# Question Regarding ActionScript and AVI Exporting **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [November 12, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348 "2003-11-12T23:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ameripax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@ameripax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ameripax)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/1 "2003-11-12T23:37:36Z")
Is it possible to export an AS SWF file into an AVI? Everytime I try, the AS never plays in the AVI… I am trying to export my signature with the fading grid, to avi… from AVI I will import it into ImageReady adn output it to GIF… 😉 ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/2 "2003-11-13T00:17:14Z")
Why do that? You’ll have **HUGE** file size making a gif out of something like that! Why not just keep it a .swf and have your sig in .swf format…much simpler. ( I think it is possible…I remember doing something like that by accident before…probably some option you have to select in the export menu…) ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/3 "2003-11-13T00:20:52Z")
he probably wants to use it in a multimedia presentation or a video, but like i said in your previous post you cannot use AS in a avi since AS consists of updating on a frame event and quicktime doesn handle this sort of actions so no you cannot use AS on a avi or anytoerh type of exported file other than swf to my knowledge, send me your file maybe i can look at it and find an alternative way to get it working you can also try exporting it as an animated gif from flash ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/4 "2003-11-13T00:28:24Z")
grimdeath… you think maybe I could PM you the file or something? It’s kinda something I don’t really want around as an FLA… heh… It’s a signature for a Website, and an SWF isn’t allowed. I need to make it a GIF, and I’ve done it before… jsut that my past SWF’s haven’t been with AS… ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/5 "2003-11-13T00:32:05Z")
yeah well it’s just that gif’s get pretty big. I thought he was gonna make some big swf into a gif…anyways my thing was probably in a different format…not really sure… ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-actionscript-and-avi-exporting/35348/6 "2003-11-13T00:35:01Z")
sure man np i will see what i can do and delete it as soon as i finish helping ya out buddy :beam: