Flash Video Recorder's SWF Converter converts AVI movies to Flash (.swf) files.

The SWF Converter is able to convert AVIs to Flash files in a lossless manner. This means there is no degradation of image quality or decrease in frame rates. For an AVI with small dimensions running at high frame rates, the .swf filesize is about 30% of the original AVI file. For large image-sized AVIs, the reduction in file size is even more dramatic, with the converted file being only 5% of the original AVI.

When the SWF Converter converts the AVI, it actually behaves like a player that plays back the AVI and re-samples / re-captures the frames at fix periods of time. The Sample rate is the number of frames that is sampled every second. This rate is also used in the playback of the Flash (.swf) movie. A higher rate will result in a smoother playback, but a large value is not necessary if the original AVI itself is not playing at high speed.

The SWF Converter generates Flash movie frames using a temporal compression algorithm. To save space, it does not save every frame for each frame it samples or captures. Instead, the difference between the current frame and the previous frame is stored. The Producer thus periodically store a full frame (Keyframe) followed by a number of difference frames (Intermediate Frames). The Keyframe Rate indicates the number of Intermediate Frames that will follow each Keyframe. A higher value usually means higher compression. More information with step by step instructions can be found at SWF Converter

Graphics Tip

If you want to customize the graphics for the controller interface, you can do so by editing the bitmap files in the Flash Video Recorder / controller directory. You are advised to use graphics with the same dimensions as the original bitmaps. Otherwise you will need to edit the Controller.ini file (in the //controller subfolder) with a text editor.

The SWF Converter is included free with Flash Video Recorder

To launch SWF Converter, select the Tools -> SWF Converter command inside Flash Video Recorder. See below: (You can also double click the SWF Converter icon file in the installed directory.)

To convert a file, simply click the button.

The SWF Converter will ask you for an AVI file to convert. It will then display a dialog box below where you can adjust some of the conversion parameters.

For more detailed information see: SWF Converter