Prroblems Exporting .MOV files from Flash CS5

I am having trouble exporting my animations created in Flash CS5 (or Macromedia flash 5, or CS3) to .MOV files. I'm having these issues on different  platforms  (mac and pc) and different operating systems (XP and win 7) - I only get error messages and out of memory errors, even on the fastest computer I have with 4gig of RAM working on a 2mg Flash file.
I just want to convert my Flash files to a format that can play on Youtube and standard DVD players. Also I've tried many converters (flash to video) - not all free (Moyea, Roxio, iWisoft, Winfx Video Converter, Amor, E.M. Magic, etc, etc) - nothing works. The main problems are either the sound is not synched, the playback is choppy, and the quality is awful.
I think my only hope of getting a good video is starting with a good .MOV file exported from Flash. I know the program is supposed to do this.
Any help greatly appreciated.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/WSBC0687D4-42A6-445d-B5FF-8032C7D3A8FF.html#WS6 A15AAE2-C176-4161-BAB6-FB082F63B65Ba

Exporting the video at a slower FPS with all the settings maxed and then speeding it up later may not be the most practical and adding a few extra steps can increase the chances of error...I wasn't willing to maniuplate the frame rate, so I tried with the highest video settings and my file ended up being 10GB in size for a video with 1689 frames, and there were STILL artifacts.
There's also the option of exporting your sequence as individual frames and recombinging them using Quicktime Pro (I found that on another forum), and Quicktime Pro is a pretty cheap program ($20?). Just remember to hide your motion guides and activate your masks (right click on your masks in the timeline and select Show Masks), or they'll show up in your frames and you'll have to start again. Also, when inputting your individual frames, remember to select the correct frame speed to it matches the one that you're working with. From there, you have a complete video clip that you can input into any editing suite (heck, Windows Movie Maker is adequate if you're just putting it on YouTube).
Either way, Flash Professional doesn't appear to be capable of generating a .MOV that works outside of the box on its own, at least not without the addition of a 3rd party plugin. Given the proliferation of animation projects on TV that are animated using Flash, I was thinking that Flash SHOULD have a way to render a .MOV file properly (ie: without dropping frames and leaving behind artifacts because it's taking too long to read the frame), but then, it's best to use the right tools for the job. You can use most of the tools in Creative Suite/Cloud to generate the same layered image, but every single application has a specific purpose:
Photoshop can handle text layouts, vector imagery, and animation, but it's best at manipulation of raster images.
Illustrator can handle text layouts and some manipulation of raster images, but it's best at creating and editing vector images.
InDesign can do some manipulation of raster images (or at least it imports them) and creating/drawing of vector images, but it's best at text layouts for multi-page documents and arranging images.
Flash allows you to layout text, draw image vectors, and manipulate rasters, but its best for animation and interactive content (I draw my characters in Illustrator first then import then in Flash...Flash drawing tools just drive me buggy).
Your video editing suite (and probably Premiere...haven't used Premiere in a long time, so I can't say for sure) can handle some text inputs, does some animation, but it's best for taking existing video and audio clips (from whatever sources) and editing them non-linearly.
I'll need someone in the biz to confirm this, but I do suspect that for studio based Flash animation projects that end up on TV (eg: Teen Titans Go!, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), they wouldn't be generating the show entirely using Flash (laying down soundtrack and dialogue as well) and then exporting to .MOV. It's more likely that they'd be exporting individual clips without audio (either using the slow frame rate method or by exporting individual frames and importing to Quicktime) and using a non-linear video editor to edit the clips and lay down audio tracks accordingly.

Similar Messages

  • Exported MOV file from Express - what do I compress it as for media???

    I exported a MOV file from Final Cut Express. Looks great. Now I need to send it to broadcast - CNN, NBC, etc.
    What format should I compress it with Sorenson Squeeze 6? I've tried different presets but want to know what's the best one to use. Please help. Need responses ASAP.

    I'm sorry, I meant to write you have to ask the broadcasters what they want. They can have a lot of very different demands.
    This is also very dependent of what your material is. Fine, you exported to QuickTime Movie, but what did you export. HD? SD? What specification? If you don't know, open the file in the QT player and report exactly what it says in the movie inspector.
    You can put anything on a big enough FTP server provided you have the time and a wide enough pipe. It's probably going to be a really big file or files so you'd better have a really fast connection and/or a lot of time. Sometimes FedExing a drive is faster.

