ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 493 The Flash publish settings gives you the ability to create a self-contained player document for the Macintosh or Windows operating system. When you publish a document using the projector options, Flash creates a Flash movie according to your setting, and embeds the player application into the file. Creating a projector document increases the size of the final document by almost 1MB, so this option would not be used to create Internet documents, but for movies destined for playing on a hard drive, or burned onto a CD or DVD. When you publish using the Projector options, there are no additional options. Creating a Windows or Macintosh Projector Create a Windows or Macintosh Projector Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Select the Windows Projector (.exe), and/or Macintosh Projector check boxes. Click Publish. Flash generates the Macintosh or Windows Projectors documents, and saves them in the same location as the original source document. 3 2 1 3 2 Did You Know? You can play Flash SWF files different ways. Besides playing SWF files in a stand-alone projector, you can also play Flash content in an Internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox; in Director, Microsoft Office and other ActiveX applications with the Flash ActiveX; and as part of a QuickTime video. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 494 Chapter 20 Flash lets you generate profiles for often-used publish settings within a Flash source file. For example, you're creating a multi-purpose Flash document and you need specific settings to create a fast-loading Internet version, as well as a version designed to run on a CD or DVD. You could create a publishing profile to fit both needs, and save them with the source document. The benefits of this are obvious: Not only can you quickly publish a Flash document using different profiles; you're assured the settings will be accurate every time. Fast and accu- rate are two words which describe Flash publishing. Creating a Publishing Profile Create a Publishing Profile Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Click the Current Profile list arrow to select the profile. Make the necessary changes in the Publish Settings dialog box. Click OK. Click the Create New Profile button. Enter a unique name in the Profile Name box. Click OK. IMPORTANT When you save a Flash profile, it’s only available to that specific document. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 5 3 4 7 6 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 495 Once you create a unique profile settings file, it's available for use with the click of the Current Profile list arrow in the Publish Settings dialog box. Unfortunately, not everything is perfect the first time you do it, and it's possible that after you create a profile, you discover a mistake in the settings. The good news is that you don't have to begin again. All you have to do is edit the profile. Editing Profile Properties Edit Profile Properties Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Click the Current Profile list arrow, and then select the profile you want to change. Make the necessary changes in the Publish Settings dialog box. Click OK. Select the File menu, and then click Save. Flash profiles are saved when you save the Flash source document. IMPORTANT Profile properties are recorded as you change them, and then saved when you save the file. If you change your mind after modifying the profile, your choices include manually changing the profile back to its original settings, or closing the file without saving. However, if you've also made changes to the Flash document, closing without saving will also cause you to lose those changes. 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 496 Chapter 20 Saving Flash profiles is a great way to cut down on repetitive publish settings. However, the disadvantage is the user-defined settings only relate to the original source document. If you open a new file, you're starting from scratch. It would be great to be able to create a series of setting files, and then use them over and over again on a new Flash document. Flash understood this need and gave Flash users the ability to create settings files, and then export them as a separate file. Then, if you need to use the settings in a new Flash document, all you have to do is import the settings file. Exporting Dreamweaver profiles gives you the ability to import and use the profile on multiple Flash projects. In addition, you can send copies of exported profiles to other Flash users, so they can benefit from your efforts. When you export a Flash profile, you have the ability to reuse it, via the Import option. It's a good idea to save (export) all of your profiles into a single location. That way, when you go to import a specific profile, you will know exactly where to point your finder. Exporting and Importing a Profile Export a Profile Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Click the Current Profile list arrow, and then select the profile you want to export. Click the Import/Export Profile button, and then click Export. Navigate to the drive or folder location where you want to save the exported profile. Click Save. 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 497 Import a Profile Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Click the Current Profile list arrow, and then select the profile you want to import. Click the Import/Export Profile button, and then click Import. Navigate to the drive or folder where the profile is located. Select the file name of the exported profile. Click Open. IMPORTANT Once a profile is imported into a Flash document, it becomes a copy of the original item. You can use it in the active document, or make some minor adjustments, and export it out as a new profile. 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 5 6 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook . files, and then use them over and over again on a new Flash document. Flash understood this need and gave Flash users the ability to create settings files,. Creating a projector document increases the size of the final document by almost 1MB, so this option would not be used to create Internet documents, but for