Re: FLASH: Need Mac projector

[Chris]

Marc Hoffman wrote:


> I want to create a CD Rom of my Flash portfolio and would like to include a

> projector for Mac users (as well as the PC projector I've already made).

> Not having a Mac myself, I'm hoping someone on this list can answer a few

> questions and perhaps make the projector for me.

>

> The projector's filename needs to conform to conform to the DOS 8+3

> convention, for example, MacStart.exe (although I don't know the right

> extension for a Mac self-executing file). This is because my Cd burning

> software doesn't accept longer names.

>

> I'm assuming/hoping that all I need is for the projector to contain one

> frame with the action:

> LoadMovie

>   start.swf

>     level0

>

> This will load my level0 movie which will call all my .swf's that are in

> the same directory.  I hope :-).

>

> I'm assuming a Mac will find the .swf's I've created even though they were

> made on a PC, and that all will run smoothly from there on, since on the PC

> it works fine using a PC projector that I made from the movie start.swf.

>


 DISCLOSURE - Sorry, after reading my e-mail over, it seems very *pro* Mac and

*anti* PC, such is not the case, this is just from experience of making my own

and seeing devolopment of other cross-platform CDs. In no way am I intending

to bash PCs.


if Flash is like director then you need both versions for both Mac and PC. If

not, there really is no .xox extention needed for a Mac. One thing I have

found tho, is that Mac have a stronger ability of creating a hybrid cd-rom

than PCs do. Unless new technology has surfaced (please forgive any ignorance

if so) PCs couldn't burn Mac information (in a sense). But if you *have* to

put an extention (.xox) ... just put .exe .... the mac won't care. But again

from experience, i find it best to burn a CD on a Mac, that way having total

control for burning on both platforms ... (again forgive me if PCs and

hardware/software have changed to make this easier on a PC). - and just as an

aside, our main multimedia developer makes both x-platform and single platform

CDs ... and no matter what, he'll burn it on a Mac (wether for Mac or PC).


Sorry, if this didn't even help, maybe someone more experienced with Flash can

enlighten us further


Cheers


g o t c h a g r a p h i c s   d o t   c o m


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