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How do I view a .SWF video file?

by JenniferChristine
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I hope I've put this in the right forum.

I bought Jack Duncan's Ultimate Article Marketing List and haven't had a chance to watch the videos until today. I clicked on the clickmefirst.html file and it said:

"The Camtasia Studio video content presented here requires JavaScript to be enabled and the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. If you are you using a browser with JavaScript disabled please enable it now. Otherwise, please update your version of the free Flash Player by downloading here."

So I downloaded the latest version of Flash Player.

But now when I click on each video to watch, it says "Windows cannot open this file" and I've tried looking for the right program to use on my computer and online but I don't have a clue.

Could someone please tell me what I need to view a .SWF file with?
#file #swf #video #view
  • Profile picture of the author Rich Struck
    If the file isn't embedded in a page, you will need a separate swf viewer. There is a plug in for Quicktime floating around out there but I know there are standalone viewers for Windows too. I don't think you can just double click it and play it without the software.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    The file should be embedded in a webpage. You can embed it in a local page yourself if you need to. SWF stands for Shockwave Flash, it's a Flash document (shouldn't call it a video since it's really not a video, but a Flash document that happens to contain a video player and video).

    But it sounds like you got it with a webpage since you saw that first message, and that's the webpage you should open again now that you have Flash.
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    • Profile picture of the author ppc4profit
      The quick easy way assuming you are on Windows ....

      Open a web browser and drag the file to this window from your windows file explorer.

      However I have purchased products from Jack before and I'm certain he provided the .html file referencing the .swf files you want to view so, as said above, try opening the .html file again and ensure that you have javascript enabled.
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      • Profile picture of the author Lawrh
        SWF files can be viewed with many different viewers, but they are not necessary. Just right click the file, choose open with, select Firefox or IE. They will play in either browser without problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author AverageGuy
    you need flash player to view it. if your broswer does not have flash player installed, it can not play it.


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  • Profile picture of the author SeanSupplee
    Go to download.com and type in swf player find a free one download it tada your done simple and to the point
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  • Profile picture of the author indexphp
    Listen.. your browser has Javascript disabled and that is why it won't play. Go the File-->Preferences or whatever, and enable javascript. It should be in there somewhere.

    Otherwise, Google for a .swf player for Windows.
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  • Profile picture of the author gacott
    Adobe (Flash) has both a browser and a standalone player. I would download both.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Sullivan
      Hi Jennifer,

      I have had this message i the past and although I had everything installed I couldn't play swf videos. What I did to fix the problem was to delete the adobe program and reinstall again and this cured the problem. Not sure why this happens but happens to many people. I assume you are trying to open a html page with a video. Try this and see what happens. From memory there are 2 downloads from Abobe.

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      • Profile picture of the author JenniferChristine
        Thanks everyone!

        I checked yesterday that Javascript was enabled.

        I right clicked the video file, clicked open and then chose explorer from the program list but then I had to click at the top where it said my computer was blocking the content from being shown and then the video started playing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shrinivas
    Hi,

    There is a simple software called "SWF opener" which can run .swf animations.

    You can get it here ...Download IE Privacy Keeper, Flash Saving Plugin, etc. (scroll to bottom)
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