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To determine the compression quality and resulting file size when using the chosen compressor, use the Quality
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slider. A higher-quality setting preserves the appearance of the images and motion but increases the size of the file.
A lower-quality setting results in poorer image quality but decreases the size of the file.
To determine the color depth (the number of colors) of your artwork, select a setting from the Color Depth
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menu. The compression method you select determines the color depth options available in this menu.
To determine the method by which the exported QuickTime movie is resized, select values for Scale. You can
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select a percentage from the Scale menu, or you can type pixel dimensions in the fields. By entering the number of
pixels, you can stretch a movie so that it plays in a rectangle that does not adhere to the original aspect ratio.
To choose which soundtracks are exported with your movie, select Channel 1 or Channel 2. A checked box
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indicates that the associated sound channel in the Score is exported with your QuickTime® file.
External sounds (sounds you imported as linked cast members) are not exported when you export a digital
video. To include sound when you export a digital video movie, import the sounds as cast members instead of
linking to them.
Looped sounds don't loop in a movie that you have exported as a digital video. To loop a sound in a movie that
you plan to export as a digital video, trigger the sound by alternating it between the two sound channels.
About organizing movie files
In most cases, you should divide a large production into a series of smaller movies. You can combine as many movies
as you want in a projector, but larger files take longer to save and are cumbersome to work with. Also, movies are
easier to edit if they are organized in discrete sections.
The best way to organize a large production is to create a small projector file that starts the movie and then branches
to Shockwave content or protected content. This saves you the trouble of re-creating the projector every time you
change one part of a movie.
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A. Folders for linked media B. Projector C. External cast D. Protected movies
A typical file organization for a distributed movie
This approach also makes sense for movies on the Internet, but for different reasons. If the first movie is small, users
don't have to wait as long for something to happen. Branching to a series of smaller movies also enables users to avoid
downloading time for parts of the movie they do not use.
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