Adding Media; Adding Script - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-GETTING STARTED WITH DIRECTOR Getting Started

Adding media

Xtra extensions can import media as cast members into Director. Some of these media Xtra
extensions are built into Director, such as Macromedia Flash, Vector Shape, and Animated GIF.
Other media Xtra extensions come from third-party developers; they can include databases, 3D
graphics processors, special types of graphics, and so on.
To see which media Xtra extensions are available to add to your movie:
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Select Insert > Media Element.
The Media Element submenu displays all of the built-in media Xtra extensions. If a media
element appears in this list, then you can import files of this type as cast members.
Note: Third-party media Xtra extensions might not appear here and might require implementation
through scripting.

Adding script

Scripting Xtra extensions make additional objects, methods, and properties available in Director.
The built-in NetLingo scripting Xtra extension, for example, allows you to control Internet
functions.
To see which scripting Xtra extensions are available to add to your movie:
If the Script window is not already open, select Window > Script.
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Click the Scripting Xtras button.
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The Scripting Xtras menu displays all of the installed scripting Xtra extensions.
Click one of the scripting Xtra extensions to see all of the methods and properties that are
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included with that Xtra extension.
For more information on the objects, methods, and properties in standard Director scripting Xtra
extensions, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel. To view Help in
Director, select Help > Director Help.
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