SWF to MP4 Converter - Easily Convert SWF to MP4 on Windows and Mac

Convert SWF to MP4 to Play SWF on iTunes, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMovie, QuickTime, PS3, Xbox 360, Android, etc

Jul 1, 2014, Posted by Andrew Smith

What Is SWF Format?

SWF, an Adobe Flash file format and stands for Small Web Format, capacitates users to watch graphics or videos from a storage drive or online. Currently, SWF is the dominant format for displaying "animated" vector graphics on the Web. It may also be used for programs, commonly browser games, using ActionScript. Besides, SWF are commonly used when embedding video in websites, either as large animations or small effects buttons.

There are two kinds of SWF, vector based animation and raster based video. Strictly speaking, vector based animation is not video, most of them need user interaction, so it's hard to convert them to other video format. Raster based video, is the same as FLV format, you can easily convert to any other format.

Why Convert SWF to MP4?

However, most devices and players including Mac system, iTunes, iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMovie, QuickTime, PS3, Xbox 360, Android, Windows Media Player, PowerPoint and Windows Movie Maker etc, don't natively support SWF format, so that, it failed when you tried to play SWF files on the above devices or players. In this case, you have no choice but to convert SWF to MP4 for playback anywhere with any hassle.

The following article will introduce a step by step guide on how to convert SWF to MP4 to help you solve the issue.

How to Convert SWF to MP4?

To successfully convert SWF to MP4, here, I highly recommend Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter, with which, you can convert SWF to MP4 and MOV and play SWF on Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad, etc, or edit SWF in iMovie, QuickTime, Final Cut Pro, etc with ease. Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter is just the gospel for Mac users. The same is to the users of Windows, game console, Android and other devices and players since Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter can convert SWF to MP4, WMV and AVI to play SWF on Windows Media Player, Windows Movie Maker, Android, PS3. Xbox 360, and BlackBerry, etc or embed SWF into PowerPoint.

Furthermore, Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter is not a single SWF to MP4 converter, but also acts as an all-in-one video converter, which supports converting between more than +160 video formats like WMV, AVI, ASF, FLV, OGV, 3GP, DV, MKV, MXF, WebM, MPG, RM, ASX, XMV, WTV, DivX, Xvid, MVI, OGM and more.

Except converting video formats, Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter also can convert SWF to MP3, SWF to WAV, AAC, AC3, AIFF, M4A, AU, DTS, FLAC, ALAC, OGG, OGA, WMA, XWM, 3GA, MKA, RA, RAM, APE and so on.

Steps on How to Convert SWF to MP4

After launching Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter, follow the step by step guide to convert SWF to MP4 and other popular video formats.

Step 1 Add SWF to Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter
Simply drag and drop SWF to the main interface of this powerful SWF to MP4 Converter to load SWF file in a minute.

Step 2 Set MP4 as output format
Click "Profile" drop-down button of Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter to select "MP4 MPEG-4 Video (*.mp4)" as output format from "General Category".

Tips: Convert SWF to Other Video Formats

  • To play SWF on Mac, iPhone, iPod, and iPad, etc, or edit SWF in iMovie, QuickTime, Final Cut Pro, etc , select "MP4 MPEG-4 Video (*.mp4)" or "MOV QuickTime Video (*.vmov)" as output format from "General Category". Or select output format from corresponding category like "iPod", "iPhone" and "iPad & Apple TV";
  • To play SWF in Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker, etc or embed SWF into PowerPoint, select "WMV Windows Media Video (*.wmv)" or "AVI Audio-Video Interleaved (*.avi)" as output format from "General Category";
  • To play SWF on Android, BlackBerry, PS3, Xbox 360, etc, select output format from corresponding category like "Android", "Android Pad", "PlayStation", "Xbox", etc.

Step 3 Convert SWF to MP4
Click the big "Convert" button to start and finish SWF to MP4 conversion with high output quality and fast conversion speed.

Play SWF without Conversion

Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter is still the best choice if you just want to open and play SWF files on computer, since this powerful converter is free as an SWF player, no matter you are Mac user or Windows user. It also enables you to play more than +160 video formats freely and in full screen. Besides, Adobe Flash Player is the other option to play SWF on computer, which is compatible with Mac and Windows.

But if you want to play SWF files on most popular devices and players, converting SWF to more compatible formats with Faasoft SWF to MP4 Converter is the Solid Choice.