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- ronnypudding
I’m supposed to take a .SWF file (I have the .FLA) and get it onto a DVD so that it can be projected at some fancypants party.
Any advice on how I should go about doing this?
Any wisdom is appreciated.
- sauceruney0
is it supposed to be interactive, or is it just an animation?
interactive... good luck
animation... output as quicktime
- pand40
animation only, you can export your flash to .mov and them to mpeg and then to DVD.
if you want interactivity you need to export the individual movies and re program the interactivity in your DVD authoring program.
- ********0
don't do that - you'll loose the nice vector quality of your flash file... export the movie from flash as an .exe fullscreen + burn DVD.
- oculasm0
hi there..
by dvd do you mean dvd rom or dvd video?
is your piece interactive or just an animation?
with more info I can give some suggestions.
- mbr0
It depends on whether you mean DVD Player (like a home player) or to play on a DVD player on a computer. Very different.
Home: You will need to convert to MPEG, I believe, and put any interactivity in with Pinnacle, or something like that
Computer: an .exe file will do fine
- ********0
If it's Flash-based then why not just export to .exe and add a run file so that the projector file plays. However, this might not work on a TV. Hmmm, there for sure is something on this here, search for it. :)
- ronnypudding0
Thanks everybody.
It's just animation - no interactivity.
And they're wanting to play it on TV/DVD. And then project it onto different walls.
Yikes.
- taragee0
i did it by exporting it as aqt then put it in imovie - wicked easy
- honda0
ronny, you must export the file to .mov format.
from there edit the file in premiere. do not loop the flash file or the audio. do all that in premiere.
also keep in mind quicktime flash files will only play the animation on the _root level. you can not have movies inside movieClips.
make sure you are using tv aspect ration for your flash movie. if i remember correctly, its 440x590.
use larger fonts. pixellated fonts will flicker to shit and so will pixel lines.
good luck homie.
- krist0ff0
a nice tip if you are using any actionscript or heavy duty tweening is to bring the .swf in to director and use the director quicktime export... that way you get all your actionscripted shit and super-slick animation with no bother.
- Creon0
it's better to have your qt movie at 720x480. and remember, tvs will crop in some, so just be carfeul :)
- pand40
that some is about 15% all across the edges.
is called action and safety lines, and they are mean bitches, and if you designed this for web, i hope no fun stuff is happening anywhere near the edges
- leftwave0
i've followed everything in this thread up until the part where you import your SWF file into director and then export it as a MOV file, now what? i'd like to get the flash file to play on a DVD player connected to my home TV.
what do i burn to the DVD and how?? much thanks...
- DutchBoy0
this is prolly the last time i master a bloody DVD..it's completely shite work.
or better.. i quit doing video-related work..
for a while at least.. grr..
- leftwave0
since i can't just quit the job, is there anyone out there who can tell me (or at least guide me in the right direction) how to do this? help. please. pleeeeease.
- Naygon0
1. Create Flash animation @ 720x480
2. Publish SWF to version 5
3. Open After Effects 5.5/6 and import SWF
4. Render from After Effects as a Quicktime Movie with NONE and or Motion JPG A as the video compressor.
5. Using Apple Compressor/Cleaner - Transcode the MOV to M2V (MPEG2)
6. Import M2V/MPEG2 into DVD Studio Pro, Scenarist, Pinnicle, etc.
Then burn your DVD.
- ********0
wow nice info
- mr_flaco0
You should build your flash movie @ 540 x 720 and shrink it vertically in AE or FCP to account for square pixel to scan line conversion.
If you have actionscript in the Flash file, import into Director, drop it into the timeline, and export quicktime. It will play as long as there is timeline. Match up the frame rates on the FLA and the Director file. If there is audio in the Flash file, be careful of compression - I've had issues between from Flash to Director; best results for DVD, no audio compression - even better, do the audio in AE or FCP.
- mr_flaco0
Oh, use the Animation codec, unless you can get your hands on Digital Anarchy's Microcosm codec.
- leftwave0
thanks to everyone for your help. i don't use all the programs you suggested, and i'm on a PC so i'm trying this now using flash, then director, then nero.
*crosses fingers*