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Distributing movies on a disk
Whenever a movie plays from a disk, it accesses all external linked files the same way that it did in the authoring
environment. All linked media (bitmaps, sounds, digital videos, and so on) must be in the same relative location as
they were when you created the movie. The Copy Linked And Dependent Files option in the Publish Settings dialog
box ensures that the linked media are automatically placed in the relative location during Publishing. If you have
disabled the Copy Linked And Dependent Files option in the Publish Settings dialog box, copy the linked files to the
same folder as the projector or in a folder inside the Projector folder.
If your movie includes Xtra extensions, you must include the Xtra extensions in the projector. If a movie distributed
on a disk connects to the Internet in any way, be sure to click the Add Network button in the Movie Xtras dialog box.
Distributing movies on a local network
If you plan to place a movie on a local area network (LAN), all files must be set to read-only, and users must have
read/write access to their system folders. Otherwise, the requirements are the same as for normal disk-based distri-
bution.
Creating Shockwave content
Save your work as a Shockwave (DCR) movie to prepare it for playback in a Shockwave-enabled web browser, or to
make disk-based movies smaller. Using Shockwave content also prevents your users from editing the movie if they
own Director.
If the Shockwave content you're creating will be distributed on the Internet and requires any Xtra extensions, make
sure the Xtra extensions are listed in the Movie Xtras dialog box and that Download If Needed is selected for each
required Xtra extension. For more information, see
Note: Use Update Movies to convert several movies at once to the Shockwave format. For more information, see
cross-platform
projectors.
For more information about Shockwave content, see
Using default Publish settings
To create Shockwave content, use the File > Publish command. The default setting creates a Projector file with
Preview enabled.
For more information about changing Publish settings, see
Select File > Publish.
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Save your movie if prompted to do so.
Director creates and automatically starts a Projector version of your movie.
If your movie needs Xtra extensions that fall beyond the range of the default publish settings, (for example, Windows
Media) you will be prompted to add them.
Managing Xtra extensions for distributed
Using Shockwave
Player.
Changing Publish
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