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 Posted on Thu Nov 27 2008 in News by Tim

We've just updated three of our popular Flash add-on tools with support for Flash CS4.

FLAver - Detects the version of your FLA and opens it in the correct version of Flash for you.

EXE2SWF - Extracts SWF files from projectors created with Adobe Flash.

FLA2SWF - Automates the publish process so you can perform unattended builds.

We've also added a section in the support forums where you can ask questions and get help using any of the FREE tools we've developed.

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SWF Studio V3.6 Released
 Posted on Wed Oct 29 2008 in News by Tim

Version 3.6 (build 147) introduces a new executable type that allows you to select from Standalone, Compact, Tiny or Unbundled EXE types. The new "Unbundled" EXE type was added to allow you to use third party security solutions like Software Passport from Silicon Realms, ActiveMARK from TryMedia and others.

See the release notes For a complete list of what's new, changed and fixed in this version.

If you already own a copy V3 (any release) then this is a FREE upgrade for you. If you're a registered user, just go to the Registration Lookup Page, retrieve your registration details and use the included link to download the latest build.

Download your FREE trial version of SWF Studio today.

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Avoiding Windows "Drive Not Ready" Errors
 Posted on Fri Sep 12 2008 in Examples by Tim

Nothing ruins a professional presentation faster than an unwelcome Windows error message like the infamous "drive not ready" or "no disk in drive". Flash was created for the web so it doesn't provide any protection against these types of errors.



The good news is that if you're using SWF Studio most of these errors are suppressed for you. However, if you want to call an external application that may try to access a floppy or a CD that isn't loaded, then you're going to need a little more help.

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Save Movie Clips as JPEGs
 Posted on Wed Sep 10 2008 in Examples by Tim

SWF Studio already allows you to save all or part of your application window using ssCore.Win.saveImage but it suffers from one major drawback, you can only save the visible portion of the application window. The technique presented here removes that limitation and allows you to save the contents of any movie clip regardless of whether it's visible or not.

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Instant Features - No ActionScript Required
 Posted on Fri Sep 5 2008 in SWF Studio by Tim

What if you could easily remove the title bar and borders from your projector. change the icon it displays, make your SWF run in the system tray or turn a SWF into a screensaver? Now imagine if you could do all those things, and a LOT more, without writing a single line of ActionScript?

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