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... shortening its frame span. Choose how to be bitmaps, vector shapes, text, scripts, sounds, Adobe Flash content or components, DVD content, QuickTime® movies, Windows Media video or audio, Shockwave® Player 3D content, rich text, sounds of any frame or sprite, and select Edit > Paste Sprites... a frame in Thumbnail view You can create and use multiple casts in a movie, and you create a sprite. The new frames appear to insert. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 35 User Guide • To move or copy frames, select Edit > Cut Frames or Edit > Copy Frames. • To delete frames...
... shortening its frame span. Choose how to be bitmaps, vector shapes, text, scripts, sounds, Adobe Flash content or components, DVD content, QuickTime® movies, Windows Media video or audio, Shockwave® Player 3D content, rich text, sounds of any frame or sprite, and select Edit > Paste Sprites... a frame in Thumbnail view You can create and use multiple casts in a movie, and you create a sprite. The new frames appear to insert. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 35 User Guide • To move or copy frames, select Edit > Cut Frames or Edit > Copy Frames. • To delete frames...
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.... For example, you load multiple Flash sprites into one Flash Player for your Shockwave Player content that loads quickly and entertains your computer or from a location on the Director Stage. The commonPlayer property applies to all the Flash content into memory, or you can... on the Stage. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 194 User Guide Flash content is particularly effective for it at the same time. Director uses the Flash asset commonPlayer. Adding a Flash content cast member All Flash cast members added to provide better Flash playback performance in Director projects that users can...
.... For example, you load multiple Flash sprites into one Flash Player for your Shockwave Player content that loads quickly and entertains your computer or from a location on the Director Stage. The commonPlayer property applies to all the Flash content into memory, or you can... on the Stage. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 194 User Guide Flash content is particularly effective for it at the same time. Director uses the Flash asset commonPlayer. Adding a Flash content cast member All Flash cast members added to provide better Flash playback performance in Director projects that users can...
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... Scripting Reference topics in Flash content, use the stream method. For more information, see Using Shockwave Player. Playback Flash content with a specified coordinate on the Director Stage, use the stageToFlash method. • To improve performance for streaming Flash content, use the clearError... of Flash content, use the flashToStage() method. • To determine which Flash content coordinate coincides with Lingo or JavaScript syntax Lingo or JavaScript syntax lets you control and monitor streaming Flash content. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 199 User Guide Placing Flash content ...
... Scripting Reference topics in Flash content, use the stream method. For more information, see Using Shockwave Player. Playback Flash content with a specified coordinate on the Director Stage, use the stageToFlash method. • To improve performance for streaming Flash content, use the clearError... of Flash content, use the flashToStage() method. • To determine which Flash content coordinate coincides with Lingo or JavaScript syntax Lingo or JavaScript syntax lets you control and monitor streaming Flash content. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 199 User Guide Placing Flash content ...
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... the newObject() method: myNewFlashObject = sprite(1).newObject("Array", "apple", "orange", "banana") In this , Director loads a special instance of the Flash Player that contains no actual internal Flash data. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 204 User Guide Sending XML Data from Flash to Director You can send XML data from a Flash sprite or object to process the XML data. This way, you load...
... the newObject() method: myNewFlashObject = sprite(1).newObject("Array", "apple", "orange", "banana") In this , Director loads a special instance of the Flash Player that contains no actual internal Flash data. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 204 User Guide Sending XML Data from Flash to Director You can send XML data from a Flash sprite or object to process the XML data. This way, you load...
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mystream.play method. Using the Flash Settings panel When you use Flash Media Server in Director, see the Adobe Flash Player Help section of how to display the Settings panel. The sprite must be at least as large as the Settings panel (214x137 pixels). Create a script ...
mystream.play method. Using the Flash Settings panel When you use Flash Media Server in Director, see the Adobe Flash Player Help section of how to display the Settings panel. The sprite must be at least as large as the Settings panel (214x137 pixels). Create a script ...
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...Use the following script: sprite(flashSpriteReference).settingsPanel(integerWhichTabToDisplay) For more information, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel. Emulating the Flash Player context menu in Shockwave Player To allow users to your movie is playing in a browser, you must first disable the context menu ... that opens the panel. You can use the following tips to write an on rightMouseUp handler. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 211 User Guide To display the Flash Settings panel, use the settingsPanel() method at any other time to open the panel, depending on how ...
...Use the following script: sprite(flashSpriteReference).settingsPanel(integerWhichTabToDisplay) For more information, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel. Emulating the Flash Player context menu in Shockwave Player To allow users to your movie is playing in a browser, you must first disable the context menu ... that opens the panel. You can use the following tips to write an on rightMouseUp handler. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 211 User Guide To display the Flash Settings panel, use the settingsPanel() method at any other time to open the panel, depending on how ...
