I always come across the question asks that: how to upload the SWF files to website? Well, it depends on different circumstances, I ‘ll try to explain according to what I know, if you have something to add, just go ahead and let me know.

Usually, I have two ways to get the source SWF files: online flash making programs and the existed SWF files in my PC.

The former means you produce the SWF file from some online flash making programs. They can be flash banner making programs, flash chart making programs and so on. In this case, you don ‘t have to download and install the program, just do it online according to their instructions. When you finish all the editing and customizing work, the program will generate several lines of codes, and that ‘ s all you need to put in your website.

The latter means the existed SWF file with the extension .swf saved in your computer or produced by Adobe Flash CS5(the latest one). The created SWF files like this works perfectly in Internet Explorer, but doesn’t load in all netscape. Or vice versa. The reason is flash has a lot of issues with its plugin player and browser compatibility. In circumstances such as these you need to be able to convert SWF to animated GIF before uploading to your website.

Again, at least this is what i’m doing right now. Of course, you have many other options like you can directly upload the SWF file to your web server; like you can convert the SWF file to video format first, and then make a player for it, and at last, upload them all to website.

However, convert SWF to animated GIF is the easiest among all the methods because you can easily upload it to your website as the same way you upload a common picture.

Another reason to make it the easiest solution is some of your clients don’t want flash content or do not have the flash plugin. Again, in these situations, you need to be able to convert the .swf file to a .gif file so that you can display the swf image to those particular clients.

I have to emphasize here that convert SWF to animated GIF will not make it ugly! The dynamic effect of the originally SWF file keeps unchanged because you have the frame-by-frame control of the whole conversion progress and you can even customize the frame rate, image size and compression quality etc to ensure a better output.

Convert SWF to animated GIF will not cost you anything either! It ’s free and available to get within just few clicks.

3 Steps to Convert SWF to Animated GIF with Moyea SWF to Video Pro

Step 1: Launch SWF to Video Pro and select the way you prefer to input the source SWF file.

Step 2: This SWF converter can convert SWF to Video, SWF to Video with alpha, and SWF to Image series respectively. Now choose Animated GIF as the target output format from image series style drop down menu.

Step 3: Click "Convert" to start the SWF to Animated GIF conversion.

When the conversion completes, you can upload the generated animated GIF to anywhere on the website and enjoy it as a high-quality SWF substitute.

This Press Release is originally from http://www.leawo.com/blog/2010/06/v3-0-7-0-of-leawo-free-youtube-downloader-accelerates-video-playing-and-downloading-under-w7/

Equipted with the full capability of accelerating YouTube video playback and downloading under W7, Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.7.0 is released.

Shenzhen P.R.C-Jun, 01st, 2010-Leawo Software Co., Ltd.( http://www.leawo.com/ ): a professional multimedia solution provider and an award-winning video/audio converting software supplier, today officially announces the release of its latest Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.7.0 with the full capability of browsing and accelerating YouTube videos under W7.

Leawo Free YouTube Downloader is not only a free flash video downloader but also an accelerator for downloading and speeding up FLV vidoes from YouTube and many other video sharing websites like Google Video, MySpace etc. The built-in accelerator assures a very smooth video playback and fast video downloading process directly in the program under W7.

The Upgraded Features of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.7.0

1. The power to accelerate flash video playback and downloading under W7 – in the last edition released about two months ago, Leawo Free YouTube Downloader already had the full capability of browsing websites under W7. Now, the new version V3.0.7.0 is just getting one step closer to W7 because it fully supports to accelerate video playback and downloading while browsing them in IE or other browsers with the built-in IE core.

Price and Availability of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.7.0

Leawo Free YouTube Downloader is a totally free and clean tool that can be downloaded via the link below. For the acceleration of HD flash videos, please refer to Leawo Video Accelerator Pro.

System Requirement of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.7.0

It works well with Windows XP/2000/NT/Vista and the latest Windows 7. In order to have a smooth and fast flash video enjoyment, highly recommend to install the accelerator when the setup wizard prompts. It won’t occupy too much space even to do so.

