---
name: "swfextract"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "swftools"
version: "0.9.2+git20130725-4.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/swfextract"
---

# swfextract(1)

a tool for extracting data out of swf files.

## NAME

swfextract - a tool for extracting data out of swf files.

## Synopsis

**swfextract** \[*options*\] \[*file.swf*\]

## DESCRIPTION

swfextracts allows one to extract swf movieclips and objects out of swf files.

SWF files are animation files which can be displayed in Web Browsers using the Flash Plugin.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print short help message and exit

- **-o**, **--output** *filename*

  Write output to file *filename*

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version info and exit

- **-i**, **--id** *ids*

  *ids* is a range of IDs to extract. E.g. 1-10,14

- **-j**, **--jpegs** *ids*

  *ids* is a range of JPEG IDs to extract. E.g. 1-2,3,14-

- **-p**, **--pngs** *ids*

  *ids* is a range of PNG IDs to extract. E.g. -10,20-30

- **-f**, **--frame** *frames*

  *frames* is a range of frames to extract. E.g. 1-10,20-30,40-

- **-n**, **--name** *name*

  Set the name of the object to extract to *name*.

- **-w**, **--hollow**

  Copy empty frames to the output file, too.

- **-P**, **--placeobject**

  Copy original placeobject tag for the given object into the output file (Use with -i). This means that the object is at the same position in the generated movie as in the original movie.

- **-j**, **--jpegs** *range*

  Extract jpeg pictures in *range*

- **-p**, **--pngs** *range*

  Extract png pictures in *range*

- **-m**, **--mp3**

  Extract main mp3 stream (There may be substreams in the Movieclips, as well. To extract these, first extract the  Movieclips with **-i** and then use **-m**)

## AUTHOR

Matthias Kramm \<kramm@quiss.org\>