Some cartoons or animations that are available for online viewing usually can be ripped so that you can play it offline. There’s a good chance that they are made in Shockwave Flash format using the Macromedia Flash program. Whether it is flash animation, flash tutorials, flash websites, or even flash advertisement, all can be saved to your hard using some methods if they are in the same format.
For Firefox user
1) Click on Tools - Page Info
2). Then, click the Media Tab on the Page Info Windows
3). The media tab will have complete list of Images, CSS Files and Shockwave Flash files that were downloaded by the Firefox browser while loading the page of the website.
4). Scroll down the list and locate the .swf file.
5). Click the “Save As” button. Choose some folder on your hard drive and save the file.
For Internet Explorer user
1) Firstly, click Tools - Internet Options
2) In the General Tab, click the Settings button available in the Temporary Internet Files group.
3) Click View Files to open your Temporary Internet Files folder.
4) Click View - Details. Now click View - Arrange Icons By - Internet Address. Depending upon the webpage, there could one or more Flash files (Shockwave Flash Object) under the Internet Address.
5) Once you find the right flash file, right-click and choose Copy. Then paste the .swf file in any other folder,such as My Document.
Note: Those methods above only function if your internet browser’s cache file has not been cleared yet. Make sure that you did not close the internet browser before you save the flash file.
The alternative method that you can use is by using download manager such as Flashget and Internet Download Manager which both you can easily obtain in the internet. For Flashget, use the ‘download all’ option and select the file that you want, while for Internet Download Manager, use the Grabber tool and run the wizard.
July 10th, 2007 at 1:54 am
how to do this tricks since i have been doing it for all day long to rip out my favourite flash games but still dont work…please tell me how to rip it in step by step clearly…i really need to know how to do it.
September 9th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Oh yeah? Try this one with Firefox. It doesn’t work with your instructions.
http://akimages.metacafe.com/f/fvp/EmbedVideoPlayer_5.1.0.0.swf?itemID=489771&mediaURL=http://akvideos.metacafe.com/ItemFiles/%5BFrom%20www.metacafe.com%5D%20489771.3359896.11.flv&normalizedTitle=what_happens_when_you_ask_a_little_girl_about_monsters&isViral=false&embeddingURL=http://www.altavista.com/video/results?itag=ody&q=%22little+girl%22&mvf=mpeg&mvf=avi&mvf=qt&mvf=msmedia&mvf=realmedia&mvf=flash&mvf=other&mvd=allisWatermarked=false&postrollContentURL=http://akimages.metacafe.com/f/fvp/EmbedItemSelector_3.0.0.4.swf&networkingAllowed=true&
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
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February 6th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
It works!!! Great instructions, how can i convert this to DVD format?
March 8th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
does anyone know how to download a photoshow from photoshow.com
March 21st, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I have Flash, but I was wondering, when you rip a flash file from the internet how do you edit it in flash? I can only view it, it won’t let me edit or anything.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
” I have Flash, but I was wondering, when you rip a flash file from the internet how do you edit it in flash? I can only view it, it won’t let me edit or anything “.
You’ll need a swf or flv file converter that’ll convert your files into a format such as mpeg or avi. Google free flv file converters.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Same goes for those asking how to convert into a format for Dvd. Most Dvd burning programs will recognise and encode Mpegs, Avi’s or wmv, then burn these converted and encoded formats onto your blank disc.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 am
nice post,for internet explorer work fine.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 am
Hi guys
I have been trying to download this flash panaroma .swf file for a long time now and used various softwares, including all the instructions mentioned in this site but could get it saved on my hard drive for offline viewing, please let me know….if you have any ideas
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 am
http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm <<<<<<<<<this is the website from where I want to get it downloaded!
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I am trying to download the “Dish Designer” from allsat.com, but when I go to Page Info >Media >…. and click on what I think is the file, there is now preview.
June 8th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Here’s a thought, maybe you should contact the owner of these websites and ask permission before you go casually ripping off their content, its called ETHICS.
…fukking tards.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:53 am
You can search for thousands of flash files like flash games and you’d know that many of the packages are free to be downloaded if you’re webmaster. Technically, the file are already ‘downloaded’ to your computer for playback, why bother?
June 30th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Hey
just download a flash saver full on rapid share.