FLASH: Re: flasher-digest V1 #3483

[diana jeon]

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From: jdowdellmacromedia [dot] com (John Dowdell)

> Subject: Re: FLASH: help-flash in director 8-is this going to be a major

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> (Generally, when you're going to Director, it's easier to use simpler SWFs

> and put the interactivity at the top level... I've seen people stuff

> bitmaps and sounds into SWFs which then get hosted by DCRs, and they're

> wasting their performance here... "flatter hierarchies of simpler sprites"

> is the strategy.)

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> jd

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John,  thanks for the input and the help.  it was excellent advice.

unfortunately, all my fears were confirmed...it is bitmap based within the

flash piece, and all the interactivity has sound, as well as background

sound for the different vignettes.  add the twwens going on, and the piece

is very processor intensive, though quick loading. when i developed this

artwork, it was always suppossed to remain an internet art installation, and

not be put into director.  if the show were networked, the problem would be

solved...and they could just "get url" code it, but, alas, the show is not

networked, and it looks like i will have to remake the piece to get it to

work.  on the direct-l list, someone suggested that director could use the

"open movie" lingo to open the projector of the piece.  is this possible?  i

didn't think director could even open a projector made in director using

this lingo...


thanks again,

diana



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