I want to convert a GIF file to SWF

American_horizo

Hi, there are a PHP scritp that can convert a GIF file in SWF, maybe with the external support of some specific software placed on the server?

Any kind solution will be accepted, thanks

Ashley_Sheridan

A Google search for "convert gif to swf php" brings up a thread on this very forum.

http://board.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10217272

American_horizo

Yes, i already found this thread wit a google search (thankt to it i've discovered this forum ^_ ) but i noted that it is of the 2002 (ten years ago) !! I think that in the meanwhile are changed some things

Weedpacket

That would only matter if you had looked into the method suggested there and found that things had changed and that it would no longe work (unsupported extension, or something like that); which you'd then be able to explain here why it was unsuitable (this would help us, you see, because it would give us a better understanding of your requirements and so be able to make better suggestions than - for example - just suggest something you've already discounted).

Ashley_Sheridan

I'm not sure if I understand why you'd want to convert an animated GIF (plays on any browser and many image viewers) to an SWF (plays only on browsers with the Flash plugin). You won't reduce the file size (any converter won't be tracing frame-by-frame for you, so you're essentially embedding the same animated bitmap movie clip into Flash, thereby increasing the filesize) and it won't be able to scale in size any more easily (again, a converter won't trace it to a vector, so you won't be able to view it at differing sizes without distortion)

vivek151189

You can get some of th help from the below link

http://board.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10217272

American_horizo

Weedpacket;11003133 wrote:
That would only matter if you had looked into the method suggested there and found that things had changed and that it would no longe work (unsupported extension, or something like that); which you'd then be able to explain here why it was unsuitable (this would help us, you see, because it would give us a better understanding of your requirements and so be able to make better suggestions than - for example - just suggest something you've already discounted).

I havent' tryied the method, but i'm searchif for the better solution avaible at the moment, not ten years ago

I'm not sure if I understand why you'd want to convert an animated GIF (plays on any browser and many image viewers) to an SWF (plays only on browsers with the Flash plugin). You won't reduce the file size (any converter won't be tracing frame-by-frame for you, so you're essentially embedding the same animated bitmap movie clip into Flash, thereby increasing the filesize) and it won't be able to scale in size any more easily (again, a converter won't trace it to a vector, so you won't be able to view it at differing sizes without distortion)

i've to load external swf in my swf project, the problem is that flash only read the first frame of the gif.. a solution is load the gif as an external swf, or use a class that renderize the gif in some manner

PS sorry for my english, i'm italian.

American_horizo

American horizo;11003221 wrote:
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i've to load external GIF in my swf project, the problem is that flash only read the first frame of the gif.. a solution is load the gif as an external swf, or use a class that renderize the gif in some manner

fixed

vivek151189

BY which method you have done it let us know

American_horizo

vivek151189;11003227 wrote:
BY which method you have done it let us know

I haven't done it yet!
At momenti i haven't converted a gif to an swf, but in flash i'm using a class named GIFPlayer that load and animate external gif... But i'm not happy of the result because the rendering of gifs of big size is very slow... It's better to load external SWF because flash manage more swf instaces very good

So my idea is of convert gif uploadad on the server in SWF (in this mode i import in flash the SWF, not the GIF) throught a specific script

American_horizo

vivek151189;11003209 wrote:
You can get some of th help from the below link

http://board.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10217272

I'm documenting about this MING library, but i can't found any method to convert a GIF in SWF.
The only reference to "conversion" i've found there
http://www.libming.org/WhatsIncluded

gif2dbl - convert a gif-file to dbl
gif2mask - convert a gif image to an alpha mask
png2dbl - convert a png-file to dbl

dbl?? What is??? :eek:😕

Ashley_Sheridan

Just a quick question. You mentioned that Flash plays the GIF files you load in poorly, and that's why you need to convert them. Have you tried something manual to convert one as a test and see if that actually works as you think it will? I suspect it may not, as basically what you're trying to do is embed a video file (the GIF) into a wrapper format. It won't be changing anything, in the same way that it wouldn't if you attempted to 'convert' a .jpg into a .swf.

American_horizo

Ashley Sheridan;11003335 wrote:
Just a quick question. You mentioned that Flash plays the GIF files you load in poorly, and that's why you need to convert them. Have you tried something manual to convert one as a test and see if that actually works as you think it will? I suspect it may not, as basically what you're trying to do is embed a video file (the GIF) into a wrapper format. It won't be changing anything, in the same way that it wouldn't if you attempted to 'convert' a .jpg into a .swf.

i tryied to convert the Gif file in SWF and loaded the swf in runtime.. So, it's perfectly reproduced, but the same GIF called into the swf in runtime, cause slowdowns to the project!

I explain: flash dont' support animated gif if loaded dinamically (at runtime), then i need to use an external class called GIFPlayer for do this.. This class converts the frames of the gif in bytearray but this operation cause unsustainable slowdowns with gif of large dimensons... this happen because Flash isn't designed for support GIF, it's instead designed to support external SWF... Treating the gif such an SWF, it will added to the project normally and quickly...it's sure!

If you want to proof of this, i will prepare an FLA file.