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Swfdec

Swfdec (pronounced "swiff deck") is a decoder/renderer for Macromedia Flash animations.

News

2008-06-25

The first release of the unstable series is out: Swfdec 0.7.2.

2008-05-01

Adobe released the SWF specification. It's a very good technical introduction to Flash. Don't expect this to change the pace of Swfdec development though.

2008-04-23

Swfdec 0.6.6 is another boring bugfix release for your pleasure.

2008-04-09

Our first security fix release: Swfdec 0.6.4. Please update.

2008-03-29

Here is a new stable release: Swfdec 0.6.2.

older news

See OldNews for even older entries.

About

Swfdec

Swfdec is the library for decoding and rendering Flash animations. It is still in heavy development. The intended audience are developers or people using it for pretested Flash animations (think embedded here). If you use it on unknown content, expect it to have issues and don't be surprised if it crashes. If you encounter such a crash however, make sure to file a bug immediately.

Swfdec-Mozilla

Swfdec-Mozilla contains a plugin for Mozilla browsers that uses the Swfdec library for playing SWF files.

Swfdec-Gnome

Swfdec-Gnome provides tools to integrate Flash into the GNOME desktop. It contains a standalone Flash player and a thumbnailer. You can find the latest releases on the Gnome servers.

Screenshots

The ScreenShots have their own page, for obvious reasons. :)

Download

Swfdec

The current release is 0.6.6. You can download it at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec/0.6/swfdec-0.6.6.tar.gz. Older releases are available at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec/.

Swfdec-Mozilla

The current release is 0.6.0. You can download it at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec-mozilla/0.6/swfdec-mozilla-0.6.0.tar.gz. Older releases are available at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec-mozilla/.

unstable releases

Unstable releases that will lead to Swfdec 0.8 in September can be found at http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec/0.7/ and http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/download/swfdec-mozilla/0.7/

Installation

For instructions regarding how to install from these files please see the Installation page.

Developers

Some infos follow. For more info, see the Developers page.

IRC

If you got any questions, head to Freenode, channel #swfdec - see the DevelopersList for our nicknames.

Mailing List

The mailing list is mailto:swfdec@lists.freedesktop.org. You can subscribe to the list or view its archives.

There is also a mailing list that receives new commits made to Swfdec. Subscribe, view archives.

Bugzilla

Bugzilla can be found at https://bugs.freedesktop.org. Use the swfdec component.

API Documentation

The Swfdec API documentation is also available online.

Development source code

The development source code is kept in git. The repositories are

FAQ

Some questions are asked to the Swfdec developers more often. The answers are collected in the FAQ.

Contact

If you want to send encouraging email, have a look at the DevelopersList