What is HD video anyway?

HD video or High-definition video is video of higher resolution than Standard video. The high definition video is defined by the number of lines in the vertical display resolution, the scanning system, and the number of frames or fields per second. Typical HD display resolution will be 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080i/1080p).

While the quality of HD video is very high compared to SD video, and offers improved signal ratios, a number of online streaming and digital download services offer HD videos, such as, YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix Watch Instantly, and more. Besides, an increasing number of manufacturers of cameras now offer HD cameras. It should come as no surprise that HD will be the future of video.

Solution: Convert SWF to HD Video using Jihosoft SWF Converter

Want to convert SWF to HD video for a better visual effect? Jihosoft SWF Converter or SWF Converter for Mac will be your great assistance. It is a professional SWF to HD Video Converter software that helps to convert flash SWF to HD AVI, HD MOV, HD WMV, HD MPEG, and more on Windows or Mac. This tool is very easy to use. You can complete the conversion in three simple steps:

1. Import SWF file
2. Set HD video as output format
3. Convert SWF to HD video

Whether the converted HD video can be played on Android device or not?

After conversion, you will need a device that meets the HD display resolution requirements to enjoy the converted HD video. Most computers are capable of HD or even higher resolutions. But some people may prefer to enjoy the video on Android phone or tablet while on the go. Is it possible to enjoy HD video on Android device?

Of course, the answer is yes. Some newer phones, such as the Galaxy Nexus, and most tablets, such as the Nexus 7, are capable of HD playback. In fact, if your Android device’s display doesn’t meet the minimum requirements for HD, it will play the HD video in SD instead.

The 3GP file format is a multimedia container format that is often used for 3G-enabled cellular phones. The 3GP format was developed to make file size smaller so that they would use less bandwidth, making it easier to stream video and music onto mobile phones.

If you want to load an SWF file on your 3G capable mobile phones, you can do so by converting Flash SWF to 3GP file format which can play smoothly on your phones. Jihosoft SWF Converter, an easy to use Flash SWF to 3GP Converter can assist you to complete the conversion work in just few steps.

Step by Step to Convert SWF to 3GP on Mac OS X

Step one: Install and run Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac on your computer.

Note: The Windows version Jihosoft SWF Converter is designed for users to convert SWF to 3GP on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP.

Step two: Import Flash SWF file into the program.

Click the “Source” icon and search for the SWF file to input from the file selection window. Select the file and click right-bottom “Open” button to import the file to the program.

Step three: Select output profile format.

Click “Codec” drop-down menu. Go to “Common Video” and select “3GP (*.3gp)” as the output profile format.

Step four: Convert SWF to 3GP.

Click the “Capture” button to begin flash file recording. In the recording screen, hit “Start>-Begin Record” to start the flash conversion, click “End Record” to finish the conversion. The program will display the output file directory of the 3GP file.

Question: I like to play some downloaded Shockwave Flash (.SWF) files without opening my internet browser. Sometimes ago, I remember I could do it just double clicking on the SWF item, then it was opened in a plain Shockwave window. But now my computer won’t do that. What should I do?

There are many alternative solutions to play Shockwave Flash files on computer without opening the web browser, however, the easiest way is to convert Shockwave flash to MP4 format, which is an ideal format for use with many multimedia players and portable device. Jihosoft SWF Converter, an exceptionally SWF Converter tool that not only converts Shockwave Flash to MP4 format to directly play on computer, but also converts Flash objects to MP4 files that are optimized for many portable devices such as iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android Phone/Tablet and many other portable devices.

How to Convert Shockwave Flash Object to MP4 on Mac OS X

Step one: Start Jihosoft SWF Converter on your computer.

Note: Mac users please opt to Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac to convert Shockwave object to MP4 on Mac OS X 10.6-10.8. This guide is written based on the Mac version.

Step two: Add Shockwave flash file.

Click top-left “Source” icon to locate and select the Shockwave flash object you want to add to the program in a file selection window.

Step three: Choose output file format.

You can directly select to output “MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)” format or output a optimized mp4 format for your specific devices.

Step four: Convert Flash Object to MP4.

Click the “Capture” icon to open the flash recording screen, you can begin the conversion process by clicking “Start”->”Begin Record” and stop the conversion by clicking “End Record”. When the conversion is done, a window will show you where the converted files are saved.

The Vimeo site can accept a wide range of file formats for upload, so you do not have to worry about compatibility issue. Vimeo supports the following file formats: AVI, WMV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, M4V, DV, ASF, Divx, QT, 3G2, 3GP, 3iVX, 3VX, DVX, ASX. However, if you want to upload your own made SWF file to Vimeo, you will need a conversion since Vimeo has no support for flash format contents.

Jihosoft SWF Converter, the best solution to upload SWF to Vimeo by converting Flash SWF to multiple Vimeo supported formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MOV, DV, QT, 3GP, 3G2, etc. Besides converting files to Vimeo, the program also help you edit SWF videos in a number of ways so that you can get the exact piece of video you want. You can crop the flash file size, apply image watermark to authorize the video or add your favorite background color to the video.

