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Adobe Flash C4 Pro won't export Quicktime?

Jun 26, 2009 9:22 AM

Hello everybody, it seems that i can't export as Quicktime, it just stops at "Recording Flash Content" - any ideas?

  1. Yes i could export as .avi, but for some reason, i lose some effects there, i could export as .swf as well, but Sony Vegas won't read .swf files, and i can't find a FREE (I don't want some trial with annoying Logos) ...

 

Could anybody help me?

Thanks!

3402 Views   17 Replies   Latest reply: mattcheo, Mar 15, 2011 1:00 PM
 
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  • Ross Ritchey
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    1. Ross Ritchey,
    Jun 26, 2009 10:35 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    What do you mean by "it just stops"?

     

    Does it error?  Does the rendering window close without finishing?

     

    I have noticed (in CS3) that the progress indicator tends to not do anything while in the Recording Flash Content phase of export, and it can take a while to get through this phase, depending on the length of the animation, and the size of the file.

     
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  • Sebastian011N
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    2. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 26, 2009 10:42 AM   in reply to Ross Ritchey
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    It just stops, the bar is filled up, but nothing happens, i tried to let it run like, 13 hours (one night)- still nothing... The Clip is only 26.8 Seconds

     
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    3. Ross Ritchey,
    Jun 26, 2009 10:51 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    That sounds odd.  That short of a clip shouldn't take so long to export regardless.  I wonder if there is an issue with the effects you mentioned.

     

    There is a free online service for conversion of media files that I have found handy in the past.  They make money off advertising on the site, and don't place a watermark on your files.  I believe they can convert swf to mov if you can't get Flash to work out for you.

     

    http://media-convert.com/

     
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  • Sebastian011N
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    4. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 26, 2009 11:48 AM   in reply to Ross Ritchey
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    I think i tried that, but i'll give it a go again

     
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    5. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 26, 2009 12:54 PM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    Error while converting file

     

    Won't do it Tried to output several outputs

     
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  • Sebastian011N
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    6. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 27, 2009 1:49 AM   in reply to Ross Ritchey
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    bump

     
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  • Ross Ritchey
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    7. Ross Ritchey,
    Jun 27, 2009 5:49 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    Just tested it a couple times myself.  It seems that they can't really convert SWF to MOV, though they give the option.

     
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    8. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 28, 2009 1:38 AM   in reply to Ross Ritchey
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    ah, thank you anyway

     
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    Jun 28, 2009 2:00 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    how big is your file? do you want to send the fla over and I'll try and convert it on mine and send it back to you?

     

    Andy

     

    soldier_bez@hotmail.com

     
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  • Sebastian011N
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    10. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 28, 2009 2:09 AM   in reply to Ross Ritchey
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    I figured a way to get it past "Recording Flash content"

    I just set the time instead of making it stop at last frame, it exports it to a .mov format now...

    But the problem is that, the movie now only shows the "Play Intro" button which i can't click -.-'

     
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    11. Sebastian011N,
    Jun 28, 2009 2:09 AM   in reply to soldier_bez
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    That would be awesome, i'll pack it into a winRAR file oky?

     
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    Jun 28, 2009 2:13 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    yeah, whatevers easiest for you

     

    Cheers

     

    Andy

     

    soldier_bez@hotmail.com

     
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  • AnneGFilms
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    13. AnneGFilms,
    Mar 22, 2010 8:37 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    I'm now having problems with this, has it been resolved?  I have CS4/Mac/OSX.

    When I export my flash animation, the Recording Flash Content box shows and it's taken at least an hour now to progress about half way.  My animation is 1.5 minutes, has nested movie clips, and an short armature sequence.

    Is After Affects really the only efficient way to work with animation and video?  This animation was supposed to be the background video for a DVD.

     

    Thanks!

     
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  • soldier_bez
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    Mar 22, 2010 9:17 AM   in reply to AnneGFilms
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    hiya,

     

    are you just exporting a normal animation? the problem with the previous/last question is that the fla had 'buttons' in (eg 'press me to play film' etc), which wouldn't convert to quicktime.

     

    Is yours just a normal animation? if so, I'll do the same and try and convert it on mine if you want to send it over

     

    Cheers

     

    Andy

     
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    15. AnneGFilms,
    Mar 22, 2010 12:39 PM   in reply to soldier_bez
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    Hi Andy,

     

    The export finally finished and a valid .mov file was created (it ran in QT & the dvd preview).  However, there are alot of artifacts, so I can't actually use it for my DVD backgound video.

    The swf has several nested movie clips, an armature sequence, and some actionscript.  It's pretty complicated.

    I've seen the problem with artifacts documented on the web, so should I just bag this effort and not try to conver the swf to mov?  I'm kind of a newbie so I don't know if I have any options left.

     

    Any help is *greatly* appreciated.

     

    Thanks,

    Anne

     
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  • markob80
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    Jul 2, 2010 9:48 AM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    I've had this problem before too, and just started having it again today.

    If you have chosen to export your movie till the last frame and you have a stop(); actionscript anywhere on the main timeline before the last frame the timeline will never get to the end.  So move the stop to the last frame.  This fixed my problem.

     
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  • mattcheo
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    17. mattcheo,
    Mar 15, 2011 1:00 PM   in reply to Sebastian011N
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    Reinstall Quicktime. I have this same problem occur often. Somehow Flash corrupts Quicktime while using it to export videos.

     
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