  • Exporting movie file from iPhoto

    I have a Panasonic Lumix that takes both still photos and movies. The movies and still photos are transferred from the memory card to iPhoto. I would like to use some of the movie clips (.mov format) in an iMovie project. I transferred the movie files from iPhoto to an external hard drive by using the File > Export function. All appeared to go well. When opening the transferred file on the external hard drive, the file size is much smaller than one would expect and the cursor goes right from the beginning to the end as if it was a still photo. In the export function box, the "kind" options include original, current, JPEG, TIFF. I chose current. It does not give an option for file size. The movie file opens and works fine in iPhoto but not the same file transferred to the external hard drive. To make matters worse, I deleted many of the iPhoto movie files after transferring them to the external hard drive and so they are lost forever. Is iPhoto not designed to export movie files ? Any suggestions ? Thanks in advance

    Is there any way to export an entire album of both movies and photos at once? I want to set the movies to export as original and the photos as JPEG, HIGH, with Metadata. Possible?
    No. The export window will only take one set of criteria at a time.
    Regards
    TD

  • Exporting .mov file from CS5.5 Premier Pro for playing through QuickTime Player

    Dear All,
    I would most appreciate any assistance on a problem that I am experiencing with a current project.
    I have a HD1080i50 project which I have completed editing. The work consists of two video tracks on top of a black video track that presents two identically sized images side by side that run con-currently. To achieve this presentation I have solely reduced the scale of the clips to 44% and then positioned them side by side. After rendering, within Premier, the playback is exactly as I want it and the imagery is sharp and clear. The problems occur when I either try to export the project as a mov. file (to play using Quicktime), or when I export to Encore and produce a DVD. In both cases, the audio is fine but the imagery is slightly blurred.
    In the first instance, would someone be kind enough to recommend the optimum export codecs to creat a .mov file for playing through QuickTime?
    To date, with earlier projects, I have not experienced this problem. I am obviously doing something wrong in the export settings process and would appreciate it greatly if anyone can advise. Should more info on the project be required to respond, I am happy to provide it.
    With thanks in advance.

    In the first instance, would someone be kind enough to recommend the optimum export codecs to creat a .mov file for playing through QuickTime?
    Sure, but we need to know what you intend to do with the file. Is it for distribution? Archiving? Watching on a computer, or watching on the web? Do you absolutely need to have a QuickTime MOV? There are many variables, not the least of which concerns the exact specifications of your sequence and the footage you're using in the sequence.
    To make a better recommendation, some more information is needed.

  • Exporting to Quicktime from Flash CS5 has gliches

    I have been exporting to QT movies from Flash 8 without any hassles, but when I export from a Flash to a Quicktime movie it has issues rendering- pixels hanging on the screen, low quality audio. I've tried with many different options and they all have the same issue. Help!

    So what is the recourse here....select the option for exporting whatever the resolution is of the timeline. This usually gives me Mpeg1
    I'm not following you here. Can you clarify?
    Also am I right in assuming that Matrox HD compressing for H.264 is not available in CS 5.5?
    I can't say for sure, but if the specs for the hardware say it should work with CS5.5, then it should. That, of course, is contingnent on having updated drivers, etc. from Matrox. Do you have the latest versions installed? If so, and it's *supposed* to work, that's an issue for the Matrox support folks. What hardware specifically are you talking about?
    EDIT: OK, I see what hardware you're talking about. The card says its compatible with AME on a PC, but I didn't see anything specifically about AME on a Mac. It may not work with the Mac version of AME.

  • Export illustrator file from Flash Professional CS6

    Can a background/scene created in Flash profession be exported to illustrator file with extension Ai without illustrator?

