This document describes the GFxExport utility tool in Autodesk® Scaleform®. GFxExport helps accelerate the loading of Flash content by converting it into GFx files which is then loaded into the application.

GFxExport is a command line utility that processes SWF files into a format that is optimized for streamlined loading. During preprocessing, resources are stripped out and extracted into separate files. Textures can be compressed into a more efficient format. Once stripped and converted, the Flash files will have the .gfx extension and are only compatible with Scaleform. The GFx files will then rely on the external data files, which can be managed by the application’s resource system.

The GFxExport utility tool has various options for preprocessing the SWF files into different formats which is described in detail in Usage section. When used with these different options, GFxExport can export font textures, compress images, load shared copy of images and so on.

NOTE: Please note that GFxEport tool is now a legacy tool and a new flexible and customizable GFxExport2 utility tool has been introduced in Scaleform 4.5. For more details on GFxExport2 and its configuration settings, please refer to GFxExport2 Reference Guide.