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Subject: Re: FLASH: About Quality...in presentations
From: Michael Stanton
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:15:44 +0100

Thanks to John Croteau for replying to Jose's message. I am preparing a
Flash front end for HTML documentation on CD-ROM (our Docs Dept. is
converting their Interleaf docs to HTML for quarterly distribution on
CD-ROM). The docs will display within client's IE 3.0 or 4.0 or Netscape
Navigator 3.0 or 4.0 web browsers. One or two CD-ROMs will be distributed
per client firm and we assume most will load the contents onto their LANS,
although some may opt to run it strictly from CD-ROM.

Are there any issues that I should be aware of in a scenario such as this?
Since I'm new to Flash development, knowing about potential "snags" while
the project is still in its infancy could prevent aggrevating problems in
the long run. Any advice or insights would be appreciated BIG TIME.

Thanks,
Mike Stanton
stantonatjefnet [dot] com

-----Original Message-----
From: John Croteau <croteauaterols [dot] com>
To: flasheratshocker [dot] com <flasheratshocker [dot] com>
Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: FLASH: About Quality...in presentations


>Hi Jose,
>
>> ...but the question stands. I guess you guys are assuming my flash
>> presentation is for the Web since you all talk about fixing the problem
>> in the HTML code. The purpose of my animation is to hand it out on
>> floppy disks, I would like to assure that the animation will always play
>> in HIGH QUALIY without the user having to fix the problem. I hope I'm
>> making sense.
>
>Unless otherwise specified we assume that Flash is meant for the general
>Web. If a project is meant for IntraNet, CD or Projector use please let
>us know when posting a problem.
>
>A Flash movie will always start in High quality in the player or
>projector. I don't have an .swf file that doesn't stream well enough
>that it reduces its quality to Low (so I can't do any testing right
>now).
>There is no setting to maintain High quality except from HTML or as a
>special ActiveX only command. There is an Action in Flash 'Toggle
>Quality' where you can use a button or frame to toggle the Quality.
>
>I would test on a 486 and make sure your movie streams well enough on a
>slower computer (in other words doesn't reduce Quality). Use the report
>and Bandwidth profiler to analyze where you need to make changes.
>
>
>> If anybody has had experience with preparing their flash animations for
>> simple presentations (not for the Web), I have another question: Is
>> there anyway I can make the whole desktop go BLACK so the only thing to
>> be viewed would be my presentation.
>One of the special FSCommand Commands for players and projectors is
>FullScreen, set the Argument to True and place it as a frame Action in
>frame 1. It's in the Book on page 127 and can be found in the Help in
>the Flash program. You would set the background color in your Flash
>movie.
>
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