Can I use Flash 5 to edit .SWF files, if so how?

[vegasfan]

This has me baffled. I can't even see how to edit or load properly an .SWF
file with Flash - its my first attempt at using .SWF files. I made a FLash
movie - simple animation - about 3 years ago, have not touched it since, to be
honest

Got enough web work with standard HTML

I also have Director - version 8, Dreamweaver 4 and Dereamweaver Ultradev, and
Fireworks 3 if they are of use here

TemplateMonster.com provided the template, complete with .SWF Flash movie
images that I need to modify. But, getting ht emodification process under way
is proving to be complex

Can any one offer advice please

THanks in advnace

Scot

[vegasfan]

This has me baffled. I can't even see how to edit or load properly an .SWF
file with Flash - its my first attempt at using .SWF files. I made a FLash
movie - simple animation - about 3 years ago, have not touched it since, to be
honest

Got enough web work with standard HTML

I also have Director - version 8, Dreamweaver 4 and Dereamweaver Ultradev, and
Fireworks 3 if they are of use here

TemplateMonster.com provided the template, complete with .SWF Flash movie
images that I need to modify. But, getting ht emodification process under way
is proving to be complex

Can any one offer advice please

THanks in advnace

Scot

[creativity06]

You can load the .swf in flash but you cannot edit it. You will need the .fla file to edit it.

[tictac]

You can't edit .swf files, you need the actual source (.fla) file.
Flash compiles .fla files and outputs the compressed .swf file, but
can't do the reverse!

tictac

vegasfan <swhitehead@zestcity.com> wrote in message news:<c10o73$cc5$1@forums.macromedia.com>...

> This has me baffled. I can't even see how to edit or load properly an .SWF
> file with Flash - its my first attempt at using .SWF files. I made a FLash
> movie - simple animation - about 3 years ago, have not touched it since, to be
> honest
>
> Got enough web work with standard HTML
>
> I also have Director - version 8, Dreamweaver 4 and Dereamweaver Ultradev, and
> Fireworks 3 if they are of use here
>
> TemplateMonster.com provided the template, complete with .SWF Flash movie
> images that I need to modify. But, getting ht emodification process under way
> is proving to be complex
>
> Can any one offer advice please
>
> THanks in advnace
>
> Scot

[Pete Hughes]

A determined hacker may be able to filch some graphics or code from a SWF,
otherwise SWFs are not editable. If you received SWFs as part of a template,
look at your instructions because they would not ask you to do what you are
trying to do

[Xternal_Node]

As far as I know the only way you can modify a *.swf file is to us a
application that can extract its contents. This is unsupported by Macromedia
and do not support the Software that lets you extract the .swf content because
it would help rip off mine and many others work. Basically it is a *.swf
decompiler you want. They don't always work, probably most are out dated and
you'd get no help in these forums in support of it, but here is the application
you'd want to purchase, or something similar



[L=SWF
Decompiler]http://www.sharewaresoft.com/Flash-Decompiler-download-30580.htm[/L

[Xternal_Node]

You will need a *.swf decompiler


use google.com and type in flash decompiler