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Reid Bailey · May 31st, 2007, 12:41 PM

I was given a file at work and asked if I could make a "loopable" dvd for an unattended presentation.

The file is a flash .exe self player. I've used .swf's in Vegas before with no problem, but how do I get the content out of the exe file.

I have Swish Max but the import of the file is less than great.

Some of it comes in, some of doesn't. The images seem cropped etc...

Anyone know a way around this?

Ian Stark · June 2nd, 2007, 01:58 AM

Not an ideal suggestion but you could try a screengrabber like Camtasia Studio and play the Flash exe while recording the screen. Camtasia is great for this kind of thing.

Reid Bailey · June 2nd, 2007, 08:14 AM

yeah, I was thinking about that route, but the flash was too long and I knew I'd end up with an enourmous file.

I did more research and learned that vegas just really only supports swfs for titling etc.

We worked around the problem with a vbscript a coworker wrote to launch the exe and then count down the run time, close it and launch it again.
Not elegant but it works...

Thanks for the input though.

May 31st, 2007, 12:41 PM	#1
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	Flash exe's into Vegas I was given a file at work and asked if I could make a "loopable" dvd for an unattended presentation. The file is a flash .exe self player. I've used .swf's in Vegas before with no problem, but how do I get the content out of the exe file. I have Swish Max but the import of the file is less than great. Some of it comes in, some of doesn't. The images seem cropped etc... Anyone know a way around this?

June 2nd, 2007, 01:58 AM	#2
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Not an ideal suggestion but you could try a screengrabber like Camtasia Studio and play the Flash exe while recording the screen. Camtasia is great for this kind of thing. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

June 2nd, 2007, 08:14 AM	#3
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	yeah, I was thinking about that route, but the flash was too long and I knew I'd end up with an enourmous file. I did more research and learned that vegas just really only supports swfs for titling etc. We worked around the problem with a vbscript a coworker wrote to launch the exe and then count down the run time, close it and launch it again. Not elegant but it works... Thanks for the input though.