MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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About organizing movie files
In most cases, you should divide a large production into a series of smaller movies. You can
combine as many movies as you want in a projector, but larger files take longer to save and are
cumbersome to work with. Also, movies are easier to edit if they are organized in discrete sections.
The best way to organize a large production is to create a small projector file that launches the
movie and then branches to Shockwave or protected movies. This saves you the trouble of re-
creating the projector every time you change one part of a movie.
A typical file organization for a distributed movie
This approach also makes sense for movies on the Internet, but for different reasons. If the first
movie is small, users don’t have to wait as long for something to happen. Branching to a series
of smaller movies also enables users to avoid downloading time for parts of the movie they do
not use.
The size of your movie may be less of an issue if you use streaming Shockwave. For more
information, see “Setting movie playback options” on page 592.
Folders for linked media
Projector
External cast
Protected movies