Image::ExifTool::Flash(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Image::ExifTool::Flash(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Image::ExifTool::Flash - Read Shockwave Flash meta information

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

This module is used by Image::ExifTool

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to read SWF (Shockwave Flash) and FLV (Flash Video) files.

# [NOTES](#NOTES)

Flash Video AMF3 support has not yet been added because I haven't yet found a FLV file containing AMF3 information. If someone sends me a sample then I will add AMF3 support.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

# [REFERENCES](#REFERENCES)

<http://www.the-labs.com/MacromediaFlash/SWF-Spec/SWFfileformat.html>

<http://sswf.sourceforge.net/SWFalexref.html>

<http://osflash.org/flv/>

<http://www.irisa.fr/texmex/people/dufouil/ffmpegdoxy/flv\_8h.html>

<http://help.adobe.com/en\_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5\_Deving/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d11a0773d56e-7ff6.html>

<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/pdf/swf\_file\_format\_spec\_v9.pdf>

<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flv/pdf/video\_file\_format\_spec\_v10.pdf>

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

"Flash Tags" in Image::ExifTool::TagNames, [**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/man/os/exiftool/Image::ExifTool.3pm)

2026-07-15 perl v5.42.2

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Document: Image::ExifTool::Flash(3pm) from exiftool 13.59-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool