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#1 2010-01-20 15:51:38
Convert into SWF File?
Yes, I am a technology nerd. But, I was just woundering if there was this feature that converts our games/drawings/animations into a flash file? Then we could publish games on flash uploading sites!
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#2 2010-01-20 16:11:56
- juststickman
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Re: Convert into SWF File?
I think you should look at all the times that this has been suggested. This has been suggested a lot.
How do you convert scratch into SWF? Explain it (with how to change the code) perfectly and the scratch team will probably do it. I remember somebody was trying to make a converter... Forgot who though...
But so many things are different. The coordinates are different (in scratch the center is 0,0 and I think in flash the top left corner is 0,0). How would you handle things like the "say" and "think block"?
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#3 2010-01-20 16:49:31
Re: Convert into SWF File?
juststickman wrote:
I think you should look at all the times that this has been suggested. This has been suggested a lot.
How do you convert scratch into SWF? Explain it (with how to change the code) perfectly and the scratch team will probably do it. I remember somebody was trying to make a converter... Forgot who though...
But so many things are different. The coordinates are different (in scratch the center is 0,0 and I think in flash the top left corner is 0,0). How would you handle things like the "say" and "think block"?
Just asking.
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#4 2010-01-20 18:22:08
- technoguyx
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Re: Convert into SWF File?
juststickman wrote:
But so many things are different. The coordinates are different (in scratch the center is 0,0 and I think in flash the top left corner is 0,0). How would you handle things like the "say" and "think block"?
For the coordinates, I think adding 180 (y) and 240 (x) to the values might work, and say/think would have to use the same graphics used by Scratch and the Java player.
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#5 2010-01-21 10:09:11
Re: Convert into SWF File?
This would be pretty cool, and it is something we're thinking about for future versions of Scratch (no guarantees... but it's something we're considering 
It won't be implemented any time soon. Meanwhile, you can embed Scratch projects on pages by using the embed code you can get from the project's page.
Help Scratchers make the leap to 2.0!
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#6 2010-01-21 12:42:43
Re: Convert into SWF File?
Lightnin wrote:
This would be pretty cool, and it is something we're thinking about for future versions of Scratch (no guarantees... but it's something we're considering
But if its a swf file you can also upload it to stuff like newgrounds, etc...
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#7 2010-01-23 12:09:50
- PlayWithFire
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Re: Convert into SWF File?
yah that would be a great thing to be ale to do, though newgrounds' flash games would be out of our league.
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