Links:
Company Website: http://www.leawo.com/
Product Webpage: http://www.leawo.com/youtube-download/
Product Download Link: http://www.leawo.com/download/youtube-download/youtubedownload.exe

Contact Person
Steven
Leawo Software Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Email: contact@leawo.com

This blog is originally from http://www.leawo.com/blog/2010/06/the-best-video-formats-for-uploading-to-youtube/

It is a very basic and important thing for all the video fans to know: how to upload your own video to YouTube and what kind of video format does it accept? If you are going to share a video with the world on YouTube.

1. How to upload your own video to YouTube?

Make sure you have membership access to YouTube. Click "Sign in" to log in with either YouTube ID or Google ID. If you don’t have any, please click "Create Account" to register.

Once your registration is successful, please follow the instructions afterwards. With the access to your YouTube account, you can 1. upload and share your own videos with the world; 2. comment on, rate, and make video responses to your favorite videos; 3. build playlists of favorites to watch later.

2. What is the best video format for uploading to YouTube?

It’s time to do something to your videos now. YouTube can accept almost any video format for upload, but for best results, please make sure the videos you are going to upload meet the following standards:

Have fun broadcasting yourself on YouTube!

3. In reverse, how to download a video from YouTube?

Instead of uploading a video to YouTube, download one may need the help from certain program. Something called YouTube Downloader. It can play the YouTube vidoes right in the program with high speed, download them to your local computer, and convert them( if necessary) to other video formats for playback on various portable devices.

3D movies now are the trend! After Avatar, came the Alice in the Wonderland, after that, comes the newest one: How to Train Your Dragon.

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 computer-animated fantasy film by DreamWorks Animation loosely based on the 2003 book of the same title.

Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges he and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

If you haven’t seen it yet in the movie house, watch the trailer below to satisfy you curiosity a little bit. See you soon in the cinema!

Click here to watch the How to Train Your Dragon trailer!

This blog is originally from http://www.swfkits.com/swf-converter-blog/download-flash-swf-and-convert-to-avi-mov-animated-gif/

A few days ago when I was looking through Yahoo Answer, accidently I saw some questions about the conversion between flash SWF and other video/picture formats. The frequently-asked questions are: how to convert SWF to AVI? How to convert SWF to MOV? And how to convert SWF to animated GIF?

Of course there are some very nice answers there, however, when I see somebody saying “It’s just impossible to convert SWF to animated GIF because SWF is flash, while GIF is picture format, so it’s not possible…(Sorry, I forgot how exactly the answer said)”, it was a big shock for me! What I want to say is: it is possible to convert SWF to animated GIF, and it is very easy as long as you find the right program!

Also, they are a lot of questions are asked about WHERE and HOW can I download flashes, well, my answer is ANYWHERE you want and it is very easy too, but here you go again, you have to find the right program!

Next, I’ll extract some pictures to illustrate how I solve the above questions:

Question 1: Where and how can I download flash SWFs?

Usually, you should focus on some online game websites cause most of the little games there are made in SWF format. Also, most advertisements and banners on the websites are made in SWF format too. If you are still not sure where to find them, just type the URL of the website that you think there may be flashes, and the program will automatically detect and download(if any).

Look at Figure 1, i just randomly type youtube.com and actually I’m not sure whether it has flash there or not, click “Go” to perform search, if there is, the SWF URL will be listed, if there is not, just change another URL to try.

Figure 1

Question 2: How to convert SWF to AVI?

I have to say this is one of the basic SWF to video conversions and is extremely useful for those who want to play SWF files on PC players and with excellent picture and sound quality. Please see Figure 2.

Figure 2

PS: if you are a professional video editor, you can choose “Video with alpha” option to convert SWF to AVI with alpha channel.

Question 3: How to convert SWF to MOV?

Apple! Apple! Apple! SWF to MOV conversion is made for mac users to play SWF file in Apple QuickTime Player. Please see Figure 3 for details.

Figure 3

Question 4: How to convert SWF to animated GIF?

