How can I open Adobe Animate CC2017 project with Flash Pro CS3? (Backwards Compatibility)

[Mohamed Ali Ben Thaier]

Hi, I've been trying to find a way to export projects files for my colleagues in the university because they told me that they can't open the projects files I send them with Adobe Flash Pro CS3, I looked for some Backwards Compatibility tips but none is working, is there any solution that helps with this?

Best Regards

[Colin Holgate · Accepted solution]

It was CS5.5 when things changed. That version was made future proof, and you can still open Animate 2017 FLAs in CS5.5. If you have a CC subscription you can install CS6, that too can open Animate 2017 files, and it still is able to make AS2 FLAs.

If you really needed to get a file back to CS3 you would need to find a copy of CS5.5, open the FLA and Save As CS4. You would then need a copy of CS4 to do the Save As to CS3.

[Mohamed Ali Ben Thaier]

Thank you Colin, I will try that now

[Mohamed Ali Ben Thaier]

Colin Holgate
If you really needed to get a file back to CS3 you would need to find a copy of CS5.5, open the FLA and Save As CS4. You would then need a copy of CS4 to do the Save As to CS3.

Thank you Colin once again for your solution, this was kind of boring process but it worked for me.

[Colin Holgate]

Glad you managed to find CS5.5 and CS4!

[ClayUUID]

Also maybe get your colleagues to stop using a decade-old version of Flash.

[Mohamed Ali Ben Thaier]

Lol, they are still using windows 7 what upgrade are you talking about hahahah

[ClayUUID]

Half the world is still using Windows 7.