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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 22:08:24 JST clacke

   If you have a .fla file with Flash assets, how do you use them in something people use in 2024?

   What can convert a .fla to something that can be imported to Krita, Blender or Roblox Studio?

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     Angry Sun (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Sep-2024 22:24:35 JST Angry Sun

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     @clacke we can play them on this server but not tear them apart
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:19 JST clacke

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     • Mans R
     @mansr No, but maybe you're right that a video converter is one way to go. That would probably lose the transparency though.
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     Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:20 JST Mans R

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     @clacke Have you tried VLC or something adjacent?

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:21 JST clacke

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     • Zergling_man
     @Zergling_man No, it's a media format, not an archive format.
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     Zergling_man (zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:22 JST Zergling_man

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     @clacke Have you tried 7z?
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     Zergling_man (zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:37 JST Zergling_man

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     @clacke You should try it anyway, it's 7z afterall.
     I don't actually expect it to work, but it's worth a try.
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:41 JST clacke

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     • Zergling_man
     @Zergling_man That's fair. 😊
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     🤯Matera the Mad🤯 (matera@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:42 JST 🤯Matera the Mad🤯

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     @clacke You can try this

     https://www.sothink.com/product/flashdecompiler/download.htm

     (free trial will at least let you see what it can do)

     or

     https://fileproinfo.com/tools/viewer/fla

     Intriguing subject. I don't have any .fla files; maybe a dusty old .swf in a closet.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:51 JST clacke

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     • Mans R

     @mansr Yeah it's an fla, not an flv.

     No, I'm not sure. 😅

     Maybe in the end I'd need an actual Flash authoring tool to get this thing out.

     We found another source with some low-resolution PNGs for now.

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     Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:52 JST Mans R

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     @clacke Oh, you have an actual Flash thing, not just a video wrapped in a Flash container because that was the style at the time.

     Maybe you can find some tool from the same era able to pick it apart. You'll probably need an equally old copy of Windows to run it on, of course.

     Are you sure it's worth the trouble?

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Sep-2024 00:59:57 JST clacke

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     Guiding kid through how to drag everything into the GNU Imp, moving stuff around, rescaling etc.