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Browser compatibility and requirements with advertising templates
You should work with webmasters and network administrators to create detailed testing plans that
include tasks relevant to your specific users. These plans should be publicly available and updated
regularly. Also, vendors should publish detailed plans indicating the browser and platform
combinations in which their technologies are stable. Examples are available at the IAB Rich
Media testing site at www.iab.net/standards/guidelines.asp. In addition, there might be additional
requirements on size and file format of ads that vary by vendor and site. Check with your vendor,
ISP, or the IAB to learn about these requirements that can affect the ad's design.
More information on rich media
The Macromedia Flash Advertising Alliance (MFAA) is an industry alliance focused on furthering
Rich Media advertising and delivering great advertising experiences online. The MFAA offers a
community discussion forum for advertising-related issues, technical resources for designers in the
advertising space, and a list of voluntary guidelines for authors to guarantee the best possible
Internet advertising experience.
Visit the MFAA and participate in the ongoing discussion at the Macromedia Flash Advertising
Alliance website at www.mfaa.org.
Using video templates (Flash Professional only)
This section covers creating Flash content using video and includes instructions on using the
video templates.
Flash MX Professional 2004 provides new ways to creatively use and deploy video in your Flash
projects. The ability to play back external Flash Video (FLV) files enables authors to use video in
more projects that can be viewable by wider audiences. The video templates provided with Flash
Professional 2004 can help you create video presentations and user interfaces for selecting from
multiple bandwidth-tuned streams of video.
Using the Bandwidth Selection template (Flash Professional only)
The Bandwidth Selection template uses forms and components to present the selection interface.
This interface lets users control how much content they receive and lets authors tailor their
applications to a variety of connection speeds. After the user makes a speed selection, the media
playback component is directed to play the specified video.
The Select screen contains radio buttons that allow bandwidth selection. ActionScript to handle
the selection of radio buttons is included within the Timeline of this screen.
To change the option labels or the number of options that users is presented, you can add,
remove, or edit the components on the Select form.
Setting the URLs to the video content (Flash Professional only)
The media playback component progressively downloads FLV files without requiring them to be
embedded in the SWF file.
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