Saving flash files off the internet can be difficult. Below are
instructions that you may be able to follow, depending on how
internet-savvy you are.
NOTE: Flash files may be copyrighted and the animation's usage may
not be allowed by the site owners from which you got the file,
depending on how you plan to use them. Do not go about publishing
or embedding these files on your websites! Link to them instead!
And ALWAYS aknowledge the animators.
The Biovisions animation is open source. Therefore, its use
SHOULD be allowed in the classroom. However, my advice is to
always send an email to the people that made the animation, and
get their permission first. That way, you have not made anyone
mad (it may be legal, but they might still get mad!!!!).
Remember.....you are NEVER anonymous on the web...they will know
that you have downloaded their animation (if they care enough to
check).
Carl S.
How to Save Flash (taken with permission from http://
www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2005/06/save-shockwave-flash-
animation-on-web-sites/)
1. Finding the flash file
Open the Internet explorer
Go to Tools > Internet Options
Look for “Temporary internet Files” - click on Settings
Then in the Pop Window, look for “Temporary Internet Files Folder”
2. Click “View Files”
This will open the “Temporary Internet Files Folder”
You can sort files by Type by clicking on it. Or by date to see
the latest files of you have a large cache. Under the type, you
will see several files labelled as “Shockwave Flash Object”. You
can right click on file you want, then “Copy”
3. Unable to locate the file?
If you have a large number of files and are unable to locate the
flash file you want, sort by date such that the latest date is on
top. If there are still huge number of files, empty the temporary
internet folder (Internet Explorer> Tools> Internet Options>
Temporary Internet Files Folder> Delete Files>Delete all Offline
content).
Now that your folder is clean, revisit the site and the flash file
will be recached into this folder. If your file is lost amongst
multiple flash files, then you can click these flash files, but
that is best avoided. If you do click, an alert box will pop up.
Click on Yes and the flash file will open in your default web
browser.
4. Unable to locate the temporary internet folder?
In Win98-ME - “c:\windows”Win2000-XP
In Win XP-2000 - “c:\documents and settings\user_name\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files”
You can also search for *.swf files from same or higher levels
depending on your computer.
5. See the source*
You can also find the source url of the flash movie easily. Right
click the flash file in the temporary internet folder, select
properties and it will reveal the full url. Similarly, once you
click the file and ok the alert box above, the flash file url will
appear in the location box.
6. Saving the flash file.
Now that you have the .swf shockwave file copied, you need a place
to save it. Lets save it on the desktop, the easiest location to
find on the computer. Right click on the desktop, and select
“Paste”. The .swf flash file will be saved on the computer.
7. How to see if this file works?
Right click on the file and click > Open with > Internet explorer
and your flash file runs.
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