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Convert2SWF8 now available for download

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Convert2SWF8 is a windows application which will convert SWF version to SWF-8 which you can play in latest FlashPlayer 8 Public Beta. Just drag’n drop your SWF on the Convert2SWF8 window, and click Start.

Updated: 14–Oct-2005
You can download it from here: Convert2SWF8.zip
Post your feedback in comments.

By converting your SWFs to SWF-8, you can test out latest FlashPlayer 8 features. You can found some very good tests on the following locations:

// chall3ng3r //

Written by chall3ng3r

July 14th, 2005 at 7:35 am

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12 Responses to 'Convert2SWF8 now available for download'

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  1. Downloaded, but all buttons are just gray boxes. No text on the app, either. I downloaded three times to test. Happened all three times. When I clicked the third button (I assume “start”, the file was converted to name.swf.bak).

    Anonymous

    14 Jul 05 at 5:56 pm

  2. It’s possible to make Macromedia Flash to export as SWF8, at http://www.nuran.org there’s a short description about it.
    A more detailed step by step guide
    (The instructions in english can be found in the comments)

    Pablo Costantini

    15 Jul 05 at 12:44 am

  3. I’m not sure why its not apearing at your side. its built in delphi. but i’ve tested on diffirent systems, and it worked there.

    the second thig is that, the file you select is converted to SWF8, and the orignal file is save as .bak extention.

    the second method Pablo pointed out is good as well, but sometimes, we need such tool. for example if i write my .as files in PrimalScript or other third party editors, and compile it with a third part compiler. then i need this tool to convert that file into SWF8 version.

    chall3ng3r

    15 Jul 05 at 6:06 am

  4. Actually it must have been my work comp. I posted the first one about issues seeing content in the app, but when I tried it on my home comp it was fine…and perfect :) Thanks

    Anonymous

    18 Jul 05 at 5:19 pm

  5. nice app. some suggestions: make a version that i can drag and drop a swf onto the Convert2SWF8.exe icon, and it automatically converts the swf for me, without any prompts or dialog boxes. It’s a bit of a hassle pressing OK twice to do something so simple.

    Anonymous

    19 Jul 05 at 8:09 pm

  6. thanks, nice tip. i’ll try to implement it in next update.

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    chall3ng3r

    20 Jul 05 at 1:33 am

  7. converting swf for player 8 is a very easy way

    - open a swf file in a binary editor (there are many open source) and change byte value @0×03 (the very first byte after CWS or FWS signature) to 0×08 (eight).

    :)
    Jaco

    Anonymous

    21 Jul 05 at 8:04 pm

  8. download location updated. please download Convert2SWF8 here:
    http://www.orison.biz/blogs/downloads/Convert2SWF8.zip

    // chall3ng3r //

    chall3ng3r

    14 Oct 05 at 7:10 pm

  9. thanks for your information about Convert2SWF8! i just need this tool!

    karl Thomas

    2 Sep 06 at 5:33 am

  10. Thanks for this great utility. Now I can import swf files from Crystal Excelsius into Adobe Captivate! You made my day.

    Jason Reck

    14 Aug 07 at 4:52 pm

  11. Jaco, I will try your way :)

    Symbian

    16 Oct 07 at 2:11 pm

  12. Im a bit late on this post, is this still the best option or are there any new ones around. Will try this out in the meantime. Thanks

    Goran web

    4 Sep 08 at 3:07 pm

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