Render Flash (SWF) frame as image (PDF,PNG,JPG)

Question

I would like to write a python script that takes a bunch of swf files and renders them to individual image files.

Each swf file has just one frame (text, pictures etc.)

Answer 1

You could for example build an AIR app that loads each SWF, takes the screenshot and writes it to a file.

The thing is you'll need to kick off something to do the render and, as far as i know, you can't do that without the player or some of its Open Source implementation.

I think your best bet is going AIR, the SDK is free and cross-platform. If you are used to python, the AS3 necessary should be easy enough to pick up.

HTH,

J