Re: FLASH: SOUND?

[John Croteau]

Hi Hoebee,


> when my friends see  my flash movies....some of them can hear the soundtrack

> and others cant....I wonder if I need to publish the file in a certain way so

> that everyone can hear it.....

> is it because I publish it with mp3?  or  could it be because some of them

> dont have the latest flash plugin?...would it be better to publish in flash 3

> format?  mmmm.....?


MP3 sound requires a Flash 4 plugin/ActiveX control.

With Flash 3 they will get no sound.


If you export in Flash 3 compatible ADPCM sound the file will be much larger.


A detection scheme can be implemented to upgrade to Flash 4 is another option.


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