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Similarly, the Compression setting defaults to Standard compression, and you cannot change this
setting when the cast member is any of the following:
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An 8-bit cast member created in the Paint window
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A GIF imported as a bitmap with no alpha channel information
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An 8-bit PNG
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A linked cast member or a cast member created with Lingo
Note: If you open a Director 7 movie in Director MX, bitmap cast members are assigned Movie Setting as the
default, and compression settings at the movie level, set in the Publish Settings dialog box, default to the Standard
compression setting. This ensures the movie will play as it did in Director 7.
To compress bitmaps at the movie level:
1
Select File > Publish Settings.
The Publish Settings dialog box appears.
2
On the Compression tab, make a selection from the Image Compression pop-up menu,
and click OK.
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To use the standard Director compression, select Standard.
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To use JPEG compression, select JPEG, and move the slider bar to the desired level of
compression. The higher the number you specify, the less your bitmap is compressed (that is,
100 indicates no compression).
Note: Director saves your publish settings when you save your movie.
Working with Macromedia Fireworks
You can combine the power of Macromedia Fireworks and Director. Fireworks lets you export
graphics and interactive content into Director. The export process preserves the behaviors and
slices of the graphic. You can safely export sliced images with rollovers and even layered images.
Director users can take advantage of the optimization and graphic design tools of Fireworks
without compromising quality.
Placing Fireworks files into Director
Director can import flattened images from Fireworks, such as JPEGs and GIFs. It can also import
32-bit PNG images with transparency. For sliced, interactive, and animated content, Director can
import Fireworks HTML.
Exporting graphics with transparency
In Director, transparency can be achieved by importing 32-bit PNG images. You can export 32-
bit PNG graphics with transparency from Fireworks.
To export a 32-bit PNG with transparency:
1
In Fireworks, select Window > Optimize, change the export file format to PNG 32, and set
Matte to transparent.
2
Select File > Export.
3
Select Images Only from the Save as Type pop-up menu. Name the file, and click Save.