Printing A Flash Document

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

So how would I go about printing a flash document from the internet? Or converting it into a printable file.

Probably a dumb question, but is there a way to do this?

I've Googled and not found anything really.

[MisterBob]

There's no such thing as a flash document.

Unless you can decompile the swf, you're not going to be able to print unless the flash movie has print functionality built in.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

There's no such thing as a flash document.

Unless you can decompile the swf, you're not going to be able to print unless the flash movie has print functionality built in.

If possible, how would I decompile the swf?

Also, how would I get the swf from the browser I guess it is, cache?

And there's no functionality built in for sure.

[Isiolia]

Screen capture?

Flash encompasses a lot. Could basically be a slideshow or embedded video, could be an actual program.

What exactly is it you need?

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Here's the best description I can provide I suppose, sorry for my lack of knowledge.

The "flash" is a "flash" of a book. If I had to guess it's a flash slide-show. I hit the arrows and it moves on to the next page. I can also move the pages around if that helps.

I would like to print off the pages of the book because I really don't like to spend lots of time reading off a computer screen. It really kills my eyes. There are also to many pages to take screen captures.

[Isiolia]

Chances are, a big reason that it's being presented like that is so that you can't print it.

As mentioned, look at finding/saving the SWF file. One way you can usually do this is, in Firefox, go to Tools -> Page Info, and then look down the list in the Media section, then highlight the Flash object and hit Save As...

There are SWF decompiler apps out there, but I've never used any of them. Past that you'd probably wind up needing a copy (or the demo of) Flash to try and open/edit the contents. Assuming that the SWF isn't just a player pulling data from elsewhere in the first place.

Or, you could just buy the book, or find it in a different format.

[Zhais]

Even if you decompile, you'd have to add in your own print function. The contents in the .fla don't really work well with being removed/printed/anything else.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Yea I think that's why it is in that format. I still paid for it though so I'm not sure. Thanks for your help though. I did the tools -> page info and downloaded the swf file and that didn't work, it only produced one image. I also did a decompilation which didn't work.

Oh well, guess I'll have to suck it up.

[Kirbyprime]

If your decompiler includes the AS code you could try to look for some reference to an external link. Chances it's pulling the actual text off of some XML file or something.

[Kerberoz]

Alt+PrntScrn -> Paste in image editing program -> Print. Decompiling and recompiling is going to take longer unless it's Atlas Shrugged or something.