How to Insert Flash SWF Object into Joomla Article

Ask: How to insert a flash .swf object file into a Joomla article? 
I want to embed a flash .swf file into my Joomla project. I have been at it for two hours and haven’t made much progress. I’m kind of stuck. Anyone familiar with Joomla that may have some knowledge regarding my issue?

Joomla is a free and open source content management system for publishing content on the World Wide Web. It is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming techniques and software design patters. It is quite popular among site builders, which not only allows you to add text articles, but also kinds of media files. In this article, we will talk about how to insert flash .swf files into Joomla.

Step 1: Download and install Joomla to your computer. Login into the Administrator panel with your username and password.

Step 2: Upload your flash .swf file to any directory of your Joomla website, for example, images, and remember the path.

Step 3: Enter into the Joomla article you would like to embed the flash SWF. Click the “Insert/edit embedded media” button and select the type of file, mostly like SWF/Flash.

Step 4: Input the URL information of your flash .swf file in “File/URL”. Then click “Insert”. Save the article, you will succeed to embed flash in Joomla article.

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How to Play Flash SWF on Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8

“I downloaded a flash .swf file onto my computer, but I don’t know how to play it. Sure it plays on the website but I want to watch it on my computer without web browser. PS: I am using Mac OS X 10.8.”   - asked by Jacky on MacRumors

It is all know that Apple rejects to support flash SWF file format. So if you desire to play flash .swf files on your Mac OS, you need to convert SWF to Mac compatible video formats like MOV or MP4. Jihosoft SWF Video Converter for Mac here is strongly recommend to do the the conversion.

This Mac SWF Video Converter is a professional file conversion software that lets you convert SWF to MOV etc. with fast speed while keep the original audio and picture effect. When conversion is done, you will be able to play SWF on Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8. Now lets see how it works:

Step 1: Download Mac SWF Video Converter 
Free download the latest version of SWF Video Converter for Mac, and have the software installed on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Import Source Flash SWF File 
Run Mac SWF Video Converter. On the main interface, click on “Source” and browse your computer’s hard drive to select the source flash .swf file, then click “Open?” to add the file to the program.

Step 3: Crop Imported SWF if Necessary 
After importing swf to the software, you can click “Play” to preview the flash video. Also you can click on “Crop” and directly drag the picture to delete any unwanted areas.

Step 4: Select Output Format 
To make SWF playable on Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8, here select MOV or MP4 as output format from the drop-down list of “Codec”. You can adjust the output video parameters like resolution, frame rate, etc.

Step 5: Convert SWF to Mac Playable Format 
Click on “Capture”, the Record video dialog box pops up. Then click the “Start” icon to start converting SWF to MOV or MP4. You can click “End Record” to stop conversion at any time.

Step 6: Play SWF on Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8
When conversion completes, Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac will show the output path. Click “Open” to get the converted MOV or MP4 video and play SWF on Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8 with QuickTime.

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Top 4 Flash-Enabled Browsers for iPhone 5

As we all know, all Apple devices come without flash support, the iPhone 5 included. However, it doesn’t mean that there are not some browsers that bring flash to the iOS. In this article, we will share 5 flash-enabled browsers for iPhone 5.

Photon

Photon offers the best Flash playback of all the apps on this list. It achieves this by connecting your iPhone 5 to a remote computer running Flash and then streams its desktop to you. It allows you to play flash games and watch flash video inline using its remote cloud browse mode. With it, you can play music that streams a Flash player, or read news that require Flash support.

CloudBrowse 

Another app that streams a remote desktop session to your iPhone 5, which is surprisingly fast, but its Flash playback is spotty. Cloud Browse unlocks all Flash and Java content on all your iPhone 5 by running a desktop Firefox browser on our secure servers so you can enjoy a full desktop web experience.

Puffin

Puffin is the other app on this list that's able to bypass Hulu's blocking of the iPhone. Puffin Web Browser is wicked fast. Once users experience the thrill of using Puffin, regular mobile Internet just feels like torture. Puffin Web Browser is the premium version of the Puffin family, and comes with unlimited hours of Adobe Flash support over cloud.

SkyFire 

SkyFire is an interesting case. Rather than trying to actually play Flash movies on your iPhone 5, when you try to load one, SkyFire's servers take over and automatically convert the Flash file to an iPhone-compatible version and then stream it down to you. You can watch video from your favorite flash sites for football, baseball, soccer, basketball, cricket, or any other Flash video sites.

How to Convert SWF to HD Video on Mac/Windows 8

Background Knowledge: What is HD Video? 
HD or High-definition video is video of higher resolution than is standard. The HD is a specific technical that all major hardware manufactures and software developers have agreed upon for the future of film, TV, video and broadcasting.

