newbie question

sayso84 · 14th Jan 2014, 11:40 PM

Hello all,

can anyone help please.

how can I download a flash player banner?

thanks

Benjamin T · 15th Jan 2014, 01:41 AM

A flash banner? Do you mean a .GIF? Banners at their most basic form are just images... The only type of image that is animated (which may have lead you to believe it was flash), is a .GIF.

If I'm correct, you should just be able to opposite click on it and (at least in Chrome), look for the option that says "Save Image As...".

Let me know if this works. If not, I'd be happy to help you further

sayso84 · 15th Jan 2014, 10:57 PM

didn't work, I'm with a network that has many different banners up, I'm trying to use it for media buys. Im not having problems with the jpeg, gif where I can just right click then save as to where my laptop. But I'm not able to do that with the flash banners.

LOL hopefully you can understand a newbie.

sayso84 · 15th Jan 2014, 10:59 PM

I can see source connected with the banners, if that helps, can I use that and how. thanks

Benjamin T · 15th Jan 2014, 11:31 PM

Alright, I'll give this one more shot. Let me know if this works:

Get to the "source" of the website you're on. In Chrome, go to "View" -> "Developer" -> "View Source" ... other browsers should have a similar process.
Scroll down in the source code until you find the <embed> tag for the flash you want to download.
Copy the URL contents of the src="http://example.com" attribute.
If it is an absolute URL, starting with "http://" then open a new browser window, paste the URL into the location bar, and let the flash load.
If it is a relative URL or filename, highlight the last item in the location bar and paste the URL or filename over it; if the location bar ends in a /, just paste after it, and let the flash load.
Once the flash has loaded, go to File > Save Page As, and save the .swf to your hard drive. You may have to change the extension from HTML to .swf.

Hopefully this works

sayso84 · 16th Jan 2014, 12:43 AM

Thanks Ben, sent you a message

Johnmobile · 16th Jan 2014, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by sayso84

Hello all,

can anyone help please.

how can I download a flash player banner?

thanks

Hey man,

Since you're posting here on the "Mobile" section, I guess you wanna target mobile devices...
keep in mind that most of the devices aren't able to run flash animations, and therefor almost all ad networks won't allow you running flash animation (unless you're using another traffic source).
Mobile advertising is mostly done with static banners (.png .jpg , etc....), dynamic banners ( .gif ), Rich Media ads ( more advanced... ) or Text ads.

Good luck though

sayso84 · 16th Jan 2014, 03:05 PM

I see, Thanks guys

14th Jan 2014, 11:40 PM	#1
sayso84 Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 21 Thanks: 38 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	newbie question Share on: Hello all, can anyone help please. how can I download a flash player banner? thanks

15th Jan 2014, 01:41 AM	#2
Benjamin T Formerly "ItWasLuck3" Join Date: 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 270 Thanks: 11 Thanked 75 Times in 54 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: A flash banner? Do you mean a .GIF? Banners at their most basic form are just images... The only type of image that is animated (which may have lead you to believe it was flash), is a .GIF. If I'm correct, you should just be able to opposite click on it and (at least in Chrome), look for the option that says "Save Image As...". Let me know if this works. If not, I'd be happy to help you further

15th Jan 2014, 10:57 PM	#3
sayso84 Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 21 Thanks: 38 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: didn't work, I'm with a network that has many different banners up, I'm trying to use it for media buys. Im not having problems with the jpeg, gif where I can just right click then save as to where my laptop. But I'm not able to do that with the flash banners. LOL hopefully you can understand a newbie.

15th Jan 2014, 10:59 PM	#4
sayso84 Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 21 Thanks: 38 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: I can see source connected with the banners, if that helps, can I use that and how. thanks

15th Jan 2014, 11:31 PM	#5
Benjamin T Formerly "ItWasLuck3" Join Date: 2010 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 270 Thanks: 11 Thanked 75 Times in 54 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: Alright, I'll give this one more shot. Let me know if this works: Get to the "source" of the website you're on. In Chrome, go to "View" -> "Developer" -> "View Source" ... other browsers should have a similar process. Scroll down in the source code until you find the <embed> tag for the flash you want to download. Copy the URL contents of the src="http://example.com" attribute. If it is an absolute URL, starting with "http://" then open a new browser window, paste the URL into the location bar, and let the flash load. If it is a relative URL or filename, highlight the last item in the location bar and paste the URL or filename over it; if the location bar ends in a /, just paste after it, and let the flash load. Once the flash has loaded, go to File > Save Page As, and save the .swf to your hard drive. You may have to change the extension from HTML to .swf. Hopefully this works

16th Jan 2014, 12:43 AM	#6
sayso84 Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 21 Thanks: 38 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: Thanks Ben, sent you a message

16th Jan 2014, 03:05 PM	#8
sayso84 Warrior Member Join Date: 2012 Posts: 21 Thanks: 38 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Re: newbie question Share on: I see, Thanks guys