Re: streaming SWF audio

[John Dowdell]

At 2:57 AM 7/13/98, adz wrote:

>Anyone know if you can stream swf sound? I'm using it just for sound

>compression right now, and converting to aftershock for max coverage, but

>having a long wait for the download..

>

>Also, I could use some hints on the aftershock settings. When you choose

>java config, what are the consequences of choosing 'all java enabled

>browsers', rather than 'more modern browsers with robust java support'.

>What do you compromise? Is there any effect on sound?



Sound in Java won't be that happy to begin with. It will be about the same

level as Flash's native sound. It won't be at the quality of RealAudio or

Shockwave Audio (MP3).


If you have a piece where the audio is very long, and very important, then

sending it inside of a SWF may not be the most appropriate way to go. You

can synch Flash and hi-fi streaming audio inside RealFlash or inside

Director, for instance.


I don't recall exactly which browsers are on the funkier side with their

included Java VMs (it's in the docs somewhere), but I do know that it's

best to keep the default "use robust Java" enabled. Turn it to "all Javas"

for only the simplest and least demanding of presentations, not something

with long audio and all.


jd





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