About Media Files - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual

About media files

You can incorporate the following media files into your Dreamweaver pages: Flash and
Shockwave movies, QuickTime, AVI, Java applets, Active X controls, and audio files of
various formats.
Flash file types
Dreamweaver comes with Flash objects you can use whether you have Flash installed on your
computer or not. If you have Flash, see
using these applications in an integrated manner.
Before you use the Flash commands available in Dreamweaver, you should know about the
different Flash file types:
The Flash file (.fla)
of file can only be opened in Flash (not in Dreamweaver or in browsers). You can open the Flash
file in Flash, then export it as an SWF or SWT file to use in browsers.
The Flash SWF file (.swf)
on the web. This file can be played back in browsers and previewed in Dreamweaver, but cannot
be edited in Flash. This is the type of file you create when using the Flash button and Flash text
objects. For more information, see
"Inserting a Flash text object" on page
The Flash template (.swt) files
file. These files are used in the Flash button object, which lets you modify the template with your
own text or links, to create a custom SWF to insert in your document. In Dreamweaver, these
template files can be found in the Dreamweaver/Configuration/Flash Objects/Flash Buttons and
Flash Text folders.
You can download new button templates from the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver
website (www.macromedia.com/exchange/dreamweaver/) and place them in your Flash Button
folder. For more information on creating new button templates, see the article on that topic
found on the Macromedia website at www.macromedia.com/go/flash_buttons.
The Flash element (.swc)
incorporating them in a web page. Flash elements have customizable parameters that you can
modify to perform different application functions. For more information, see
elements" on page 364
356 Chapter 17: Adding Audio, Video, and Interactive Elements
"Working with Flash" on page 351
is the source file for any project and is created in the Flash program. This type
is a compressed version of the Flash (.fla) file, optimized for viewing
"Inserting and modifying a Flash button object" on page
363, and
enable you to modify and replace information in a Flash movie
is a Flash SWF file that lets you create Rich Internet applications by
and "Editing Flash element attributes" on page
"Inserting Flash content" on page
for information about
361,
363.
"Inserting Flash
365.