How to Convert Flash SWF to Vimeo on Mac OS X

Note: Both SWF Video Converter and SWF Video Converter Mac can be downloaded from Jihosoft website. Here we will take the Mac version to complete the conversion process.

Step one: Add flash SWF file to the program.

Install and launch Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac on your computer, hit “Source” icon to locate and select the flash file you want to add to the program from the local computer.

Step two: Select output file codec.

Go to “Common Video” from “Codec” drop-down list and select Vimeo compatible formats such as “MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)” or other your preferred format as the output file format.

Step three: Edit SWF Video.

You can crop the SWF file size to remove the black sides in the frame or cut out you unwanted parts, authorize the video with image watermark or change the background color.

Step four: Convert Flash SWF to Vimeo.

Hit “Capture” button to start flash recording. In the opened window, click “Start”->”Begin Record” to start the conversion, click “End Record” to stop the conversion. When the conversion is over, you can see the converted file in a specified file directory.

How to Upload SWF to Vimeo?

Visit vimeo.com, click the “Upload a video” button to go to the upload page. Hit the “Choose a Video to Upload” button, select the file you want to upload from your computer, and hit “Select” (or “Choose”). Your video will automatically start uploading to Vimeo and you’ll see a progress bar telling you how long it will take. When the uploading is finished, the program will go through a conversion process with a progress bar. Vimeo will send you an email when it’s finished.

I can’t enjoy the excellent flashes on my iPhone, as the iPhone does not support SWF format. Is there a converter which can help me to clear all these irritation and fulfill my aspiration, I want to know the brand of the converter. Anyone who can show me how to use it step by step will be appreciated.

Generally, there are three ways to play flash on iPhone:

－View flash contents with Cloud Browse.
Cloud Browse is a paid Web Browser app that can be downloaded from the App Store. It uses a virtual Firefox platform that allows you to open Flash content, including SWF files. You can directly install this web browser on your iPhone to load flash contents.
－Convert SWF with free online converter
If you flash content is non-interactive, you can try Flash-Banner-Converter.com, a free online converter that converts SWF to video such as mp4, webm and ogg video formats which playback in non-flash devices such as the iPhone and iPad.
－Convert flash SWF with SWF Converter application
Jihosoft SWF Converter is probably the easiest way to play SWF on iPhone. It can efficiently convert flash swf to iPhone supported video formats such as MPEG-4 or H.264 on Windows 8/7/Vista/XP. It is compatible well with all iPhone available models including iPhone 5, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4.

How to Convert Flash SWF to iPhone Mac OS X

Note: You can either download Jihosoft SWF Converter or Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac according to your computer operating system. Here, we will take the Mac version to walk through the SWF to iPhone conversion process.

Step one: Load SWF file with the program

Run Jihosoft SWF Video Converter Mac on your computer. Click the “Source” button to load the SWF file you need to convert.

Step two: Select the output target format.

Click the drop-down list of “Codec”, go to “iPhone” and choose the optimized device format according to your iPhone model.

Step three: Edit SWF file.

Click “Crop” to crop out your unwanted parts. Hit “Watermark” to apply your favorite image watermark to the flash video.

Step four: Convert SWF to iPhone 5.

Click “Capture” button to open a full-screen Capture Panel. Click “Start”->“Begin Record” to start flash capturing, hit “End Record” to start conversion. After the conversion, you can find the output video in the target folder.

Instructions to add image watermark to SWF file on Mac

Note: There are both Windows and Mac versions of this product, and here we will take the Mac version to complete the SWF watermarking process. Mac users can opt to Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac to watermark SWF file on Mac OS X.

Step one: Locate and load flash swf file.

Initiate Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac on your computer. Click the “Source” button, locate and select your preferred SWF file in the opened file selection window to add to the program.

Step two: Define output file format.

In the “Codec” drop down menu, you can set the output format the same as the original file format or choose to output the swf file to another different file format you want.

Step three: Add Image Watermark to flash.

Click the “>>” icon besides Watermark to have one of your favorite image applied to the swf video. You can drag the image to change its position or crop its file size.

Step four: Start SWF image watermarking process.

Hit the “Capture” button to open the flash recording window, hit “Start”->”Begin Record” to start the image watermarking process, and click “End Record” will finish the process. When the conversion is done, you will get a flash SWF video with your favorite image watermark.

Once officially registered as a member of YouTube, you can upload an unlimited number of videos. However, if you want to upload an SWF video to YouTube, you will need to convert it to a Flash video like FLV format, since YouTube does not support SWF. You can do so through some third-party SWF Conversion tools.

