How to Resize SWF and AC3

SWF and AC3 are both digital media file formats, but while SWF files store Flash animation, AC3 files store audio that has been encoded with Dolby Digital sound. If you want to resize an SWF or AC3 file, you need to compress the media. You can do this by adjusting settings like resolution and bitrate. While resolution is a property that represents viewing dimensions and pixel display, bitrate is a value that represents audio and video range. Free applications like iWisoft Free Video Converter, SUPER and Oxelon Media Converter can all be used for this task.

Instructions

1. iWisoft Free Video Converter

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     Launch iWisoft Free Video Converter. Click the Add icon and browse for the SWF or AC3 input file in the file selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import it into the application.
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     Click the Profile pull-down menu. If you are resizing an SWF file, go to Flash Video and Picture and select SWF—SWF Format (.swf). If you are resizing an AC3 file, go to Common Audio and select AC3—Dolby Digital AC-3 (.ac3).
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     Click the "Settings" button. A programming window displaying video and audio settings will appear.
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     Go to the Video section. If you are resizing a SWF file, click the Size pull-down menu and select a resolution that is smaller than that of the SWF input file. Click the Video Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF input file. (If you are resizing an AC3 file neither of these fields will be available, since the input file does not contain a video track.)
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     Go to the Audio section. Click the Audio Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF or AC3 input file.
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     Click the "Start" button to resize the media. The application will reveal the storage location of the resized SWF or AC3 output file when it has been generated.

   SUPER

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     Launch SUPER. Click the Select the Output Container pull-down menu. If you are resizing an SWF file, select the FLV/SWF (Flash) option. If you are resizing an AC3 file, select the AC3 option.
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     Go to the Video section. In the Video Scale Size pane, select a resolution smaller than that of the SWF input file. Click the Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF input file. (If you are resizing an AC3 file neither of these fields will be available, since the input file does not contain a video track.)
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     Go to the Audio section. Click the Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF or AC3 input file.
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     Drag and drop the SWF or AC3 input file into the DROP A VALID MULTIMEDIA FILE HERE area. The media will be imported into the application.
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     Click the "Encode (Active Files)" button to resize the file. If you are resizing an SWF file a Rendered File Optimizer window will appear. Choose FLV—Flash Video and click "OK." The application will chime when the resized SWF or AC3 output file has been generated. The media will be stored to the same location as the SWF or AC3 input file.

   Oxelon Media Converter

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     Launch Oxelon Media Converter. Click the Media Format pull-down menu. If you are resizing an SWF file, select the SWF (Flash)(.swf) option. If you are resizing an AC3 file, select the AC3(.ac3) option.
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     Click the "Add Files" button and browse for the SWF or AC3 input file in the file selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import it into the application.
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     Go to the Video section. Click the Width x Height pull-down menu and select a resolution that is smaller than that of the SWF input file. Click the Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF input file. (If you are resizing an AC3 file none of these fields will be available, since the input file does not contain a video track.)
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     Go to the Audio section. Click the Bitrate pull-down menu and select a value that is lower than that of the SWF or AC3 input file.
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     Click the "Conversion" button to resize the media. A confirmation message will display when the resized SWF or AC3 output file has been generated. Click the "Browse" button to retrieve the media from its default storage location.