HD specification dictates a number of areas of the HD format but most particularly and importantly it specifies the frame size and dimensions of the image. Existing Standard Definition (SD) has fixed dimensions of 720 pixels wide x 576 pixels high for PAL and 720x480 for NTSC. The HD spec allows for two different HD frame sizes; a smaller 1280x720 and a larger 1920x1080. The larger of these being nearly three times the size of SD.

As the popularity of HD media devices, HD videos attract more and more attention. Sometimes you may need to convert your favorite flash animations to HD videos. Now, with Jihosoft SWF Video Converter for Mac, you can not only convert SWF to HD video, but also edit videos as you want, such as, trim video length, crop video size, or add watermark to video, etc.

Blow is the step-by-step guide on how to convert SWF to HD video on Mac OS:

Step 1: Download SWF to HD Video Converter Mac
Download the free trial version of Mac SWF to HD Video Converter. Follow the default instructions to install it on your Mac.

Step 2: Import the Source Flash SWF File 
Run SWF to HD Video Converter for Mac. Click on “Source” to import the target flash .swf file your need to convert to HD video.

Step 3: Choose HD Video as Output Format 
From the drop-down list of “Codec” to set HD AVI or HD MP4 as output profile. Here you could adjust the output file parameters, like resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc.

Step 4: Convert SWF to HD Video on Mac 
Finally, click “Capture” to go to the Record window. Then click on “Start” to start conversion from SWF to HD AVI on Mac OS.

That’s it, within 4 simple steps you can convert SWF to HD video on Mac OS. SWF to HD Video Converter for Win is also provided. You could do the conversion job on Windows 8.

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How to Convert Flash SWF to 3GP on Mac OS

Flash SWF file can not be played on most portable devices, mobile phones included. Therefore, if you have some fancy flash videos and desire to enjoy them with your mobile phone anytime and anywhere, you need first convert SWF to 3GP or 3G2. In this article, we will introduce a helpful tool to do the conversion, Jihosoft SWF to 3GP Converter for Mac. 

About Jihosoft SWF to 3GP Converter for Mac 

This Mac SWF to 3GP Converter provides an easy solution to convert any flash .swf files to 3GP/3G2 on Mac with ultra-fast conversion speed while 100% keep the original sound and picture effect. By using of it, you can make SWF files be compatible with mobile devices for more enjoyment. 

• Convert SWF to 3GP/3G2 video without frame loss
• Export SWF files for playable on popular mobile devices 
• Trim SWF, crop SWF or add watermark to SWF before conversion 

How to Convert SWF to 3GP on Mac step-by-step:

Step 1: Free Download SWF to 3GP Converter Mac 

To get started, free download the latest version of SWF to 3GP Converter for Mac. Follow the default instructions to install it on Mac. 

Step 2: Add Flash SWF File to the Converter 

Run SWF to 3GP Converter Mac. Click the upper “Source” button to select the target flash .swf file from your computer. Then click “Open” to load the file to the program. 

Step 3: Select 3GP/3G2 as Output Format 

To make flash SWF video playable on mobile phones, here select 3GP/3G2 as the output format from the drop-down list of “Codec”. 

Step 4: Customize the Output Video Parameters 

This Mac SWF to 3GP Converter provides advanced video editing features. You are able to adjust output video parameters like video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc. 

Step 5: Convert SWF to 3GP/3G2 on Mac OS 

Finally click “Capture”, the Record window pops up. Then click “Start” to start conversion from SWF to 3GP on Mac. Click “End Record” to stop conversion.

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How to Convert SWF to MKV on Windows and Mac

Why Convert SWF to MKV? 
SWF is an Adobe Flash file format used for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript. While MKV is a container format that holds an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks in one file. Sometimes you may get into the need to convert your SWF files to MKV videos:

• To play SWF files on MOV-friendly devices like Samsung, HTC, Nokia, Sony, Motorola phones and tablets; 
• To play SWF videos on media players like ALLPlayer, DivxPlayer for Mac, Media Player Classic, PowerDVD, VLC Media Player, etc which support MKV well; 
• To play SWF files on media center like Boxee, MediaPortal, MythTV, Plex, PS3 Media Server, SegeTV Media Center, XBMC, etc. 

How to Convert SWF to MKV?
To convert SWF to MKV, AST SWF to MKV Converter here is highly recommended. By using it, you can convert SWF to MKV with ultra-fast speed and excellent quality. SWF Video Converter and SWF Video Converter for Mac are developed for both Windows and Mac users.

How to Convert SWF to MKV on Mac OS 
Here we use the Mac version to describe how to convert SWF files to MKV videos on Mac OS X. If you need to do the conversion on Windows 8, please get the Windows version.

