Yauhui asked me to post this for him because of his browser problem that doesnt allow long posts.

Is it possible to convert a Flash 8 .FLA file to Flash MX (6.0)?

I'm using Flash MX but nearly 80% of all .FLA files out there are Flash MX2004 or Flash 8 files, causing me great difficulty with expanding my skills in Flash.

I tried a couple of decompilers out there (SWF to FLA btw.) but the end result - rubbish.

Notably the Sothink SWF Decompiler (trial edition, duhhhh).

Or unless some good Samaritan wouldnt mind working as a voluntary FLA converter on the Internet?

I'd love to have the deviantART official Flash preloader converted to Flash MX first.

Thanks in advance.

~yauhui

p.s. hey, remember my "alien animation" thingy thread back in November last year? I finished the animation, and the final export was over 350MB. I had great difficulty in finding two things:

1) A stable internet connection (malaysia sucks.)
2) A good and free file host.

Once I get two of those, you'll see the animation in no time! (prepare nausea bags, 'aye!)

I'm sure if you open the files in Flash 8, you can save them as Flash 6 files. So you might have to find someone who can re-save them for you. :p

If you have Flash 8, you can downgrade files to Flash MX 2004, and if you have Flash MX 2004, you can downgrade to Flash MX. I realize you probably don't have those Flash versions, but you can always ask someone that does, or find the trials online and use them to downgrade. Mind you, the flashes might not work as intended after downgrading.

And a 350MB animation is definitely too much, even if you do find a host, I don't think anyone will bother to download it all.

Yeah, it's rather lame anyways.

AAAAAAAAAAARGHHHH I was working on a edited version of the deviantART official flash preloader and Flash MX encountered an error, and neeeds to close! EVERYTHING! POOF!!

FRUSTRATION!!

*sob*

EDIT: New stuff: http://thefreaks.deviantart.com/art/Flash-play-button-thingy-78172350

you can use www.mediafire.com for storing/sharing that 350mb file.

I went to the site you posted, and it says: Up to 100MB per file.

Then why not try to break it up to 4 parts?
It's just a suggestion...I don't have flash anyway.:(

I was really really bored, so I decided to tweak the file a little.

http://thefreaks.deviantart.com/art/Flash-intro-32kbps-sound-78190779

It's an intro this time!