Flash Site Design - Recovering a .fla file

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Recovering a .fla file

weilerm1983

2004-07-13, 7:16 pm

Is it possible to recover or convert a .swf file back to an .fla file. Any help would be appreciated.

Sprnv4

2004-07-14, 12:15 pm

I'm sorry man... you coulddd (5% chance.) recover a .fla file... but convert a
swf back to a fla is impossible.. I know it's hell .. I lost 5 sites like
that...
Now I have 2 backups... 1 on my 2ndary HD and another one on my server (online
webspace)... and I backup everyday.. so now I'm shure I can't loose anything....
Swf's are compressed and only publishes the graphics and AS.. but no chance
for editing.. think of it as your .PSD file.. and you convert it to a .JPEG..
try converting your jpeg back to a PSD..... :S

Greetz,
[Sprnv4]

tralfaz

2004-07-15, 7:16 pm

"weilerm1983" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:cd1avb$adn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Is it possible to recover or convert a .swf file back to an .fla file.
Any help would be appreciated.

Send or post a link to your swf and I will attempt the recovery if you want
me to. It can sometimes be really easy and other times it can get a bit
involved but either way you can recover all the sounds, images, graphics
etc.
tralfaz

-LabeL-{NF}

2004-07-23, 11:15 pm

True, it is possible to recover everything, even the actionscript. Theres a
program (just one) that does it, but it wont recover full actionscript unless
you pay for it. The program seems poorly coded and all, but its the only
program to do it...

dreete

2004-07-25, 12:14 pm

You can not recover a fla file entirely, but you can decompile important pieces
of it (images, actionscript, movieclips, ...) with some tools. Search on Google
for decompile swf file. I used a few times the Sothink SWF decompiler. Be aware
that you can not use pieces of swf-files from other designers without their
permission.

codeage

2004-07-30, 7:15 pm

Sothink just announced their new version of SWF Decompiler, which can convert swf to fla now. Maybe you should try it yourself. FYI, here is the link: http://www.sothink.com/flashdecompiler/.