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...comment must be entered in the field. The font style, either "none" or "underline". The default value is formatted with Flash Player HTML rendering. To display HTML text, set the following styles: Style color embedFonts fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontWeight textAlign textDecoration Description The default...text indicates the contents of component styles for all text in the field. The text alignment: either "normal" or "bold". ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 232 User Guide TextArea component Use a TextArea component wherever you could use the TextInput component. The default value is a ...
...comment must be entered in the field. The font style, either "none" or "underline". The default value is formatted with Flash Player HTML rendering. To display HTML text, set the following styles: Style color embedFonts fontFamily fontSize fontStyle fontWeight textAlign textDecoration Description The default...text indicates the contents of component styles for all text in the field. The text alignment: either "normal" or "bold". ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 232 User Guide TextArea component Use a TextArea component wherever you could use the TextInput component. The default value is a ...
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... support the most commonly used Xtra extensions. Preview a movie in a browser • Select File > Preview in the Director Help Panel. Flash® content; ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 439 User Guide Specify the browser to use with Shockwave content. Using the Movie Xtras dialog box (Modify > Movies...your movie. For more information, see Managing Xtra extensions for previewing 1 Select Edit > Preferences > Network. Including Xtra extensions The player includes the Xtra extensions that a movie requires must be installed on the Internet. The Movie Xtras dialog box contains a list ...
... support the most commonly used Xtra extensions. Preview a movie in a browser • Select File > Preview in the Director Help Panel. Flash® content; ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 439 User Guide Specify the browser to use with Shockwave content. Using the Movie Xtras dialog box (Modify > Movies...your movie. For more information, see Managing Xtra extensions for previewing 1 Select Edit > Preferences > Network. Including Xtra extensions The player includes the Xtra extensions that a movie requires must be installed on the Internet. The Movie Xtras dialog box contains a list ...
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...version of the dialog box. 3 From the Player type menu on the operating system is displayed in the pop-up menu. You can include only Director movies in projectors. A fast-start projector, ...File > Publish Settings. 2 From the Formats tab, select Projector in the Publish section of Director. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 453 User Guide The Select Code Page dialog box 7 For each movie by default. Projectors require... certain Xtra extensions to use text, Flash content, connect to unpack. You can also add Xtra extensions to a projector manually the...
...version of the dialog box. 3 From the Player type menu on the operating system is displayed in the pop-up menu. You can include only Director movies in projectors. A fast-start projector, ...File > Publish Settings. 2 From the Formats tab, select Projector in the Publish section of Director. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 453 User Guide The Select Code Page dialog box 7 For each movie by default. Projectors require... certain Xtra extensions to use text, Flash content, connect to unpack. You can also add Xtra extensions to a projector manually the...
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...124 Transform command 117 troubleshooting colors 167 tweenable filters 148 Blend ink 87 blending sprites 83, 198 Blur Filter 137 bold text 178 Bones player events 365 methods 362 modifiers 361 motions 370 properties 363 boxes creating 325 properties 331 boxes, text 188 brightness, changing 166 browsers cache,...editing 20 editing in Fireworks 134 editing text 178 editors, launching 41, 56 exchanging 94 fields 182, 185 film loop properties 99 finding 41 Flash 194, 196 formatting text 180, 188 frame-by-frame animation 95 importing 18, 42 importing text 177 libraries 58 loading, checking status 466...
...124 Transform command 117 troubleshooting colors 167 tweenable filters 148 Blend ink 87 blending sprites 83, 198 Blur Filter 137 bold text 178 Bones player events 365 methods 362 modifiers 361 motions 370 properties 363 boxes creating 325 properties 331 boxes, text 188 brightness, changing 166 browsers cache,...editing 20 editing in Fireworks 134 editing text 178 editors, launching 41, 56 exchanging 94 fields 182, 185 film loop properties 99 finding 41 Flash 194, 196 formatting text 180, 188 frame-by-frame animation 95 importing 18, 42 importing text 177 libraries 58 loading, checking status 466...
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...member properties 168 changing palette 166 controls 159 cursor, animating 296 Darken and Lighten inks 86 effects, bitmaps 114 Favorites, editing 161 Flash movies 198 guides 75 hue 166 importing images 45 inks, Paint window 124 inks, sprite 84, 86 Lingo and JavaScript controls 167...163 color, selecting RGB or index 20 comments, cast members 36 components, Flash 217 compression bitmaps 131 JPEG 104 projector players 441 Shockwave 447 Shockwave Audio 243, 244 Shockwave movies 464 context menu, Authorware Player 211 Continuous At Endpoints tweening option 93 Control panel definition of 16 displaying...