This is a challenge because somebody already said it is just impossible, I want to say: just impossible for some programs! Here comes the solution(see Figure 4).

Figure 4

Not only that, you can customize the frame rate, image size and compression quality during the SWF to animated GIF conversion. Test the finished GIF and the excellent quality will definitely WOW you!

This blog is just the tip of the iceberg, keep exploring and you will find more! Enjoy the Flash World!

This blog is originally from http://www.swfkits.com/swf-converter-blog/microsoft-ie9-will-support-vp8-video-technology-and-may-replace-flash/

May 20th, 2010, manager of IE department Dean Hachamovitch said Microsoft IE9 browser will support VP8 video CODEC technology, the purpose of which is to improve IE9’s openness and compatibility.

WebM Project

Google has announced the debut of WebM project on Wednesday’s I/O developers technology conference. WebM is an open, royalty-free network media file format, and is supported by the commercial software giants such as Mozilla(the developer of Firefox browser), Opera(the developer of Norway browser), AMD, Nvidia , Oracle and so on.

WebM adopts VP8 codec technology, which is Matroska media technology based on the network video technology developer On2.. Early this February, Google has taken over On2 with $1.06 million dollars. On2 is well-known for video compression technology, and this technology has been widely applied in all kinds of desktop software and mobile applications. On2 customers include Adobe, Skype, Nokia, Infineon, Sun, SONY, American network television servicer Brightcove etc.

Microsoft Response

Regarding Google WebM, Hachamovitch said on Wednesday’s night in blog: "IE9 supports not only HTML5, but also H.264 video and VP8 video. However, the premise is the users must have the VP8 codec pack installed in Windows." He stressed that there are still some specific technical problems need to be solved before IE9’s perfect support to VP8.

Hachamovitch said: "I want to make it clear that we hope to maintain IE’s security and stability, but at the same, improve its openness and compatibility. We promise to the customers that IE9 shall support all the frequently-used media formats. Meanwhile, the intellectual property rights of Windows clients, developers, and all internet users, will be protected.

Standard Competition

Fully support to networl video is one of the new functions of HTML5 internet browsing standard. But for the network video standard, Ogg Theora and H.264 are deadlocked. Microsoft, as one of the important contributors to H.264 standard, decides to continually support it in Windows operating system and IE9 browsers. Apple also stands by H.264 and said the H.264 video technology will become the alternative products of Adobe Flash.

However, Mozilla and Opera have different voices. They disapprove H.264 format. In addition, the insiders who establish the the technical specification of HTML5 also said, network video standard should not only choose specific codec.

Insiders said, WebM project may help reduce the conflict between Ogg Theora and H.264. But if WebM can not get the support from Microsoft and Apple, it is very hard to be the actual network video standard. Apple hasn’t comment on Google’s release of WebM project yet.

Highly recommended by Mozilla

Mozilla preachers Chris Blizzard wrote in blog on Wednesday: “VP8 is superior to Ogg Theora speaking of codec quality, and it can compete with H.264 speaking of picture quality. We will support WebM in Firefox, and today we released the beta Firefox 4.0, with the early support to WebM."

Opera also launched a beta browser which supports WebM format. Opera CTO Hakon Wium Lie said: "HTML, CSS and JavaScript have never had patent, Internet should always be open.

Although the video function of HTML5 standard may be a significant threat to Adobe Flash, Google and Adobe are already in the alliance and Google has decided to integrate Flash to its Chrome browser. Because of this, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch said on Wednesday that Flash player will be integrated with VP8 function and the new product is set to be released within one year.

You may be also interested in:

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How to Delet Flash SWF Cache under Firefox

This blog is originally from http://www.swfkits.com/swf-converter-blog/the-contradiction-between-adobe-and-apple-is-getting-fierce/

According to foreign media reports, Adobe company delivered an advertisement and open letter on May, 13th, strongly accused Apple for strangling the competition. Apple previously had made it very clear that the Adobe software applications were totally banned on iPad and iPhone.