1. Add SWF Files.    Download, install and run AST SWF to MKV Converter for Mac. Click “Source” to import target SWF file you want to convert to MKV video. 
2. Choose Output Format.    From the drop-down list beside “Codec”, select MKV as output format and change the output video settings like resolution, frame rate, etc. 
3. Convert SWF to MKV on Mac.   Click “Capture”, the Record window pops up. Then click “Start” to start converting your SWF files to MKV videos on Mac OS X. 

Learn More about AST SWF to MKV Converter
More than converting SWF to MKV, this SWF Video Converter supports converting SWF to a wide range of common video formats, such as, SWF to AVI, SWF to MOV, SWF to MP4, SWF to FLV, etc. Furthermore, this software allows you to trim or crop the imported SWF video.

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How to Convert SWF to DV for Playable on Digital Camera

“Is it possible to play flash videos on digital camera?” Many Photography enthusiasts asked. Of course, the answer is yes. As we all know, DV is natively supported by digital camera. By converting SWF to DV format, you will make your favorite SWF videos playable on your digital camera.

Here this article will share a great tool to help you do the conversion, AST SWF Video Converter. Both Windows version and Mac version are provided to meet different users’ needs: SWF Video Converter and SWF Video Converter for Mac. Now lets’ see how to convert SWF to DV on Mac:

Step 1: Free download, install and launch SWF to DV Converter for Mac. On the main interface, click the “Source” to import flash .swf file to the program.

Step 2: You can preview the imported SWF video by clicking “Play”. Also you can click “Crop” and directly drag the video frame to delete unwanted areas.

Step 3: Now in the drop-down list of “Codec” select DV as the output format and adjust the output video settings like resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc.

Step 4: Click “Capture” then “Start” to begin the conversion from SWF to DV. You can click “End Record” to stop the conversion at any time you like.

Learn more about AST SWF Video Converter
- Convert SWF to various video formats, like SWF to AVI, SWF to MOV, SWF to MP4, etc
- Make SWF movies compatible with popular applications and portable devices
- Add watermark onto the created video to personalize it with your own pictures
- Get excellent quality of the created videos and nothing loss in conversion
- Support all versions of flash, and flash SWF with action scripts/movie clips/sound

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How to Embed Flash Video into PowerPoint

Want to embed flash video into your PowerPoint? Actually, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 includes the built-in function that lets you to embed flash SWF file to your PPT presentation easily. The below step-by-step guide will show you how to do it:

Step 1: Open your PPT presentation and go to the page which you need to embed flash video to. Open PowerPoint options and select the “Show Developer Tab in the Ribbon” option.

Step 2: Click the “Developer Tab” icon and select the “Shockwave Flash Object” from the appeared window.

Step 3: Draw a rectangle on the PPT canvas, right click on it and select the “Properties”. Then, type the location of the SWF files in the Movie Property.

PS: Here, you are able to add flash SWF files from your local computer or online SWF files directly. 

Step 4: Finally set “Playing = True”, you now successfully to embed flash video in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Apart from Microsoft PowerPoint’s built-in flash embed function, you can embed flash into your PPT presentation with the help of AST SWF Video Converter. This SWF to PPT Converter lets you convert SWF to PPT accepted AVI or WMV. Then you can easily embed flash video to PowerPoint.

Step 1: Download, install and run AST SWF Video Converter. Click “Open Local File” to import local flash file. Or click “Download From Web” to download online flash file.

Step 2: Click the “Output Format” then “Export Video Settings” to select AVI or WMV as output profile.

Step 3: Click “Start” to start converting SWF to AVI or WMV. After conversion, a dialog will pop-up to show you the output folder.

Step 4: Open your PPT and select the page which you want to insert the SWF video. Click “Insert” then “Video”, and choose “Video from File...” to insert the flash video.

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How to Play SWF on Blackberry Playbook

The Blackberry Playbook is a tablet computer developed by Blackberry. The Playbook is the first device to run Blackberry Tablet OS based on QNX Neutrino. Below are some great new features in Blackberry playbook that make it stand out:

• Blackberry Bridge Remote Control - The Remote Control feature with Bridge is amazing, which make watching video and playing music from your TV a breeze. 
• Social Integration - It’s great to see RIM’s implementation of Gist, the Social Address Book, in all the native apps such as Messages, Calendar and Contacts. 
• Message Formating - Now you can use rich formating on your Playbook messages with Bold, Italics and more. 
• Print To Go - When you go to Print a document, you can send it to the Playbook where you get a digital print version and you can even shred the documents. 
• Video Calling - Now you can see who is online and call them. And adding contacts is also much easier and its actually done automatically out of your Address Book. 

