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Adding transitions
Transition Xtra extensions provide additional transitions beyond the predefined transitions that are available in
Director. You can access these additional transitions in the same place that you access the standard transitions.
Display transition Xtra extensions that are available for your movie
Select a frame in the Score.
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Select Modify > Frame > Transition.
The Frame Properties: Transition dialog box shows all of the transitions that you can use in your movie,
including the transition Xtra extensions.
Distributing Xtra extensions
When you distribute a movie, you must package your media Xtra extensions, scripting Xtra extensions, and
transition Xtra extensions along with the movie. If you do not package the Xtra extensions with the movie, your users
will not be able to view all of the movie's content or use all of its features. Xtra extensions can be packaged with
projectors, or your user can download your required Xtra extensions from the Internet.
If your user is missing an Xtra extension that Director requires, an alert appears when the movie opens. For missing
transition Xtra extensions, the movie performs a simple cut transition instead. For missing media Xtra extensions,
Director displays a red X as a placeholder for the cast member.
For more information on distributing Xtra extensions with your movie, see "Packaging Movies for Distribution" in
the Director Help Panel.
Connecting to the Internet
Director can connect to the Internet to import media files and retrieve data. If you plan to access files remotely while
using Director, follow the steps here before you try to connect to the Internet. Use the settings in the Network Prefer-
ences dialog box to control how the connection works and to define a preferred browser.
Select Internet connection settings
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Select Edit > Preferences > Network.
Note: Note: On Mac OS X operating systems, select Director > Preferences > Network instead.
In the Preferred Browser text box, type the file path to your preferred web browser, or click the Browse button
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and navigate to the correct file path.
By specifying this file path, you select which web browser should open on your system when you play a movie
that is programmed to open a web browser.
Select or clear Launch When Needed. When this option is selected, web browser launching is enabled.
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In the Disk Cache Size text box, type the maximum number of kilobytes that you want Director to use to cache
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data from the Internet on your hard disk.
Tip: To immediately empty the cache, click Clear.
To specify how often cached data is compared with the same data on the server, select one of the following Check
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