Adobe said in the advertisement: "We like Apple. What we don’t like is the person who grabs your freedom to choose. You definitely have the freedom to choose what are you going to create, how to create, and what to experience on the internet." Adobe also bought a full-page on Washington Post today, gave all the details about this dispute between Adobe and Apple. At the end of the open letter were the signatures of co-founder Geschke Chuck and John Warnock.

In this letter, Adobe declared: "the essence of the problem lies in: who is the real controllor of Internet? We think the answer is the Internet users, rather than any of the powerful company."

It is reported recently that Apple is developing the Flash-alternative project Gianduia, which was revealed in WWDC(Worldwide Developers Conference) last year.. Apple has said it will support HTML5, JavaScript and CSS, but not Flash.

The insiders think the Adobe open letter is a strong evidence that the divergence between Adobe and Apple is getting worse. Two weeks ago, the CEO of Apple just issued a 29-paragraph-long article to accuse Adobe Flash for "major technology defect". It is said that Adobe has officially sued to America Anti-Monopoly Government Department and it may investigate this case accordingly. This means the contradiction between the two is intensified thoroughly.

Some useful links for your reference if you want to convert flash SWF to other popular video/audio/picture formats.

http://www.swfkits.com/swf_to_video/

http://www.swfkits.com/swf_to_avi/

The latest version V3.0.5.0 of Leawo Video Accelerator is released with the full capability of browsing websites under W7 and perfect interface bug-fixings.

Shenzhen P.R.C-May, 10th, 2010-Leawo Software Co., Ltd.( http://www.leawo.com/): a professional multimedia solution provider and an award-winning video/audio converting software supplier, today officially releases the new version V3.0.5.0 of Leawo Video Accelerator with the full capability of browsing websites under W7 and some perfect interface bug-fixings.

Leawo Video Accelerator specializes in speeding up online flash videos in the format of FLV like the ones from YouTube and other video sharing websites. However, it can do much more than just accelerating. It’s also a video searcher, video browser, video player, video downloader and video manager at the same time, which will provide an ultimate solution for dealing with online flash videos.

The Upgraded Features of Leawo Video Accelerator V3.0.5.0

1. The full capability of browsing websites under W7 – the software is compatible with W7 now so that the users can browse any flash videos they like using the IE browser this video accelerator has under the latest Windows 7 without any problems.

2. Fixed some small interface bugs - Leawo Software is always dedicating 100% effort to provide professional youtube-related products and improve user experience. Bug-fixing and program optimization are one of the most important measures that count. It ensures mass customers a smooth and pleasant flash video enjoyment.

Price and Availability of Leawo Video Accelerator V3.0.5.0

There are two available versions of Leawo Video Accelerator so far: free version and pro version. The only difference between the two is the latter has the power to accelerate HD flash videos for just a little extra cost at $29.95.

System Requirement of Leawo Video Accelerator V3.0.5.0

It works well with Windows XP/2000/NT/Vista and the latest Windows 7. Kindly remind that W7 doesn’t support to accelerate IE browser yet, however, it does accelerate other browsers with the built-in IE core.

Links:
Company Website: http://www.leawo.com/
Product Webpage: http://www.leawo.com/video-accelerator/
Product Download Link: http://www.leawo.com/download/videoaccelerator/videoaccelerator_free.exe

Contact Person
Steven
Leawo Software Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Email: contact@leawo.com

The latest version V3.0.5.0 of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader is released with the full capability of browsing websites under W7 and perfect interface bug-fixings.

Shenzhen P.R.C-May, 10th, 2010-Leawo Software Co., Ltd.( http://www.leawo.com/ ): a professional multimedia solution provider and an award-winning video/audio converting software supplier, today officially releases the new version V3.0.5.0 of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader in the second season with the full capability of browsing websites under W7 and some perfect interface bug-fixingss.

Leawo YouTube Downloader is a free and handy program not only can download YouTube videos directly from the site and download FLV files from other video sharing websites like Google Video, MySpace etc, but also can accelerate the video playback when browsing them in the built-in FLV player under the main OSs like 2000, XP, Vista, and the latest Windows 7.

