Re: [libreoffice-users] SWF export not working

T Lee Davidson wrote:
> I am using LibreOffice Version 4.0.4.2 on Mageia 3 (Linux). The Export
> to Macromedia Flash (SWF) function does not appear to be functioning
> properly.
>
> I created a simple (text-only plus background) six-slide presentation
> with all but the first slide set to automatically advance after just a
> few seconds. The slide show works when I preview it. But, exporting it
> to SWF creates a file of just 20kb. I'm pretty sure that can't be a
> valid Flash file. And, none of my video players (VLC, Dragon, & XINE)
> will play it.

Flash is not just a video format but also includes scripting. It's 
designed for embedding in web pages, and although it can be used to show 
videos on a web page, I'm not sure that dedicated video applications 
would necessarily play it. Have you tried opening the Flash file in a 
web browser? Do VLC, Dragon and XINE play any other Flash videos?

I've just done a quick test (LibreOffice 4.0.4.2 on Windows Vista) with 
3 text-only slides, exported to SWF (file is <1kB, so 20kB certainly 
could be valid):
- Opening the .swf in Mozilla SeaMonkey (web browser) works, but doesn't 
seem to do the automatic transitions - need to click to advance through 
slides.
- VLC does not open this file. As far as I can see VLC should be able to 
play "Flash Video" files, which have a .flv extension and are not the 
same as .swf (e.g. .flv doesn't appear to include the scripting 
capabilities of .swf).
- I'm not familiar with Dragon, and think XINE is Linux-only, but 
suspect they probably just don't play .swf either.

Mark.

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