Setting Linked Director Movie Properties - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

For both types of imported movies, the host movie controls the tempo settings, palette settings,
and transitions. Settings for these functions in the imported movie are ignored.
Once it is imported, the movie appears as a cast member in the Cast window. The cast members
of a movie imported as internal media also appear in the Cast window. You can animate the cast
member just as you would any graphic cast member, film loop, or digital video.
To import a Director movie:
Select File > Import.
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From the Files of Type pop-up menu, select Director Movie.
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Select a Director movie.
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To determine whether the movie is imported into the current movie file or linked externally,
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select a Media option.
Standard Import
loop that contains the Score data. Scripts in the imported movie will not work.
Link to External File
movie appears as a single cast member.
Click Import.
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To place a Director movie cast member in the current movie:
Do one of the following:
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For an internal movie, drag the film loop cast member to the Stage or Score.
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For a linked external movie, drag the movie cast member to the Stage or Score.
Extend the sprite through all the frames in which you want it to appear.
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To change any of the movie's properties, use the Movie tab of the Property inspector.
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See the next section.

Setting linked Director movie properties

To determine whether a linked Director movie is cropped or scaled to fit within a sprite's
bounding rectangle, you use the Property inspector. You can also use the Property inspector to
enable the movie's scripts, mute its sounds, and specify whether it loops.
To set linked movie properties:
Select a linked movie cast member.
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To display the Property inspector, select Modify > Cast Member > Properties, or select
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Window > Property Inspector.
If necessary, display the Member tab in Graphical mode.
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The following noneditable settings are displayed:
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The cast member size in kilobytes
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The cast member creation and edit dates
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The name of the last person who modified the cast member
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imports all the movie's cast members into the current cast and creates a film
creates a cast member that references the external movie file. A linked