lose audio when converting swf to AVI

[terrylb]

I am attempting to pull .SWF files from a CD and edit in Pro X3. It is a training video that works with Explorer. Whenever I convert the files to AVI, Mpeg, etc., I lose the audio. HELP...

[Ken Berry]

What format does the original SWF have? Right click on one of the SWF files inside VS -- either in the timeline or library windows -- and copy ALL its properties here please...

[terrylb]

Macromedia Flash Files (v10.0.12.0)
437 kb

12,000 frames/sec
24 bits, 492 x 349

There are no attributes under the audio

[Ron P.]

This loss may be of no accident. Depending on how the creator set it up. Some Flash authoring programs, use an audio encoder (Lame MP3) that VS does not get along with. About the only way around this would be to use a specialty conversion program, made to convert SWF to whatever video format. I think that VS recognizes SWF files to be Video only animated files. While I have a SWF authoring program, I've never tried to create one with audio, and see what VS does. I've been through a few hair-pulling times, when the Lame MP3 codec caused problems with my VS installs.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

You could try Share Create Sound File, this will create a Wav file of the entire project.
If successful drop the file into the project and mute the video.
Then try rendering the project,

By the way the original frame rate is very low at 12 fps?
By rendering to Mpeg or Avi this will effectively increase this to 25 by adding duplicate frames, may cause the video to be a little jumpy?

[terrylb]

Thanks- I am trying to use EM SWF2AVI, but VS still does not like it. When I attempt to open a converted file, both VS and My Documents folder (Internet Explorer) lock up and/or shut down.

[Ron P.]

Just another thought, since your SWF files are to be used with a browser. There's probably some data written in the SWF that is suppose to work with a browser. Next the SWF probably has embedded action script, along with several movie-clips, that may have some special actions. These can not be read by VS and some conversion programs will not be able to correctly convert them to a video file. Just the nature of the beast.

[dwightgenius]

maybe you should try the swf to video converter from moyea, i've beening using it for months, losing embeded audio and video never happens.
It's site: http://www.swfkits.com/swf_to_video/

I'm new here, however, i really hope this will help.

[teknisyan]

Macromedia Flash Files (v10.0.12.0)
437 kb

12,000 frames/sec
24 bits, 492 x 349

There are no attributes under the audio

You may also want to check if the creator of the swf separated the audio, since there is no audio property on the SWF, you may want to check the CD where you got the swf file and it should be there.

[phaseman]

maybe you should try the swf to video converter from moyea, i've beening using it for months, losing embeded audio and video never happens.
It's site: http://www.swfkits.com/swf_to_video/

I'm new here, however, i really hope this will help.

My two cents worth. I was having similar issues with EM SWF2AVI and like Dwight mention, I used swfkits and I no longer have the same problems. Might be worth looking into.