    SIcsempertyrannus wrote:
    Thanks for trying to help. Some how I managed to do it-but I did it some kind of meatball way. I kept clicking into the image until everything was selected...then I grouped it all and exported as fxg because I do not have the eps option. Somehow it worked, But I have 20 of these to do and this is def not the right way to do it. Hope someone else can wise me up. Thank-you for your help.
    You did not have to group it you could have exported the image or the selection only or the movie in the FXG format (Flash Exchange Graphic) and what is wrong with doing it a newer and better way. FXG is supported in Flash Catalyst as is Illustrator and Photoshop FXG can be exported from Illustrator so you use the file in Flash more readily and though Photoshop does not support FXG that might change.
    I am leased they finally came up with a rational method of exporting to and from Illustrator and Flash.
    Eps was never the right way since Flash is not a postscript application.
    You found the right way and format you just went about it in an unusual and unneccessary way.
    Next time if you want all the art choose image instead of selection if you only need some elements of the art select them export choosing selection only that art will be exported no need to group.
    if you want the whole movie then again choose the whole movie of course that will be a motion type format not FXG.
    Anyway you sort of did it the right way.

  • Export Editable File from Flash to Illus

    My co-worker spent all day trying to export a Flash file to open and edit in Illustrator. Is this possible? She feels that it is because when she exports as .fxg into Illus if she turns the preview to outlines the art looks like vector art.  Im not so sure. You cant select anything. It still has all those outer boxes aroud it like when you "Place" artwork. Is it possible to do this? Thanx w/any help with this.

    SIcsempertyrannus wrote:
    Thanks for trying to help. Some how I managed to do it-but I did it some kind of meatball way. I kept clicking into the image until everything was selected...then I grouped it all and exported as fxg because I do not have the eps option. Somehow it worked, But I have 20 of these to do and this is def not the right way to do it. Hope someone else can wise me up. Thank-you for your help.
    You did not have to group it you could have exported the image or the selection only or the movie in the FXG format (Flash Exchange Graphic) and what is wrong with doing it a newer and better way. FXG is supported in Flash Catalyst as is Illustrator and Photoshop FXG can be exported from Illustrator so you use the file in Flash more readily and though Photoshop does not support FXG that might change.
    I am leased they finally came up with a rational method of exporting to and from Illustrator and Flash.
    Eps was never the right way since Flash is not a postscript application.
    You found the right way and format you just went about it in an unusual and unneccessary way.
    Next time if you want all the art choose image instead of selection if you only need some elements of the art select them export choosing selection only that art will be exported no need to group.
    if you want the whole movie then again choose the whole movie of course that will be a motion type format not FXG.
    Anyway you sort of did it the right way.

  • Exporting InDesign files to Flash, CS5.5

    I exported an InDesign file as a Flash file but in flash it shows up as low res when I preview it or when others preview it. What am I doing wrong? I have never used Flash before. I am working with CS5.5
    I exported the file as a SWF file and when a colleague viewed it, she said it was quite pixelated.
    What should I do? Is there a better method for someone very very new to Flash?

    you can set the export resolution and package quality in Export SWF window´s Advanced Tab.
    Higher resolution will not help if the original quality of your placed images is low.
    And don´t set the resolution too high, if you have lot´s of images you may end up having a bloated SWF.

  • Cannot export movie files from iPhoto 11 (9.5)

    Hi. Am not able to export movies from iPhoto 11. I leave the type as Original and get an error - see screenshot. Running on Mavericks and up-to-date iPhoto. Have tried to export to multiple places so hard drive space, etc. isn't the problem. Can export 32,000+ photos just fine but all the movies are erroring out.
    Any ideas, and thanks for the help.

    Having the same problem.
    Upgraded to Mavericks and iPhoto 9.5, and now getting this, every single time.
    Happens with both Original and Current exports. The failed files are all point to the Previews location. I checked the first few, which do exist, but are 0KB big. However their master file location is fine.
    This ends up leaving 120GB out of my 170GB collection of 1533 photos/videos.
    Incredibly frustrating! iPhoto is useless to me now, and I have no way to get my photos out of it.
    Here's the exact feedback I sent apple:
    I'm experiencing this issue:
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5478191?tstart=0
    Since upgrading to Mavericks and getting the latest iPhoto version. I cannot export my entire photo collection (using original, and current settings).
    It always fails with about 120GB of my 170GB collection left. The missing files are videos that iPhoto is trying to copy over the preview location, rather than the master location it seems. The discussion thread has more information.

