Re: FLASH: Something new (for me)

[Russell E. Unger]

Actually, Marc, and I thank you for the correction...


I really did mean Movie Clip; not movie.  I enjoy Library sharing, too! :)


My terminology goof.


Thanks, though!


Russ


Marc Hoffman wrote:


> At 06:58 AM 5/10/99 -0500, you wrote:

> >Hi folks...

> >

> >I'm doing an "online tutorial" for one of our products.  The thought that

> >I'm having here is:

> >

> >Can I create 1 movie, duplicate it all 30 times (yes, 30 different pieces of

> >information), replace the specific key assets and then use Tell Targeting to

> >perform whatever I want to make each piece play?

> >

>

> You are probably better off making 30 movie clips than 30 movies.  Reason?

> So they can share a library for those symbols that don't vary from clip to

> clip.

>

> First make the prototype movie clip, with all its associated symbols. When

> you are done, go into your library and duplicate those symbols that need

> variations, giving the copies smart names like "Narrator 1," "Narrator 2,"

> etc.  Then modify the symbols as needed for each clip.  Then edit each

> clip, changing the instance definitions for the symbols that need swapping.

>

> One note: just be as sure as possible that the original clip is exactly as

> you will want it, so you don't have to make more changes than necessary to

> the 29 copies.

>

> Marc Hoffman

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