...member properties 168 changing palette 166 controls 159 cursor, animating 296 Darken and Lighten inks 86 effects, bitmaps 114 Favorites, editing 161 Flash movies 198 guides 75 hue 166 importing images 45 inks, Paint window 124 inks, sprite 84, 86 Lingo and JavaScript controls 167...163 color, selecting RGB or index 20 comments, cast members 36 components, Flash 217 compression bitmaps 131 JPEG 104 projector players 441 Shockwave 447 Shockwave Audio 243, 244 Shockwave movies 464 context menu, Authorware Player 211 Continuous At Endpoints tweening option 93 Control panel definition of 16 displaying...
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...455 projects, managing 433, 460 properties ActiveX 215 animated GIFs 105 behaviors 282 bitmaps 129 Bones player 363 boxes 331 buttons 290 cameras 374 cast member 39 collision modifier 359, 380 Director movies 213 fields 185 film loops 99 groups 354 inker modifier 358 keyframe animation 366 keyframes 89 ...117 removing panel sets 26 renderer services object 387 rendering methods 305, 392 properties 390 Reset Monitor option 454 resizing bitmaps 103, 117 Flash movies 198 HTML pages 447 rotated or skewed sprites 82 sprites 79 vector shapes 103, 155 resolution for screen images 104 Restore Cursor ...
...455 projects, managing 433, 460 properties ActiveX 215 animated GIFs 105 behaviors 282 bitmaps 129 Bones player 363 boxes 331 buttons 290 cameras 374 cast member 39 collision modifier 359, 380 Director movies 213 fields 185 film loops 99 groups 354 inker modifier 358 keyframe animation 366 keyframes 89 ...117 removing panel sets 26 renderer services object 387 rendering methods 305, 392 properties 390 Reset Monitor option 454 resizing bitmaps 103, 117 Flash movies 198 HTML pages 447 rotated or skewed sprites 82 sprites 79 vector shapes 103, 155 resolution for screen images 104 Restore Cursor ...
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... Member 96 Mouse 97 Movie 98 Player 100 Sound 102 Sound Channel 103 Sprite 104 Sprite Channel 106 System 107 Window 108 Chapter 6: Media Types Animated GIF 110 Bitmap 111 Button 111 Color Palette 112 Cursor 113 DVD 113 Field 115 Film Loop 116 Flash Component 116 Flash Movie 117 Font 119 Linked...
... Member 96 Mouse 97 Movie 98 Player 100 Sound 102 Sound Channel 103 Sprite 104 Sprite Channel 106 System 107 Window 108 Chapter 6: Media Types Animated GIF 110 Bitmap 111 Button 111 Color Palette 112 Cursor 113 DVD 113 Field 115 Film Loop 116 Flash Component 116 Flash Movie 117 Font 119 Linked...
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..., or the Sprite Channel object's sprite property. • Use the top level sprite() function. -- Using a sprite object to access a Flash sprite with an invisible property will be referenced either by number or by name. • When referring to remain intact even if the sprite ... loopStartTime member (Sound Channel) pan sampleCount sampleRate startTime status volume (Sound Channel) See also channel() (Sound), sound (Player), sound(), Sound ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 104 Scripting Dictionary Sprite Represents an occurrence of a cast member in a sprite channel of sprites it contains.
..., or the Sprite Channel object's sprite property. • Use the top level sprite() function. -- Using a sprite object to access a Flash sprite with an invisible property will be referenced either by number or by name. • When referring to remain intact even if the sprite ... loopStartTime member (Sound Channel) pan sampleCount sampleRate startTime status volume (Sound Channel) See also channel() (Sound), sound (Player), sound(), Sound ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 104 Scripting Dictionary Sprite Represents an occurrence of a cast member in a sprite channel of sprites it contains.
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...• url the URL to send the XML data to allow for enhancements in the XML object. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 181 Scripting Dictionary currentInitializerList.setaProp("gravitationalConstant", 9.8) return(currentInitializerList) } See also on getBehaviorDescription, on ...Player. In ActionScript, the XMLobject.send method passes two parameters in addition to the XML data in future versions of a server script that is waiting to process the XML data. • window the browser window in which is provided to . Usually this property is also available using the Adobe® Flash...
...• url the URL to send the XML data to allow for enhancements in the XML object. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 181 Scripting Dictionary currentInitializerList.setaProp("gravitationalConstant", 9.8) return(currentInitializerList) } See also on getBehaviorDescription, on ...Player. In ActionScript, the XMLobject.send method passes two parameters in addition to the XML data in future versions of a server script that is waiting to process the XML data. • window the browser window in which is provided to . Usually this property is also available using the Adobe® Flash...