Jihosoft SWF to Video Converter has gained great popularity among SWF Conversion tools with its distinctive features and functions. It assists users to efficiently convert SWF to YouTube compatible formats such as MOV, MPEG-4, AVI, WMV, MPEG-PS, FLV, 3GPP, WebM with just few clicks. Once the file is converted, you can upload and share all your favorite flash games, movies or animations on YouTube with people world-around.

How to Convert SWF and Upload SWF to YouTube

Step one: Download, install and run Jihosoft SWF Converter.

To convert SWF to YouTube on Mac OS X, you can download Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac. Here we take the Mac version as example to show you the conversion steps.

Step two: Add SWF file.

Click the “Source” icon and locate the SWF input file in the file selection window. Select the item and click the “Open” button and the SWF file will be loaded to the program.

Step three: Select output file format.

Click the “Codec” drop-down menu and go to “Common Video” and select YouTube compatible file formats such as “Flash Video (*.flv)” as the output file format.

Step four: Convert SWF to YouTube.

Click the “Capture” icon to open the flash recording window. Start the flash conversion process by hitting “Start”->“Begin Record” and stop the conversion by clicking “End Record”. After the conversion, log in to your YouTube account, and you will be able to upload the converted SWF to YouTube freely.

Web Browsers that support WebM video

– Mozilla Firefox 4 and later
– Opera 10.60 and later
– Google Chrome 6 and later
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and later (requires WebM MF components)

To generate WebM video from flash files, you can download Jihosoft SWF to HTML5 Converter, which helps convert SWF to WebM video in just one click. After the conversion, you can easily play your favorite flash games, animations or movies in web browser like Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer which has no flash plug-ins installed.

How to Convert SWF to WebM Step by Step

Step one: Launch Jihosoft SWF to HTML5 Convertter for free trial.

Download and install the SWF to WebM converter on your computer. After that, click its icon to initiate it.

Step two: Input swf file.

Click top-left “Open Local File” button to import local computer flash swf file to the software. When inputted, hit the “Play” button to preview the files in the right panel.

Step three: Select output formats.

Check “WebM” as the output file format in the “Output Formats” region.

Step four: Edit flash SWF file.

Click the “Edit Video” option to adjust video brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, trim, rotate or flip video. Or hit “Business” option to add picture watermark, advertisement picture or link to video.

Step five: Convert SWF to WebM.

Click the left-bottom “Start” button to start SWF to WebM conversion process.

Great features of WebM video

– Very high quality video.
– Great video playback performance, even on older computers.
– 100% free and open to everyone.
– Supported on popular video sites like YouTube.

Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac is one of the simple to use application that allows you to quickly convert SWF to iPad compatible H.264 or MPEG-4 format, while preserving the quality of the original video on Mac OS X. This SWF to iPad Converter works well with all recent iPad models including iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad Mini. When the conversion is done, you can play and watch all your favorite flash games, animations or movies on iPad with no limitation.

How to Play SWF on iPad/iPad 2/iPad 3/iPad 4/iPad Mini on Mac OS X?

Step one: Install and launch the trial version of Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac.

The windows version Jihosoft SWF Converter is also available to Windows 8/7/Vista/XP users.

Step two: Load flash swf file.

Click the “Source” button to load local swf file to the program, click the “Play” button to preview the flash file in the right displaying window.

Step three: Select iPad playable output format.

Click “Codec” drop-down list and select the output file format according to your iPad model. For example, if you use iPad Mini, you can choose “iPad Mini (*.mp4)” as the output file format.

Step four: Watermark SWF file (optional).

You can watermark the flash swf file with your own image from computer local.

Step five: Convert SWF to iPad Mac.

Hit the “Capture” button to open the flash recording window, click “Start”->”Begin Record” to commence the flash conversion, hit “End Record” to stop the conversion. When the conversion is over, a window will open to inform you where the converted file is saved.

Cropping parts of a swf file can be done easily with SWF Converter, which is available for a free trial download from Jihosoft. In addition to cropping files, the program also supports to convert various file formats to swf format. This one click SWF File Cropper will assist you to remove the black borders in the frame or crop out your unwanted parts by simply dragging the solid line around the video frame.

Step by Step to Crop SWF File on Mac OS X

Step one: Install and launch Jihosoft SWF Converter

Run the SWF Cropper on your computer. Note: Mac users can download Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac to crop SWF video on Mac OS X 10.6-10.8.

Step two: Import SWF file.

Click the “Source” button on top-left menu to import the swf file you desire to crop from computer local. When imported, click the “Play” button to view the files in the right displaying window.

Step three: Crop SWF file.

Hit the top-right bottom “Crop” button, then you can crop the flash swf file by dragging the solide line around the frame to crop output wanted parts or black borders.

Step four: Select output file format.

Click “Codec” drop down menu and select “Flash SWF File” as the output file format.

Step five: Start swf video cropping process.

Hit the “Capture” button to open the flash recording window, hit “Start”->”Begin Record” to start the conversion and hit “End Record” to stop the flash conversion. When the conversion is over, you can open the converted files from a pop out window.