ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
User Guide
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You can create and edit cast members in Director by using basic tools and media editors such as the Paint and Text
windows, or you can edit cast members by using external editors. In addition, you can import cast members from
almost every popular media format into a movie file. For some media types, you can link cast members as external
files located on a disk or the Internet. Linked cast members can be updated dynamically.
The Property inspector contains asset management fields for cast members on the Member tab. These fields let you
name cast members, add comments about them, and view information such as creation and modification dates and
file size.
Casts can be internal (stored inside the movie file and exclusive to that movie) or external (stored outside the movie
file and available for sharing with other movies). When you create a new movie, an empty internal cast is created
automatically. When you open the Cast window, the cast is in the default List view. For more information about Cast
window views, see
Switching from one Cast window view to another
.
Cast window in List view
External casts are also useful for creating groups of commonly used cast members. Use external casts to switch large
groups of cast members in a single step. For example, to switch the text cast members in your movie from English to
French, switch the cast that the movie uses, rather than changing each individual cast member.
Using external casts can keep the movie size small for downloading. This is because an external cast can be
downloaded separately from the movie file if or when it is needed.
Creating new casts
Before assembling a large number of cast members, it’s good practice to create the casts that are necessary to keep
them organized. Sort casts by type, edit cast properties, and use external casts for storing and sharing common
media elements.
Create as many casts as necessary. The number of casts does not affect the size of a movie for downloading.
You can include as many as 32,000 cast members in a single cast, but it’s usually best to group media such as text,
buttons, and images logically in a few different casts for each movie.
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Do one of the following:
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Select File > New > Cast.
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Select Modify > Movie > Casts to open the Movie Casts dialog box, and click the New button.
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In the Cast window, click the Cast button and select New Cast from the menu. (See
Using Cast window
controls
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