Macromedia Authorware - Using the Macromedia Flash Asset Xtra: Adding a Flash movie

Adding a Flash movie

Before starting, make sure the Flash movie you want to use is saved as a Flash Player movie.

To add a Flash movie to the flowline:

1	Position the paste hand on the flowline at the place where you want to add the Flash movie.
2	Choose Insert > Media > Shockwave Flash Movie.
	Authorware adds a Flash Player Movie icon to the flowline and displays the Flash Asset Properties dialog box, which you use to set up the most common options for a Flash movie.

3	Select the Flash Player movie file you want to use:
	To add a file on your computer or on a network drive, click the Browse button, then select the file, and click Open.
	To add a file from a location on the Internet, click the Internet button then type the URL of the file and click OK.
	When you finish, you see the path name or the URL of the file in the Link File field.
	If you prefer, you can also type directly in the Link File field.
4	Set the options for the Flash movie. See Flash movie options for details.
	You can also use Authorware functions to adjust these and other properties of the Flash movie. For more information, see Controlling a Flash movie using functions.
5	When you finish selecting options, click OK.

When working with a Flash movie, keep these points in mind:

A Flash movie's animation plays only for as long as the Flash movie's sprite is actually in the Presentation window. (Flash movies resemble digital video and sounds in this regard.)

Because a Flash movie is a vector format, you can stretch the movie's sprite without loss of the movie's clarity.

If the movie is set up to play Direct To Screen, the movie always appears in front of everything else in the Presentation window, regardless of the layer you've assigned it to. Modes have no effect.

Only the Opaque and Transparent modes work with Flash movies.