Re: FLASH: .swa files in Flash3?

[John Dowdell]

At 8:14 AM 8/27/98, Chris Wiggins wrote:

>Is there really no way to use the shockwave audio format for a sound in a

>flash movie? I'm working on

>a site that is a bit audio heavy, especially when combined with some

>fairly complex animations and I'm

>longing for the near 100-1 compression ratio that is possible with

>Flash's sister ap: Shockwave.



That's right. Flash's emphasis is on fast vector graphics, with small

player size.


Fortunately, you can embed Flash movies in a Director movie, and can then

use SWA and its MP3-style compression, or QT3 and its QSound compression,

or IMA compression, or whatever. You also get editable text, interactive

animations, streaming control and all the rest.


Tip: When using Flash movies in Director, don't use Flash sounds. They

won't mix with other sounds on Windows. Instead, have a Flash button send a

message to the Director movie, requesting that Director play the

buttonclick sound. This lets you use higher-fidelity audio with greater

compression, as well as mix it with other sounds in the piece.


jd





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