Gameswf

gameswfOriginal author(s)| Thatcher Ulrich

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Written in| C++
Operating system| Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Type| Library
License| Public domain
Website| {{{1}}}

gameswf (pronounced "game swiff") is an open-source public domain library for parsing and rendering SWF movies, using 3D hardware APIs for rendering. It is designed to be used as a UI library for video games.

It is written in C++, and compiles under Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS and Android, using GCC and MSVC. It includes code for rendering with OpenGL ES. The rendering module is factored out so that the code can be ported to other APIs.

gameswf is used by other open source projects such as Gnash. It is also used in Oddworld[1] and many Gameloft games to display user interface screens and menus such as the player's inventory.

gameswf is a prototype of Scaleform GFx,[2] advanced cross-platform GUI solution.

## References

1. ↑ "Mini-postmortem on the use of gameswf in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath". Thatcher's rants and musings. http://www.tulrich.com/geekstuff/gameswf_stranger_postmortem.html.
2. ↑ "Autodesk game middleware products are no longer available for purchase". https://www.autodesk.com/products/scaleform/overview.

## External links

* Realtime video compositing software using gameswf

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Adobe Flash

File
formats|

* ActionScript (AS)
* Action Message Format (AMF)
* Flash Video (FLV)
* Flash XML Graphics (FXG)
* Local shared objects (LSOs)
* MXML
* Flash Movie (SWF)
* Flash Code Library (SWC)

Software
(list)|

| Players|

* Adobe AIR
* Adobe Flash Player
* Gnash
* Lightspark
* Gameswf
* Tamarin

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Animation
tools|

* Adobe Animate
* Toon Boom
* Moho
* Vyond
* Stencyl

Programming
tools|

* FlashDevelop
* Powerflasher FDT
* Apache Flex
* Haxe (OpenFL)
* CrossBridge
* Adobe Scout
* FlashFirebug

Libraries|

* Starling Framework
* Away3D
* Flare3D
* Stage3D
* PureMVC
* Ming
* List of Flex frameworks

Converters|

* Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder
* SWFTools
* swfmill
* Google Swiffy
* Adobe Wallaby

Server-side|

* Adobe Flash Media Server

Obsolete
software|

* Adobe Flash Builder
* Adobe Flash Catalyst
* Adobe Flash Lite
* SWFAddress
* SWFObject
* MTASC
* Scaleform GFx
* SWiSH Max
* Swift 3D
* Papervision3D
* Ajax Animator
* Shumway
* Swfdec
* OpenLaszlo

Related
topics|

* Comparison of HTML5 and Flash
* Thoughts on Flash
* Flash animation
* films
* television
* Protected Streaming
* Real-Time Messaging Protocol
* Real-Time Media Flow Protocol

Developers|

* FutureWave Software
* Macromedia
* Adobe Inc.

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