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Reader of SWF Header File in Pure C#

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Reader of SWF header file in pure C# with a single class
Screenshot - SwfHeaderReader.jpg

Introduction

It's my first article on The Code Project. Please excuse my English.

This article describes how to read the header of the flash file. (This file has the extension .swf )

The Format Header SWF is described in this link.

You can also read a good article on SWF which describes the library SwfDotNet.

I wrote this article for myself and for people who want small source code.
To read this header, I translate PHP code to C#. The original source code in PHP is at this address.

This is the code of a class which can provide information of the Swf Flash:

  • FrameRate
  • FrameCount
  • Width
  • Height
  • Version

Warning, this class doesn't work with the compressed Flash File.

Using the Code

The name of the class is FlashHeaderReader and takes for the constructor a parameter, the filename of the flash file.

It calls these methods:

  • ReadSignature();
  • mVersion=GetNextByte();
  • ReadFileLength();
  • ReadFrameSize();
  • ReadFrameRate();
  • ReadFrameCount();

Later, you can access the properties of the swf file :

C#
FlashHeaderReader swfreader = new FlashHeaderReader(openFileDialog1.FileName);

listBox1.Items.Clear();
listBox1.Items.Add("Frames : " + swfreader.FrameCount);
listBox1.Items.Add("Width : " + swfreader.Width );
listBox1.Items.Add("Height : " + swfreader.Height);

Points of Interest

The method ReadFrameSize is complex because the swf format also compresses the header and information has a different size.

History

  • 10th August, 2007: Initial post

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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QuestionHow does it handle garbage collection i cant dispose reader object Pin
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AnswerRe: How does it handle garbage collection i cant dispose reader object Pin
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GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
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NewsCode Snipped to implement Duration Pin
Horst Klein24-Nov-11 0:59
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Questioninfo shown are totally off Pin
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GeneralMy Vote of 5 Pin
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GeneralRead FLV and Real Media file meta data Pin
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QuestionCan we read Compressed SWF files Pin
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GeneralImproving read efficiency Pin
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QuestionVector info? Pin
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QuestionDoes this work with FLV files?? Pin
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AnswerRe: Does this work with FLV files?? I guess No :( Pin
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