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To add the Speech Xtra to the movie's Xtra extensions list:
Open the movie.
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Select Modify > Movie > Xtras.
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In the dialog box that appears, click Add.
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A second dialog box appears.
In the alphabetical list of Xtra extensions, scroll to Speech, and select the Speech Xtra. (In
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Windows, the file name is Speech.x32.)
Click OK.
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The Add Xtras dialog box closes.
Click OK again.
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The Movie Xtras dialog box closes.
Save your movie.
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System requirements
Windows computers must have Microsoft Speech Application Programming Interface (SAPI) 4.0
or later installed. SAPI 5 is recommended. Windows XP includes SAPI 5. Earlier versions of
Windows do not include SAPI by default. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft website at
www.microsoft.com/speech/. A separate screen reader application is not necessary.
Macintosh OS 8.6 and later include text-to-speech software. No additions are necessary.
Understanding the Xtra download process
Because the Speech Xtra is from Macromedia, it is considered a trusted download. The user does
not have to interact with any dialog boxes for the download to occur. When a user encounters
accessible Shockwave content for the first time, the Xtra downloads automatically. The Xtra is
approximately 45K on Windows and 35K on the Macintosh. After the download is complete, the
movie begins to play. When the user encounters accessible movies in the future, no download
occurs because the Xtra is already present on their computer.
436 Chapter 20: Making Director Movies Accessible