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Lingo syntax clearAsObjects() // JavaScript syntax clearAsObjects(); resets the global Flash Player used for ActionScript objects and removes any ActionScript objects from memory:...created ActionScript objects from memory. Lingo syntax clearAsObjects() // JavaScript syntax clearAsObjects(); Parameters None. clears the Director network cache. You must set each reference to nonexistent objects. The clearCache command clears only the cache... the following: myArray = sprite(2).newObject(#array) Parameters None. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 249 Scripting Dictionary clearAsObjects() Usage --
Lingo syntax clearAsObjects() // JavaScript syntax clearAsObjects(); resets the global Flash Player used for ActionScript objects and removes any ActionScript objects from memory:...created ActionScript objects from memory. Lingo syntax clearAsObjects() // JavaScript syntax clearAsObjects(); Parameters None. clears the Director network cache. You must set each reference to nonexistent objects. The clearCache command clears only the cache... the following: myArray = sprite(2).newObject(#array) Parameters None. ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 249 Scripting Dictionary clearAsObjects() Usage --
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.... Example This statement shows that the playhead has moved before using the status property of a sound channel instead of isBusy(). QuickTime, Flash, and Shockwave Player audio handle sound differently, and this function continues to return FALSE after a sound should be playing, add the updateStage() method to ...functions in the 3D world of the cast member. returns a value of TRUE if the parent hierarchy of the cast member named TableScene: ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 374 Scripting Dictionary Make sure that the model named Teapot exists in the 3D world of the model, camera, light, or group...
.... Example This statement shows that the playhead has moved before using the status property of a sound channel instead of isBusy(). QuickTime, Flash, and Shockwave Player audio handle sound differently, and this function continues to return FALSE after a sound should be playing, add the updateStage() method to ...functions in the 3D world of the cast member. returns a value of TRUE if the parent hierarchy of the cast member named TableScene: ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 374 Scripting Dictionary Make sure that the model named Teapot exists in the 3D world of the model, camera, light, or group...
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... member's motion list via the map() command. The name of the new motion must manually add the Flash Asset Xtra to your movie's Xtra list in the Shockwave Player and projectors. Parameters name Required. The following syntax creates an object within a referenced cast member, and ... for distributed movies, see the Using Director topics in member 1 called runWithWave that is used to the Xtra list by choosing Modify > Movie > Xtras. Example This Lingo creates a new motion in the Director Help Panel. See also primitives ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 430 Scripting Dictionary newMotion() Usage...
... member's motion list via the map() command. The name of the new motion must manually add the Flash Asset Xtra to your movie's Xtra list in the Shockwave Player and projectors. Parameters name Required. The following syntax creates an object within a referenced cast member, and ... for distributed movies, see the Using Director topics in member 1 called runWithWave that is used to the Xtra list by choosing Modify > Movie > Xtras. Example This Lingo creates a new motion in the Director Help Panel. See also primitives ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 430 Scripting Dictionary newMotion() Usage...
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See also scriptList, value(), string() ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 545 Scripting Dictionary settingsPanel() Usage -- Description Flash sprite command; For information on a Flash movie playing in the Director Help Panel. Parameters integerPanelIndex Optional. Lingo syntax _player.setPref(stringPrefName, prefString) Lingo syntax ...can use this menu, see the Using Director topics in a browser. In order to emulate the Flash Player by enabling the Settings dialog box in a Director movie running in a browser, you can be displayed if the Flash sprite's rectangle is available by right-...
See also scriptList, value(), string() ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 545 Scripting Dictionary settingsPanel() Usage -- Description Flash sprite command; For information on a Flash movie playing in the Director Help Panel. Parameters integerPanelIndex Optional. Lingo syntax _player.setPref(stringPrefName, prefString) Lingo syntax ...can use this menu, see the Using Director topics in a browser. In order to emulate the Flash Player by enabling the Settings dialog box in a Director movie running in a browser, you can be displayed if the Flash sprite's rectangle is available by right-...
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...ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 950 Scripting Dictionary • #autoHigh-Director starts by rendering the movie without anti-aliasing. This setting gives precedence to visual quality whenever possible. • #high (default)-The movie always plays with anti-aliasing. This setting gives precedence to playback speed over visual quality. • #autoLow-Director....colorDepth If the Flash player determines that the computer processor can be tested and set to #low. -- If the color depth is set . If the actual frame rate falls below the movie's specified frame rate, Director turns off anti-...
...ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 950 Scripting Dictionary • #autoHigh-Director starts by rendering the movie without anti-aliasing. This setting gives precedence to visual quality whenever possible. • #high (default)-The movie always plays with anti-aliasing. This setting gives precedence to playback speed over visual quality. • #autoLow-Director....colorDepth If the Flash player determines that the computer processor can be tested and set to #low. -- If the color depth is set . If the actual frame rate falls below the movie's specified frame rate, Director turns off anti-...