Chapter 21 Movies In A Window - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

Macromedia Director MX can play several movies simultaneously by creating windows in which
additional movies can play. A movie in a window (MIAW) is a distinct Director movie that retains
all its interactivity.
You can use a MIAW to play another movie in a separate window while the main movie plays on
the Stage. In addition, movies in windows and the main movie can communicate and interact
with each other. This lets you create a variety of interactive features, such as an interactive
portfolio, a control panel for a second movie or digital video, or a status display window.
The following list shows the typical workflow for using a movie in a window:
•
Create and set up the window.
•
Assign a movie to the window.
•
Open the window and play the movie.
•
Delete the window when the reason for playing the movie no longer applies.
When you create a MIAW, decide how you want it to function. For example, decide how you
want to display it, how users should be able to move the window around the screen and dismiss it,
and how the window should appear. You can specify the window's size and whether the window is
visible, has a frame and title, or is in front of or behind other windows on the screen.
You can create and control movies in windows using behaviors from the Behavior Library or by
writing your own Lingo scripts.
Macromedia Shockwave does not support MIAWs. Use MIAWs only with movies that you intend
to distribute as projectors (see "About distribution formats" on page 574 and "About projectors"
on page 582). However, you can use Lingo to have a Shockwave movie target a URL in a browser
window. See "Jumping to a URL" on page 376.
CHAPTER 21
Movies in a Window
537