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472 Chapter 24: Using Shockwave Player
To set Shockwave playback options:
1
Select File > Publish Settings.
The Publish Settings dialog box appears.
2
If not already selected, select Shockwave File (DCR) on the Formats tab.
The Shockwave tab appears in the Publish Settings dialog box.
3
Select the Shockwave tab and select the options you want to provide for your users, as described
in the following list:
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Image Compression optimizes your content for download over the Internet by letting you
manage the file size vs. the image quality a file. The default setting for all bitmap member
types when creating a dcr. The default is set to JPEG, with a quality setting of 80. To further
optimize the size of your images, you can adjust the Image Compression setting of each
individual bitmap.
Standard: Select Standard to apply compression techniques used by Director in versions 4
through 7, select Standard. This setting is suitable for simple graphics that contain few
colors or non-photographic type images.
JPEG: Select JPEG and specify the image quality setting by moving the slider to a value
between 0 and 100 percent. A lower percentage results in increased compression, but
produces a lower quality image.
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Audio Compression:
Compression Enabled lets you compress the sound in your movie. Select this option and
select the level of compression from the kBits/second pop-up menu. For more information
about sound compression, see
“Compressing internal sounds with Shockwave Audio”
on page 237 .
Convert Stereo to Mono lets you convert stereo audio to monaural. This option is only
available if Shockwave Audio Compression is enabled.
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Include Cast Member Comments
lets you include comments you might have entered in
the Comments text box of the Property inspector for your cast members. You can then use
Lingo or JavaScript syntax to access the comments in the DCR file.
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Enabled context menu items:
Volume Control lets users adjust the volume of the movie’s soundtrack.
Transport Control
provides controls for rewinding, stopping, and stepping through
the movie.
About creating multiuser applications
If you want to create multiuser movies or applications with Director, you need to use
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX in your Director movie. This can be a Flash
movie that has already been authored to communicate with the Flash Communication server or a
simple Flash movie that can serve as a container for Flash script objects that you create with Lingo
or JavaScript syntax. You can create applications that use the Flash Communications Server
entirely in Director by using Lingo or JavaScript to create Flash script objects.
For more information about using Flash Communication Server MX in Director, see Chapter 9,
“Using Flash, Flash Components, and Other Interactive Media Types,” on page 181 .