# AE export to swf question **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 29, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672 "2004-05-29T16:09:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adam1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adam1)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/1 "2004-05-29T16:09:59Z")
Hey everyone, so I just got After Effects 6.5 in the mail yesterday. 😃 After waiting a month for it to ship out…thing is, I’ve never used it, downloaded the trial of 6.0 when I ordered a month ago and have only done one tutorial…anyway, there is the option to export to .swf but when I do, there is no animation?.. It’s just a still picture?..Am I doing something wrong? Or is this what it is supposed to do? I searched through these forums and couldn’t find a topic like this - even more frustrating I found a thread where everyone’s minds kept being blown by some guys graphic work, but the links to his pics were all dead…lol…so I couldn’t see what the excitement was about ☹ Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, or can maybe tell me the best way to export, 'cause I tried another way and I ended up with 300 individual images, and quicktime made the file 13mb?..thanks everyone 😃 Adam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/2 "2004-05-30T02:41:31Z")
[http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=23491&seqNum=4](http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=23491&seqNum=4) It`s a little old, but I think is the same ideea… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/3 "2004-05-30T03:23:05Z")
Hey thanks very much, I’m off to have a look 😃 \*\*edit…worked perfect! Thanks! Adam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/4 "2004-05-30T05:40:30Z")
:!: 6.5 is out!! :huh: _runs to adobe’s site_ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/5 "2004-05-30T05:47:32Z")
lol…yeah I ordered it about a month ago, it was on back order and they said it would ship out by the end of May, well, it came onThursday 😃 Now I get to try to figure this thing out…it’s weird to me so far…I guess being used to flash timelines and all…any good starting points?..I’ve done searches for tutorials, but most of them assume I know something already, I’ll get on to reading the book that came with AE, but I’m in the middle of a flash book right now…if you have any ideas, I’d appreciate them…thanks. Adam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/6 "2004-05-30T05:50:54Z")
nice, i just checked it out… looks good :thumb: regarding starting point- here ya go [http://www.kirupa.com/web/ae\_animation.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/web/ae_animation.htm) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/7 "2004-05-30T05:51:54Z")
always in the last place you look…thanks .soulty! Adam ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/8 "2004-05-30T05:53:40Z")
no probs, if you have any problems just ask… i dont think there is much change from 6.0 to 6.5 regarding simple animations. have fun 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-export-to-swf-question/111672/9 "2004-05-30T05:56:36Z")
Thanks, and I might be taking you up on that offer…that tutorial seems very straight forward and well written…good on ya! Adam