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how to open a movie swf file

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A movie file with swf extension didnt open in the movie player

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The extension doesn't mean much in Linux.

http://linuxtree.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-play-swf-filemacromedia-flash-on.html

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Mechanical snail (replicator-snail) said : 		#2

Note that Flash isn't really a movie format, but a web application format that can be used to display movies (among other things). The easiest way to view it is to open in a web browser, assuming you have Flash installed (if not, install package flashplugin-installer).

I don't know of any Linux multimedia player that can interpret Flash files.

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