Flash-animation today is far from the last place in the industry of building websites and displaying graphics. The new animation format, swf, can be opened by any modern browser. flash technology is designed to work with all types of browsers.
Necessary
- Software:
- - any internet browser;
- - Kmplayer.
Instructions
Step 1
The literal translation of swf (ShockWave Flash) is "Shockwave Flash". Based on this, one can suspect how popular this direction of animation is. Therefore, any modern browser running under Windows, Unix systems is capable of displaying swf.
Step 2
To view the swf-animation, you need to install the latest version of the Internet browser, this can be done on the official website of the company. You will need to download an additional plug-in for your browser - Adobe Flash Player. It is worth noting that this plugin is not required for the Google Chrome browser. it is already built into the program, when the browser is updated, this plugin is automatically updated.
Step 3
Right-click on the animation file and select "Open with" from the context menu, if one of the browsers you installed is not among the options offered, click "Select program".
Step 4
In the window that opens, select the appropriate program, if it is not in this list, click the "Browse" button. Specify the path to the executable file of the application and click the "Open" button. In the program selection window, check the box next to "Use it for all types of this type."
Step 5
Also, swf-format files can be opened using any video player, consider using Kmplayer as an example. After installing it, flash animation files can be opened in the same way as with the help of an Internet browser, or you can use the standard launch of the file from the program window.
Step 6
Open Kmplayer by double clicking on the monitor icon. Press the key combination Ctrl + O to open the flash movie, it will start playing automatically.
Step 7
In 99 cases out of 100, Kmplayer plays videos without installing special codecs, but animation creators use different methods of encoding video images, so sometimes it's worth playing it safe and installing the most common set of K-lite Codec Pack codecs.
