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saving flash files by C3PO on 01-01-2005 at 02:48 AM

Hi, I view a lot of flash files but i can never save them is there anyay to save them so i can play them anytime without downloading them off the internet. I have looked it up and all I can find is pluggins for it that cost money so no way ill do that. Maybe someone can show a link to download a free reliable program or pluggin to save flash files or maybe im missing something really easy using flash. Any idea's will be great thank you.


RE: saving flash files by Caboose on 01-01-2005 at 02:55 AM

You might want to try this


RE: saving flash files by .blade// on 01-01-2005 at 03:08 AM

Lol, just get the URL and use google to make a link out of it. Right click the link and hit "Save file as".


RE: saving flash files by CookieRevised on 01-01-2005 at 05:29 AM

As a matter of fact, you probably already have the file. Look into your "Temporary Internet Files"-folder (if you use MSIE*). and search for files with the extension "SWF", these are your flash animations. So drag them to the folder of your choice, et voila, no extra software needed...

*If you don't use Microsoft Internet Explorer then the principle is the same though; those files are mostlikely cached somewhere. So find your cache-directory for your browser and copy the SWF-files from there. (or, if you can't find the cache folder for your browser, you could just open the webpage with MSIE for a minute and then look into the "Temporary Internet Files"-folder.)



quote:
Originally posted by Caboose
You might want to try this
For that the user must know the exact URL of the flashfile, and mostlikely he wont know it without digging into the source (and even there it can be quite hard to find it if you're not familiar with html)...

RE: saving flash files by John Anderton on 01-01-2005 at 05:49 AM

Why dont you download flash capture. Its really good. Its integrated with your IE and it will show a floating toolbar over the flash everytime there is one. U can save immediately. U can even check out your cache to see any saved flash files.
Only problem is its a 30 day trial version !!!


RE: saving flash files by net-cruizer on 01-01-2005 at 08:29 AM

I used to look in the webpages source for the flash file location, then add the URL into GetRight.
Now since I no longer use GetRight, I do the method mentioned, grab the file out of the Internet Cache folder.
And then I use the Macromedia standalone Flash Player taken from Macromedia Studio MX to view the Flash files.


RE: saving flash files by M73A on 01-01-2005 at 12:30 PM

oh i do this, den send it to ma freinds on msn. just goto tools-> internet options -> settings -> view files........thats with MSIE though.....jus read wat cookierevised said. probs makes more sense dan me..


RE: saving flash files by C3PO on 01-06-2005 at 01:52 AM

thanks for all the help but i still got a problem. I can find the files in my temp folder but when i say go to copy them into another folder then go to play them the message comes up : open with or use the internet. Now i thought no programs where needed...... i can see 2 files one with the swf and one withg swf.bak or something, anymore help will be appreciated :)


RE: saving flash files by ~INVASION~ on 01-06-2005 at 01:57 AM

just wondering since we are on the subject of saving flash files how can we save flash files to use them as ;) winks ;)
im not planing for malicious purposes either


RE: saving flash files by belluso_316 on 01-06-2005 at 02:43 AM

the best way to get flash .swf  is with a program call save flash.
or maybe if you want something free you can use a program call get right, this program have a webbrowser that show the files on a web page and do not display the web as normal just the files on that web so you can just select the swf you want a download it normally like anything else the just play it in your IE (Y).

hope this help you;)


RE: saving flash files by CookieRevised on 01-06-2005 at 12:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by wolfenstein
thanks for all the help but i still got a problem. I can find the files in my temp folder but when i say go to copy them into another folder then go to play them the message comes up : open with or use the internet. Now i thought no programs where needed......
and the internet will not be used...

The reason why you get that is because every type of file needs a specific program to view/open it with. eg: for GIF files you need a graphics editor/viewer which supports gif files.

For flash files this is just the same. Only most people wont have a standalone flashplayer (free ones do exist though, you'll find them on the net). But what everyone does have is MSIE or another internet browser which does support flash files. So in other words, you can open your saved flash files into your browser. Your browser will read the local flash files, interpret them, and play them. It could well be possible that your Windows calls that "open with or use the internet" when you right click the flash file in Windows, but this is just a name to say: "open it up with MSIE"...

Compare it with GIF files if you like: you can open/view localy saved gif files in your browser. All your browser will do is display them and nothing else...

In short: no internet will be used when you play local flash files (if the flash file itself doesn't contain any links or so of course). But the tool used to play the flash files will be your internet browser., unless you associate the flash files with another program (like a free flash player).


quote:
Originally posted by wolfenstein
i can see 2 files one with the swf and one withg swf.bak or something, anymore help will be appreciated :)
It doesn't have anything todo with flash files in the strict sense; every kind of file can have the extension ".BAK".

The extension ".BAK" usually means that the particular file is a backup copy from the original (or another) file.

If you think it was originaly a flash file, you could try to rename the file from "something.bak" to "something.swf", and open it in your browser to see if it was a flash file or not.


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