SWF File Cropper – Crop SWF File on Mac OS X

Question: I got an existing swf file which is like a flash file of a picture gallery with navigation. There are some borders on the edges that I want to crop. I’m talking about cropping here but not resizing. Can any flash/swf expert let me know how to crop swf file and save it as swf as well? Thanks for all help.

Cropping parts of a swf file can be done easily with SWF Converter, which is available for a free trial download from Jihosoft. In addition to cropping files, the program also supports to convert various file formats to swf format. This one click SWF File Cropper will assist you to remove the black borders in the frame or crop out your unwanted parts by simply dragging the solid line around the video frame.

Step by Step to Crop SWF File on Mac OS X

Step one: Install and launch Jihosoft SWF Converter

Run the SWF Cropper on your computer. Note: Mac users can download Jihosoft SWF Converter for Mac to crop SWF video on Mac OS X 10.6-10.8.

Step two: Import SWF file.

Click the “Source” button on top-left menu to import the swf file you desire to crop from computer local. When imported, click the “Play” button to view the files in the right displaying window.

Step three: Crop SWF file.

Hit the top-right bottom “Crop” button, then you can crop the flash swf file by dragging the solide line around the frame to crop output wanted parts or black borders.

Step four: Select output file format.

Click “Codec” drop down menu and select “Flash SWF File” as the output file format.

Step five: Start swf video cropping process.

Hit the “Capture” button to open the flash recording window, hit “Start”->”Begin Record” to start the conversion and hit “End Record” to stop the flash conversion. When the conversion is over, you can open the converted files from a pop out window.