash SWF format. Want to upload SWF to Facebook for sharing with more people? Fortunately, Jihosoft SWF to Facebook Converter for Mac allows you to convert SWF to regular video formats for Facebook, then upload and share SWF videos on Facebook with ease.

Step by step guide on how to convert SWF to Facebook supported video format on Mac OS X:
Step 1: Download and Install Mac SWF to Facebook Converter 
Free download the latest version of SWF to Facebook Converter for Mac. Decompress the installation package and have it installed on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Import Flash SWF File that Need Share on Facebook 
Run this software on your desktop. On its main interface, click the "Source" button and select the target SWF file, then click "Open" to import SWF to the program.

Step 3: Set Output Format to Convert SWF to Facebook Video 
Click on the "Codec", and select MP4 or other Facebook supported video formats as the output format from the drop-down list. You are allowed to adjust the video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc.

Step 4: Start Converting SWF to Facebook Video on Mac OS 
After necessary settings, click "Capture" to go to the "Record" window. Then press the "Start" tab, the program will start converting SWF to Facebook video on Mac. You can click the "End Record" button to stop conversion at any time.

After conversion, Jihosoft Mac SWF to Facebook Converter will show you the output folder. Now you can view the converted video and upload SWF to Facebook for sharing with family, friends, and relatives.

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Learn More about Jihosoft SWF to Facebook Converter for Mac 
More than a simple file conversion tool to convert SWF to Facebook accepted video formats, this SWF to Facebook Converter also offers advanced editing features allow you to customize the imported SWF video.
Trim Video: You can trim the imported SWF file to an ideal size by setting the width and height.
Crop Video: You are able to crop the imported SWF to delete unwanted parts and set the playing area.
Watermark Video: You are allowed to insert watermark to the converted video to personalize it with your own picture.

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How to Upload and Embed Flash SWF File in Joomla Article

Background Knowledge: What is Joomla? 
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example:

• Corporate Web sites or portals
• Corporate intranets and extranets
• Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
• E-commerce and online reservations
• Government applications
• Small business Web sites
• Non-profit and organizational Web sites
• Community-based portals
• School and church Web sites
• Personal or family homepages

How to upload and embed flash SWF file into Joomla article?
Step 1: Make Flash SWF File 
To get started, make your flash .swf file with Adobe Flash Studio or Flash Banner Maker software.

Step 2: Upload Flash SWF File to Your Web Server 
Upload the flash .swf file to your Joomla website, generally you should better upload the .swf file to the subfolder "images" of Joomla website.

Step 3: Embed Flash SWF File to Joomla Article 
Enter into the Joomla article editor, click on the place where you want to show the flash video, click the "Tool" button then "Insert/edit embedded media".

In the pop-up "Insert/edit embedded media" dialog, enter the information of your flash .swf file, then click "Insert" button.

Step 4: Save the Joomla Article 
Finally, save the article, and the flash .swf file has been embedded into the Joomla article successfully.

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How to Play Flash SWF on Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Ask: Is it possible to play flash SWF files on Mac OS X Mountain Lion 

One of Apple's main shortcomings is the lack of flash support. So you can't directly play flash SWF on Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Fortunately, now there is a feasible way to manage this problem. Jihosoft currently developed SWF Video Converter for Mac to help convert SWF to Mac supported video format for playback on Mac Lion. 

Below is the step-by-step guide on how to convert SWF to MOV for playing .swf files on Mac OS X Mountain Lion: 

• Free download, install and launch Jihosoft SWF Video Converter for Mac Lion. 
• Click on "Source" and browse your computer's hard drive to select the target flash .swf file. Then click "Open" to add the file to the Mac SWF Video Converter. 
• From the drop-down list of "Codec", select Mac Lion supported MOV or MP4 as output format. 
• Click on "Capture". In the pop-up Record video dialog box, click the "Start" icon to start conversion. 

Tips & Suggestions 

Tip 1: After adding flash .swf file to the program, you can preview the imported flash video. Also you can crop the SWF video to delete unwanted places. 

Tip 2: The software offers advanced video editing features, which enables you to change the output video parameters like resolution, frame rate, etc. 

More Features of Jihosoft SWF Video Converter for Mac 

Jihosoft SWF Video Converter supports converting SWF to a wide range of popular video formats, including SWF to AVI Mac, SWF to MOV Mac, SWF to MP4 Mac, SWF to FLV Mac, SWF to MKV Mac, etc. 

The converted SWF video will not only be playable on Mac Lion, but also all Apple things, such as, iPad, iPad 2, the new iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod Touch, Apple TV, QuickTime, and more. 

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What is Flash and Top Uses for Flash

Adobe Flash or Macromedia Flash is a multimedia and software platform used for authoring of vector graphics, animation, games Rich Internet Applications which can be viewed, played and executed in Adobe Flash Player. Flash is frequently used to add streamed video or audio players, advertisement and interactive multimedia content to web pages.

Top 5 Uses of Flash: 

1. Create an Animated Character    Flash offers tools that let you bring character animation right onto your home computer, with a full-featured animation studio that lets you create easily animated characters and environments. There are many ways to animate in Flash, but my two favorite types of character animation are: Traditional and Paper Doll Style.
2. Build a Website    Flash has a variety of uses online, such as, creating animated flash thumbnail galleries, developing dynamic websites, creating unique site navigation menus, create popup tooltips, designing a custom mouse cursor, creating a video player, etc. 
3. Create a Game   Flash's interactivity has given rise to a number of games; the only limit is your creativity and your ability to incorporate user-responsive scripting into your animations. They don't even have to be animated, although sometimes it helps. All you need is a little interaction with the end user, some form of entertainment or challenge, and you have a game or puzzle.
4. Create Animated Advertisements   Sometimes advertisements are necessary, though, and there are a number of ways you can use Flash to incorporate them: Google Adsense; Transparent Animations; Video Overlay, etc. 
5. Build Your Own Applications   Take interactivity to the next level, you also build flash applications with a more useful purpose than just games. You can embed flash applications into your webiste to add functionality that has some benefit to your users, whether it's just convenience or something more complex. 

How to Convert SWF to 3GP with SWF Video Converter Mac

Jihosoft SWF Video Converter Mac is a handy utility that enables you convert SWF to 3GP including flash SWF with action scripts/movie clips/sound. With it, you will be able to transfer SWF to 3GP video with perfect picture quality and sound quality, and enjoy your flash animations and movies on your mobile phone anytime and anywhere. The software is designed in simple and intuitive interface which lets you easily control the conversion process.

Key Features of Jihosoft SWF to 3GP Converter for Mac 
Convert SWF to almost all common video formats, such as SWF to MOV Mac, SWF to MP4 Mac, SWF to AVI Mac, SWF to FLV Mac, SWF to MPEG Mac, etc.
Export SWF to portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Kindle Fire, Samsung, etc.
Convert SWF for popular application like Adobe Premiere, Windows Movie Maker, DVD Maker, etc.
Add a picture as the watermark and change the picture transparency, size, position
100% keep original effects and perfect video and audio synchronization without frame losing

Below is a step-by-step guide for you to learn how to convert SWF to 3GP with Mac SWF Video Converter:
Step 1: Run SWF to 3GP Converter Mac. In the main interface, click "Source" to add flash .swf file that you want to convert to 3GP.

Step 2 (Optional): After adding flash file, you can click "Play" to preview the flash video. Also you can click "Crop" to delete any unwanted areas.

Step 3: Now from the drop-down list of "Codec", select 3GP as the output format and you are allowed to adjust the output video quality like resolution, frame rate, etc.

Step 4: Click "Capture" then "Start" to start conversion from SWF to 3GP on Mac. You can click "End Record" to stop conversion at any time.

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How to Convert SWF to MKV with AST SWF Video Converter

Background Knowledge: What is MKV file format? 
The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows.

Wide Usage of MKV: Software and Devices Support 
Media Players: ALLPlayer, DivX Player for Mac, Media Player Classic, PowerDVD, VLC media player, Gstreamer-based Players, etc.
Media Centers: Boxee, MediaPortal, MythTV, Plex, PS3 Media Server, SageTV Media Center, XBMC, etc.
Portable Devices: Asus, Iomega, Oppo, Samsung, LG, Sharp, Other Blu-ray players, Sigma Designs, Realtek, Cowon, Archos, RAmos, Popcorn Hour, Nokia, Roku, etc.

Sometimes, you may desire to play SWF videos on the above players and devices which are lack of flash support. Well, the feasible way to manage it is to convert SWF to MKV. To do the conversion job, AST SWF Video Converter will be a great choice. This software lets you to convert your SWF files to MKV videos with excellent quality. Besides, its brand-new and intuitive interface will enable you easily and effectively control the conversion process. Now let's see how it works:

PS: SWF Video Converter and SWF Video Converter for Mac are both available. Here we use the Mac version to show how o convert SWF to MKV on Mac OS X step by step.

Step 1: Run AST SWF to MKV Converter for Mac. On the main interface, click the "Source" button to load flash .swf file to the program.

Step 2: If needed, click "Play" to preview the imported SWF video. Also, you can click "Crop" and directly drag the video frame to delete any unwanted areas.

Step 3: To play SWF videos on MKV-friendly software and devices, here select MKV as output format from the drop-down list of "Codec".

Step 4: Finally, click "Capture" then "Start" to start converting SWF to MKV on Mac. You can click "End Record" to stop conversion at any time.

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What is flash SWF format? 
SWF is a file extension for a Shockwave Flash file format created by Macromedia and now owned by Adobe. SWF stands for Small Web Format. SWF files can contain video and vector based animations and sound and are designed for efficient delivery over the web. SWF files can be viewed in a web browser using the Flash plug in.

What is DV file format? 
DV, short for Digital Video, is the video captured by a digital camcorder, so it is natively supported by digital camera. The DV standard has spawned a few variations, including DVCAM (Sony) and DVCPRO (Panasonic). Consumers know DV in it's smaller format MiniDV.

How to convert flash SWF to DV on Mac?
Sometimes, you just have downloaded some flash SWF movies and want to convert them to DV for playable on your digital camera with your families and friends. AST SWF Video Converter for Mac here is strongly recommended to do the conversion job. It is a simple yet powerful tool to convert flash .SWF files to various video formats, including SWF to DV, SWF to AVI, SWF to MOV, SWF to MP4, SWF to FLV, SWF to 3GP, and so on.

Step by step guide of converting SWF to DV on Mac OS: 
Step 1: Free download AST SWF to DV Converter for Mac and install it on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Run this Mac SWF to DV Converter. On the main interface, click "Source" to load SWF file you want to convert it to DV.

Step 3: In the drop-down list of "Codec", select DV as output format. Also you are allowed to adjust the output video settings.

Step 4: Click "Capture" to go to the Record window. Then click "Start" to begin to convert SWF to DV on Mac OS.

When conversion completes, a pop-up window will show you the destination of created video.

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