  • Problems viewing exported .mov file from Mac for viewing on PC

    I am working with a reporter who has a PC at home while I am editing a video for her using FCE 4.1 on a MacBook Pro, using HD footage from a Canon Vixia HF20 AVCHD camera. I burned a draft of the video we are working on for her to look at on her home PC, exporting the FCE project as a straight .mov file. But she could not view it on her PC even though she has viewed .mov files on her computer in the past (but this is the first time she has tried to look at .mov file exported from FCE on a Mac). What might the issue here be? Do I need to export the file in a different way? Might she have an older version of Windows Media Player or be unable to view certain versions of .mov files on her computer? Should I hand it off to her instead as an .mp4 file? Any help much appreciated.
    Douglas

    You'll need to copy the Apple HDV Codec to your MacBook. Since it won't be Intel native (unless you get FCP 5.1) you'll have to force QuickTime Player to run in Rosetta; it should be a setting in the Get Info window for QT Player. You should then be able to view the video (though I haven't tested this myself).
    Hope this helps.

  • Exporting .mov files from iPhoto...

    My iPhone barely has free memory so I wanted to transfer my pictures and videos from my Camera Roll to iPhoto. Then, I tried exporting all those files to my external hard drive. After waiting for an hour, exporting was finished but I observed something weird: the size of the folder containing all of the photos and videos that were just exported was 16GB, while it is said in iTunes that those files should take up 21GB of memory. I tried to investigate why. Scrolling down, I noticed that nothing seemed to be wrong with all of the photos (.jpg). But, when I tried to play the videos (.mov), the QuickTime Player only displayed a black screen with no accompanying audio. I tried using VLC, but it wouldn't play anything as well. The duration of the videos were the same, though. So, my speculation is that the reason why the folder had a smaller size was that the videos imported from iPhoto weren't properly copied. Afterwards, I checked the file properties of one .mov file. To my surprise, the videos were working in the preview found in the lower portion of the properties tab. The size of one video was: 70,255 bytes (131 KB on disk). That kinda confused me because (even though I'm not a tech buff), I know that 70,255 bytes is not equal to 131 kb (unless you can prove otherwise). I also do not know what "on disk" exactly means --- maybe this is the reason why the folder says it has a size of 16 gb instead of 21 gb? I really do not know...
    OK, so I tried to give what I thought was helpful info so that I may receive a solution to my problem. If ever you need to ask for more information that may be necessary for you to answer my case, please do state what they are. I'll check on this question from time to time and I'll try to respond as immediately as possible. Thank you!

    Thanks for the questions TD!
    Mac Pro OS X 10.9.2
    Ipad is 7.0.6 and the videos are still on my Ipad and I can play them on the Ipad.  This is where they were originally created, on my Ipad, March 2013.
    Iphoto '09, version 8.1.2
    No, the videos do not play in Iphoto.  They have the camera icon on the lower left identifying them as a video and the seconds or minutes, as the as the case may be on the lower right, ex. 0:23, and also identified as a Quicktime movie with size information, ex. 480x640, 12.2 MB.
    Some of the videos were taken in portrait and some in landscape, same problem regardless of orientation.
    I have videos created before this date and after which play fine and also which exported with no problem.  Haven't tried all of them because I have a lot of videos but just a few to test. 
    I'm now wondering if I can simply delete the videos from Iphoto and reupload them from the Ipad since they are still on there and playing no problem.  Or has the software changed and is no longer directly responsive.
    I appreciate your time and any suggestions you may have for this particular problem.  

  • Can't export image files from flash

    In Flash 13.1.0.226 it seems like the options to export a layered image are gone.  When I go to export>image there is no longer an option for .fxg
    I've read through this forum and Adobe recommends export .svg. There is absolutely no option to export or save as .svg
    The only export options I see are jpg and png, which is useless to me. Please tell me how to export a layered image from Flash.

