Compressing Sounds For Export - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual

The
onSoundComplete
as the following:
Creating a dynamic playlist or sequencer
Creating a multimedia presentation that checks for narration completion before
advancing to the next frame or scene
Building a game that synchronizes sounds to particular events or scenes and transitions
smoothly between different sounds
Timing an image change to a sound—for example, changing an image when a sound is
halfway through at playback time

Compressing sounds for export

You can select compression options for individual event sounds and export the sounds with
those settings. You can also select compression options for individual stream sounds.
However, all stream sounds in a document are exported as a single stream file, using the
highest setting of all those applied to individual stream sounds. This includes stream sounds
in video objects.
You select compression options for individual sounds in the Sound Properties dialog box. You
can also select global compression settings for event sounds or stream sounds in the Publish
Settings dialog box. These global settings are applied to individual event sounds or all stream
sounds if you do not select compression settings for the sounds in the Sound Properties dialog
box. For more information, see
You can also override export settings specified in the Sound Properties dialog box by selecting
Override Sound Settings in the Publish Settings dialog box. This option is useful if you want
to create a larger high-fidelity audio file for local use and a smaller low-fidelity version for the
web. For more information, see
on page 461.
The sampling rate and degree of compression make a significant difference in the quality and
size of sounds in exported SWF files. The more you compress a sound and the lower the
sampling rate, the smaller the size and the lower the quality. You should experiment to find
the optimal balance between sound quality and file size.
When working with imported MP3 files, you can export the files in MP3 format using the
same settings that the files had when imported.
In Windows, you can also export all the sounds from a document as a WAV file using
File > Export > Export Movie. For more information, see
images" on page
event lets you manipulate sounds in a variety of powerful ways, such
"Publishing Flash documents" on page
"Setting publish options for the Flash SWF file format"
501.
459.
"Exporting Flash content and
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