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A. Cast button
In the New Cast dialog box, type a name for the new cast.
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3 Specify how to store the cast:
Internal stores the cast within the movie file. This option makes the cast available only to the current movie.
External stores the cast in a separate file outside the movie file. This option makes the cast available for sharing
with other movies. For information about internal and external casts, see
4 If you chose External and you don't want to use the cast in the current movie, deselect the Use In Current Movie
option.
Note: You can link the external cast to your movie later. See
Click Create.
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The cast is created and appears as a tabbed panel in the Cast window.
Note: Creating a new cast by selecting Modify > Movie > Casts doesn't automatically display a tabbed panel. To
display the tabbed panel, click the Cast button and select the cast you created from the menu.
If you created an external cast, select File > Save while its Cast window is active, and then save the cast.
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Creating cast members
You can create several types of cast members in Director. Director includes editors to create and edit common media
such as video, text, shapes, and bitmaps. You can also define external editors to launch from Director when you
double-click a cast member, and you can edit almost any type of supported media. For more information, see
Launching external editors.
You can also import cast members. For more information, see
Create a new cast member from the Insert menu
1 Open the Cast window for the cast member you are creating.
To place a cast member in a specific position in the Cast window, select the position in Thumbnail view. For more
information, see Using Cast Thumbnail
position or after the current selection in the Cast window.
2 Select Insert > Media Element, and then select the type of cast member to create.
For more information about each choice, see the following:
• Using the Paint window
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Using the Color Palettes window
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Streaming linked Shockwave Audio and MP3 audio files
• Creating text cast members
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Managing external
Importing cast
view. Otherwise, Director places the new cast member in the first empty
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Managing external casts.
casts.
members.
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