    Hi ,
    Flash Pro CC 2014 (v 14.0.0.110) is now available for download via the Creative Cloud App.
    We have included export to svg format along with several other new features with last release of Flash Pro. You find this option in Flash Pro CC.If you are subscribed to  CC  you can download the latest version of Flash Pro which has several more new features in addition to SVG export from the creative cloud App.
    Complete list of New features in Flash Pro CC 2014 is available at these links:
    Overview:         https://www.adobe.com/in/products/flash.html
    Whats new:      https://helpx.adobe.com/flash/using/whats-new.html
    Release Notes: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash/release-note/flash-professional-cc-2014.html
    Videos:           https://helpx.adobe.com/in/flash.html
    Thanks,
    Sangeeta

  • Help importing a .swf file from Flash CS5.5 to After Effects CS5.5

    I am working on animating a person in flash.  I have a main timeline and then a timeline inside of a symbol so I can move
    the characters facial features (eyebrows and mouth etc) apart from moving his entire body.
    I want to have multiple scenes so I am importing all of the .swfs into After Effects and putting them together. 
    However, when I import the .swf into After Effects, it only plays what occurs in the main timeline
    and not the timeline inside of the symbol, so it is just the character moving without the facial movements.
    Is there a way to fix this or a better program to import the .swfs into and make the video?
    Thanks in advance.

    Here's the note from After Effects Help aboutt he limitations to SWF import:
    SWF (continuously rasterized) Note:  SWF files are imported with an alpha channel. Audio is not retained. Interactive content and scripted animation are not retained. Animation defined by keyframes in the main, top-level movie is retained.
    The limitation that you noticed---that only animation in the top-level timeline is retained---is not one that can be worked around without changing how your animation is set up in Flash.

  • Exporting .Mov files at 24fps for Final Cut Pro 5

    I work at an animation production house and we're trying to export .mov files from QT 7.1.2 at 24fps so they won't have to be rendered in a FCP project which is a 720p project with a frame size of 1280x720, we're experimenting with two codecs. We're using Motion Jpeg A and Photo Jpeg, selecting 24fps but for some reason they import into FCP 5 at 10fps. It's as though QT isn't outputting accurate 24fps .mov files. When I export .mov files from FCP they import back into FCP without having to be rendered. What's the difference between the ones exported from QT vs. the .mov files exported from FCP. We're using the exact same settings and files....? The reason we need to use QT to do this is because it needs to be a somewhat automated process (lots of stills to work with) and our PA's are working on Windows with QT only.

    You should post your inquiry at Final Cut Pro section for better support. Anyway, Final Cut Pro does not always recognize the frame rate correctly, depending on which application (and possibly which codec) you used to compress video. For example, Snapz Pro X and Adobe After Effects don't get along with Final Cut Pro in this respect. Furthermore, compressing video in H.264 will be a bad idea. So simply adjust the size of Canvas so that it won't cover the whole screen. In this way, you can even replay video on Canvas and even send it for final production.

  • Not able to export quicktime movie from Flash CS5 or CS6.

    Hi! I am not able to export quicktime movie from Flash CS5 or CS6. When I export it the progress bar is showing and says Recording Flash content and nothing happens

    I havent exported any videos in the past from Flash. The movie is around 45 seconds and the size is 470KB.
    I tried both, the memory and the hard drive.
    In the attached image you can see the settings and in the other image you can see the progress bar that remains without something to happen.
    I dont mind what type of video to export it can be also .avi but again I have troubles there. It is very large and the animation is distorted.
    The animation consist from two scenes. The first one can be exported without any problem but the second one cannot be exported. May be because it has some masks layers and guide layers?

Maybe you are looking for

  • When I am testing java map in XI.every time connection to the XIserver lost

    Hi All, When I am testing java map in XI.every time connection to the XI server lost.XI is asking for login again Can any one help me on this.what could be the problem Thanks Siree

  • How to display blob as text in APEX

    hi All, I am developing an apex application using the apex cloud (apex.oraclecorp.com). I am using the DB link to show the data on APEX UI. I have a blob data which is stored in the remote DB, and I want to display the BLOB data as text on a popup or

  • Orderwise, operation wise service entry sheet(Including services ) report

    Dear Expert, Can we get Orderwise, operation wise service entry sheet(Including services ) report. with details like order type,service product, address, customer number(if any) etc. Regards, Vishal Thacker

  • Connecting to a Windows computer using Remote desktop connection

    I have connected a Windows 7 computer to my network using an ethernet cable to my Time Machine which is configured as an extension to my Airport network. My Mac sees the computer as shared, and I can connect to it using the name and password so I can

  • ADF Faces: right aligning a panelGroupLayout

    Here's a simplified ASCII-art version of the layout I want to achieve: +--panelBox header ----------------+ |                                  | |                label: $ 1,234.56 | |         longer Label:   $  55.66 | +-------+-------+--------------