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SWF is a file format for multimedia

SWF is a file format for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript in the Adobe Flash environment.

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How do I play .swf files?

Does anyone know what libraries I have to install to play .swf files?
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SWF Editor/Decompiler

I am searching for a good, and preferably free, SWF editor and/or decompiler. I do not have access to the original FLAs. Does anyone know of a program that would accomplish this?
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Missing Thumbnails for .swf files in Nautilus?

Before I upgraded to Maverick, .swf files used to have a thumbnail in Nautilus. However, Nautilus doesn't generate thumbnails for them anymore, even after removing ~/.thumbnails/, which most likely indicates that a package is missing. How do I get…
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Flash/SWF Editor For Ubuntu 12.10

First, thank you in advance for any help that you can give a recent transplant from Windows to Ubuntu. I have a question that I have been seeking the answer too but I draw a blank at every turn. I design websites, free of charge, for nonprofit…
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How to bulk-extract objects from swf (Adobe Flash) files with swfextract?

swftools are a unique set of tools but lack some user friendliness. They can't even iterate over provided objects: Only one file allowed. You supplied at least two. $ swfextract file.swf -i 1,2 warning! You should use the -P when extracting…
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Can't play .swf file on Ubuntu 20.04.1

I created a .swf file and want to play it on my computer. At first, I realized I did not have Adobe Flash for Firefox, so I installed it this way. Then, I tried playing the .swf file again, and now the following message shows…
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What is the best windows application emulator for Ubuntu 20.04?

I was just wondering, what may be the best emulator for windows .exe programs? So far I was using wine (that was long ago few years passed). My question mainly came from seeing that in Ubuntu Software Center, wine got some bad reviews (like 2…
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Embedded .swf file in .pfd-Ubuntu 10.04

I have just finished a presentation in LaTeX. In this very .pdf file I have included a .swf animation(done with adobe flash CS5 in windows) which starts when you click on it. While I have already installed a relevant player(swfdec flash player)…
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A Good Flash Player

Is there any software in ubuntu, like KMPlayer (in Windows) that can play swf (flash files) which give us the ability to fast forward and rewind and a full track bar to change the position? With KMPlayer you can play swf files like video files (of…
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how do I play local swf files in firefox

on ubuntu 14.04 forefox won't play swf even though flash is installed. I tried editing the mime type file and updated the mime databse and still get nothing.
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Flash Projector wont open .swf's only black screen

I'm very new to Ubuntu and I want to be able to run .swf's file's (A game called Realm of the mad god) I use Wine to open the flash projector and then run the .swf. I get a black screen with audio. How do I fix this. I've tried everything on the…
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How do I play swf files?

I downloaded Ubuntu Unity onto my Chromebook. I use Chromium as a browser since Google Chrome is messed up. I'm trying to play the SWF file of a game since it's a lot smoother. When I go to the link, it just downloads it and does nothing even when I…
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How do I play local SWF files in ubuntu 14.04

today I just upgrade my ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04. The problem is that I cannot play local swf files. Even after installing flash player you cannot play swf files. I can play online flash games in browser but not swf files when you have them downloaded…
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Best way to run Adobe Flash Player Projector?

What's the best way to run the Flash Player Projector on Linux? Ruffle is not ideal since it doesn't work with ActionScript 3. I tried the official Linux version from Adobe and the flatpak version, both are unusably glitchy. I tried running the…
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How can I install Adobe Flash player on Ubuntu 20.04?

I need to work with a .swf file from the browser, but I have not been able to install Adobe Flash.
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