Nevertheless, nothing is perfect. The Blackberry Playbook fails to access to flash SWF file:

“Hey, I have downloaded some SWF files and want to play them on my Blackberry Playbook, but the Playbook doesn’t support. I am wondering if there is anyway to play flash on Blackberry Playbook? Thanks in advance.” 

Don’t feel disappointed. Even if the Blackberry Playbook doesn’t support flash .swf file, you can convert SWF to Blackberry supported format, like WMV. To this extent, AST SWF Video Converter can definitely help to do the conversion. Now let’s see how it works:

(SWF to Blackberry Converter has two different version provided. Here we use SWF Video Converter for Mac to show the detailed steps.)

Step 1: Free download, install and launch the latest version of SWF Converter for Mac.

Step 2: Click the “Source” button to select the .swf file you would like to convert.

Step 3: From the drop down list of “Codec”, select WMV as the output format.

Step 4: Hit “Capture” then “Start” to start converting SWF to Blackberry on Mac.

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How to Play SWF File on HTC Wildfire S

The HTC Wildfire S is a beautiful built Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset with 3.2-inch LCD panel and lots of additional software features. It is a great media player which supports a wide range of video formats, including 3GP, 3G2, MP4, WMV, etc. Nevertheless, HTC Wildfire S don’t naturally support flash SWF videos:

“Last week I have downloaded a flash animation from online website. I tried playing the SWF file on my HTC Wildfire S but it said “Unable to Play”. So what’s the problem? And how do play SWF file on HTC Wildfire S?”

To play SWF on HTC Wildfire S, you need a conversion from flash SWF to HTC Wildfire S supported video format. AST SWF Video Converter will be a your great assistance. Besides, SWF Video Converter for Mac is available. In this article, we will take the Mac version as example to show how to convert SWF to MP4 for HTC Wildfire:

Step 1: Download SWF Video Converter Mac 
First download AST SWF Video Converter for Mac for free. Then install and launch it on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Add Flash SWF File to the Program 
On the main interface, click on “Source” and select the target flash .swf file. Then click “Open” to load the file to the converter.

Step 3: Select MP4 as Output Profile 
To play SWF on HTC Wildfire S, select MP4 as the output format from the drop-down list of “Codec”.

Step 4: Convert SWF to HTC Wildfire S on Mac 
After all settings, click on “Capture”, a Record window will pop up. Then click “Start” to convert SWF to MP4 for playing on HTC Wildfire S.

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More about SWF Video Converter: 

• Convert SWF into other video formats like AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPEG, WMV, etc.
• Export SWF to portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Kindle Fire, Samsung, etc.
• Trim the size of imported SWF movie by setting the width and height 
• Add a picture as the watermark and change the picture transparency, size, position 
• 100% keep original effects and perfect video and audio synchronization without frame losing 

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How to Enjoy Flash SWF on Samsung Galaxy S4

As anticipated, the new Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a 5-inch Complete HD Super AMOLD screen, which makes it wonderful to enjoy movies on the move. But nothing is perfect, as well as other smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S4 also comes without flash support. So what if you want to enjoy flash SWF videos on Samsung Galaxy S4?

Now Apex Studio introduces a nice solution - AST SWF Video Converter. This handy utility is specially developed for users to convert SWF to Samsung Galaxy S4 supported video format. In addition, two different versions are provided: SWF Video Converter and SWF Video Converter for Mac.

Here we use the Mac version to describe how to convert SWF to Samsung Galaxy S4. Read on to learn how.

Step 1: Download SWF Video Converter for Mac
Go to its official site and free download the latest version of Mac SWF Video Converter for Mac. Install and run the software on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Import Flash SWF File
Click the “Source” button on the main interface to add the target flash .swf file to the program. You can click “Play” to preview the imported SWF file inside the converter.

Step 3: Select Output Profile 
Click on the drop-down list of “Codec”, and select MP4 or WMV that Samsung Galaxy S4 supported video format as the output profile.

Step 4: Convert SWF to Samsung Galaxy S4 on Mac 
Now click “Capture”. In the appeared Record window, click “Start” to start converting SWF to Samsung Galaxy S4. You can click “End Record” to stop conversion at any time.

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More Features of SWF to Samsung Galaxy S4 Converter: 
Convert SWF into common video formats like AVI, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPEG, WMV, etc.
Trim the imported SWF file to an ideal size by setting the width and height
Crop the picture frame of a video to remove any unwanted areas
Add watermark, logo, or any other image onto the created video
Quick file conversion speed as well as excellent output quality

Video Formats Supported by Samsung Galaxy S4: 
Video Format: MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, XviD
Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels

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