Publishing Flash Movies for CD-ROMs
You can use the projector formats in the Publish Settings dialog to create standalone Flash movies that can be packaged on CD-ROM. These files are actually compiled as executables (.exe) and include the projector required to play them; therefore, they can be run without requiring the user to have necessary plug-ins. In addition, you can include a simple autorun file created in a text editor to automatically run the executable when the CD is loaded into the drive.
To create an executable Flash file:
- Open the Publish Settings dialog by selecting Publish Settings from the File menu.
- On the Formats tab, select Windows Projector or Macintosh Projector, or both.
- Use the folder buttons to specify the directory where you want to save the file(s).
- Click Publish.
There are also a few settings you can use when authorizing to optimize a movie as a standalone. One of these, Toggle Full Screen Mode, can be applied to a button from the Behaviors panel (under the Projector menu item). This behavior lets the user run the Flash movie in full-screen mode.
The fscommand() actions can also be used to add functionality to your standalone movies. A few of the most useful are: showmenu, which enables the menu bar and shortcut menus when set to true; exec, which opens another executable file from within the movie; and quit, which closes the movie. The Stage object also lets you add many of the same functions.
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