How do I import a SWiSH .swf file into Flash as a layer?
In Flash, select File | Import and select Files of Type: Flash Player (*.swf, *.spl) on the 'Flash Import' dialog box. Choose the .swf file you exported from SWiSH and select Open. Flash will create a new layer and place the SWiSH animation in that layer. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
How do I import a SWiSH .swf file into Flash as a Movie clip?
In Flash, first create a Movie clip and import the SWiSH animation into the Movie clip. Then place an Instance of the Movie clip on the stage. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
SWiSH animations imported into Flash are difficult to select and move.How do I make them easier to manipulate?
Import the .swf file as a Movie clip instead of as a layer. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
When I import a .swf into a Flash Movie clip, the animation is shifted down and to the right. How do I fix this?
In SWiSH, check the 'Offset to suit use as a Movie Clip' option in the Movie section of the Export Panel. Re-export the .swf from SWiSH, and re-import it into Flash as a Movie clip. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
When I import a .swf into a Flash layer, the animation is shifted up and to the left. How do I fix this?
In SWiSH, uncheck the 'Offset to suit use as a Movie Clip' option in the Movie section of the Export Panel. Re-export the .swf from SWiSH, and re-import it into Flash as a layer. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
Why don't sounds and actions I added in SWiSH import into Flash?
This is a limitation of Flash. Flash will not import Actions, buttons, sounds, or Sprites (Movie clips) from a .swf file. Read this Technote from Macromedia. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
Why do my buttons and sprites not import correctly into Flash?
This is a limitation of Flash. Flash will only import the first frame of a sprite, and the "up" state of a button. Read this Technote from Macromedia. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
Why does Flash crash when I import my SWF files?
There is a bug in Flash, in addition to the limitations mentioned above, where it will not import some valid SWF files. In particular, it will crash if a SWF file does not have a particular record that is not actually required in a SWF file. There are two situations in which SWiSH leaves out this optional record. The first is when you select the [x]Solid shape with overlap filled checkbox on the Shape Panel. This option tells SWiSH to export a shape as a font, which has different behavior for self-overlapping shapes. The information Flash requires is not applicable and so is not exported. The second is when you explicitly turn off the font info record with the [x] Allow import of text as text object checkbox in the Export Movie Panel. This tells SWiSH to omit the optional record for all text, which reduces the size of the resulting SWF file. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
Why can't I see anything when I export from Flash after I import my SWF files?
There is a bug in Flash, in addition to the limitations mentioned above, where it will not generate bad SWF files after importing SWiSH file that have masking. In particular, if you turn on the [x] Mask off-stage objects checkbox in the Export Movie Panel, Flash will get confused if you import the resultant SWF file. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.
Why do I see a lot of Keyframes when I import a .swf into Flash?
This is a limitation of the .swf format and the limitations of Flash. It is not due to a problem with SWiSH. SWF files only hold Frame information. They do not contain information about Scenes, Effects or tweening. When imported into Flash, Flash is not able to reconstruct tweening and layering. Read this Technote from Macromedia. See Importing a SWiSH Movie into Flash.