Tuesday, April 25, 2006

"SWF To Image" Library Now Freeware

Bytescout Software Blog - SWF To Image library 1.10 is freeware now

"SWF To Image library 1.10 is freeware now

You can request your free registration key for SWF To Image library here"

SWF To Image library (Freeware)

"SWF To Image library is a freeware ActiveX/NET library for converting flash (SWF) files into BMP, JPEG and GIF image files.

Now you can show the preview or thumbnails for SWF flash movies using SWF To Image library in your application or web-site with ease.

Get your free registration key for SWF To Image library

Features:
I’ve been watching this product, thinking that one day I might need it... Making it free makes it even more likely that I’ll grab it and check it out...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

How does this work? I downloaded it but can't figure out how to convert my .swf into .jpg.

Anonymous said...

Hi Iposted the previous comment, I just wanted to add that I am not a programmer and so don't know what to do with the code. Please help.

Greg said...

As you've already seen this product is a development library for others to use to build app's to convert swf's to jpg's...

And due to IP (intellectual property) concerns I'm afraid I can't program you something to help (I signed a contract with my current employer which in short says, "I think it, they own it").

BUT in taking a quick look at the examples (C:\Program Files\SWF To Image\Examples) it should be easy for you to tweak the sample (easy for me to say) ...

1. Create a copy of the "C:\Program Files\SWF To Image\Examples\Convert SWF to JPG.vbs"
(Assuming you've already downloaded and installed it in the default location).

2. Copy your SWF into the "C:\Program Files\SWF To Image\Examples" folder.

3. Rename the copy to "convertme.swf"

4. Open the "Copy of Convert SWF to JPG.vbs" in Notepad.

5. Change the line:
SWFToImage.InputSWFFileName = "sample.swf"

To:
SWFToImage.InputSWFFileName = "convertme.swf"

6. Change the line:
SWFToImage.SaveToFile "sample.jpg"

To:
Change the line:
SWFToImage.SaveToFile "convertme.jpg"

7. Save the file.

8. Now in Windows Explorer, double click on the "Copy of Convert SWF to JPG.vbs" file.

This should (key word) run the vbs (VB Script) file, and convert the "convertme.swf" into the "convertme.jpg"

I hope this helps a little,
Greg

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the clear guidelines given. I have successfully converted all frames of the swf to jpg but the size of the jpg pictures have been reduced so much. May I know if it is possible to retain the size of the jpg image as that of the swf?

Many thanks in advance

Anonymous said...

Hi all,

please any body can share a sample to exctract frame from flash movie, but without save on disk ..?

i work with VB.NET and can't do that with the BinaryImage array .. :( ( i'm beginner ! )

thanks a lot

Spyke said...

This is an old thread, but Greg I hope your not still with that same employer. They should in no way own the rights to stuff you coded off the clock. They don't own you, they're just renting some of your hours in the day.