"A while ago there were various demo's on the web about a SWF to HTML5 tool. What is the status/ETA of such a tool or what are the other possiblities for converting flash based publications (made in InDesign) to non-flash supporting platforms like iPhone?" --- Adobe
"How to convert Flash SWF to HTML5. We have lots of banners that have tracking codes etc for advertising. These are written in AS2. Is it possible to convert them into HTML5 to and them work on iOS?" ----- Adobe
HTML5 is a markup language for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web and a core technology of the Internet. It is the fifth revision of the HTML standard. HTML5 becomes more and more popular for its characteristic that it can enable people to watch videos on portable devices like iPad, iPhone, Samsung, Kindle Fire etc using a Web browser.
If you get SWF files and want to enjoy on portable devices with a Web browser, you then need to get to know which HTML5 video format (OGG, WebM and MP4) the particular browsers support:
Next, you need a SWF to HTML5 Converter to help you convert SWF videos, movies and animations to proper HTML5 video format. Luckly, there is one program named SWF to HTML5 Converter that allows you to fast convert SWF to HML5 WebM, OGG or MP4 videos for uploading to website and then playback on portable devices using a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, or Opera etc
Tips: Mac users can get Mac SWF to HTML5 Converter to get the job done.
And below are detailed steps to show you how to convert SWF to HTML5
Step 1: Load SWF files
With the user-friendly interface, SWF to HTML5 Converter provides users simple way to import source flash files. Just click "Select File" to select the SWF files you want to convert from your computer and import them to SWF to HTML5 Converter
Step 2: Select proper output format
To convert SWF to HTML5, hit "Next" and "Output Format", and then you can choose OGG/WebM/MP4, etc. output format from the "Html5" tab.
Step 3: Convert SWF files to HTML5 video
Make sure that you are satisfied with everything done above, then click "Next" to go to the conversion panel. Press "Start Conversion" button to start converting SWF to HTML5.
Tips: You can also use SWF to HTML5 Movie Maker, a powerful HTML5 video making program to encode Flash SWF files to HTML5 friendly OGG, MP4, WebM video format to embed on your own website with ease for easy playbakc on portable devices on Windows.