The Upgraded Features of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.5.0

1. The full capability of browsing websites under W7 – the software is compatible with W7 now so that the users can browse any flash videos they like using the IE browser this free YouTube downloader has under the latest Windows 7 without any problems.

2. Fixed some small interface bugs - Leawo Software is always dedicating 100% effort to provide professional youtube-related products and improve user experience. Bug-fixing and program optimization are one of the most important measures that count. It ensures mass customers a smooth and pleasant YouTube video watching, accelerating and downloading process.

Price and Availability of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.5.0

As the name indicated, Leawo Free YouTube Downloader is a totally free and clean tool that can be downloaded via the link below. For the acceleration of HD flash videos, please refer to Leawo Video Accelerator Pro.

System Requirement of Leawo Free YouTube Downloader V3.0.5.0

It works well with Windows XP/2000/NT/Vista and the latest Windows 7. Kindly remind that W7 doesn’t support to accelerate IE browser yet, however, it does accelerate other browsers with the built-in IE core.

Links:
Company Website: http://www.leawo.com/
Product Webpage: http://www.leawo.com/youtube-download/
Product Download Link: http://www.leawo.com/download/youtube-download/youtubedownload.exe

Contact Person
Steven
Leawo Software Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Email: contact@leawo.com

Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6 is newly published with the enhanced ability to ensure a faster and smoother cooperation with its Ext Playlist Plugin and perfect bug-fixings.

Shenzhen P.R.C – Apr, 14th, 2010 - Moyea Software Co., Ltd. (http://www.moyeamedia.com): a rising developer of flash applications for the internet and multimedia software, today officially announces the release of its 19th edition Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6 with the stronger power to generate flash video players with external playlists when cooperating with one of its plugins named Moyea Ext Playlist Plugin.

Moyea Web Player is one of the best flash video player creating and customizing programs for all-level users to make their own web player which can be embedded in multiple platforms. What’s more, users can adopt various Moyea Plugins to extend player’s capability and bring more diversities to the created web player since version V2.0.

Moyea Ext Playlist Plugin is such a plugin that can generate a YouTube-like external video playlist as clear and attrative video navigation during the player customization process. It can display the most important video information like title, description and length in default. And since plugin version V2.0, Moyea Team has made the external video playlist creation the easiest ever within just one click.

Upgraded Features of Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6

1. The enhanced ability to ensure a faster and smoother cooperation with Ext Playlist Plugin in the following ways:

a. Speedup the program when uploading multiple videos – when multiple video contents have to be shown in the external video playlist, this enhancement makes sure that all the target videos can be uploaded to the program in a high speed so that the users can proceed to the next steps quickly without wasting too much time waiting.

b. Speedup the publish process – this works when the users have finished submitting the external playlist setting and clicked “Publish” button. It accelerates the publish process and saves it from program frozen and pause problem. It’s extremely useful when generating multi-video external playlist.

2. Fixed some tiny bugs and optimized program – Moyea Software is always dedicating 100% effort to provide professional web player products and improve user experience. Bug-fixing and program optimization are one of the measures that count. It ensures mass customers a smooth and pleasant flash video player customization process.

Price and Availability of Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6

Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6 has a free trial version for downloading via the link below. All the functions are exactly the same as registered one except a watermark hyperlinked to Moyea website will appear. Just pay a little extra to remove the watermark and enjoy the lifelong updates and prior technical supports.

System Requirement of Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6

Moyea Web Player V2.4.0.6 works well with Windows 7 and Windows XP/2000/NT/Vista. While its mentioned plugins shall function properly with Moyea Web Player V2.0 and up versions. Or with a specific player version to implement specific functions.

Links:

Company Website: http://www.moyeamedia.com/

Product and Price: http://www.playerdiy.com/order/

Product Download Link: http://www.playerdiy.com/downloads/get.php?p=Web%20Player%20v2&f=http://www.playerdiy.com/download/webplayer_setup.exe

Contact Person:

Steven

Moyea Software Co., Ltd.

Chief Executive Officer

Email: contact@moyeamedia.com