Adobe 65036570 User Guide - Page 466

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 455 User Guide Create a fast-start projector 1 Create a new folder on your computer desktop. 2 In Director, select Modify > Movie > Xtras. 3 Select the name of each Xtra extension, deselect Include in Projector for each, and then click OK. 4 Select File > Save and Compact. If you are adding multiple movies to the package, repeat steps 2 through 4 for each of the movies. 5 Select File > Publish Settings. 6 In the Publish Settings dialog box, select the Files tab, choose the movies to include in the projector, and click Add. 7 Select Exclude All Xtras. 8 Click Options and select one of the following: Shockwave (Windows) and click OK. Standard (Mac) and click OK. 9 In the Publish Settings dialog box, select a location for the projector to publish, and click Publish. 10 Close the Publish Settings dialog box. 11 Exit Director and return to your computer desktop. 12 Start your projector to see it open quickly and play your movies. Excluding Xtra extensions from projectors Sometimes it is useful to place any Xtra extensions needed by a projector in an external Xtra extensions directory. Some reasons for doing this include: • Xtra extensions stored in a projector must be uncompressed to a separate file each time the projector starts up, which makes startup slower. If the Xtra extensions are stored in an external directory, the projector starts more quickly. • Developers are able to easily track exactly what Xtra extensions versions are provided for the projector. • Developers can easily update an Xtra extension without having to create a new projector. • Multiple projectors in the same folder can use the same external Xtra extensions folder. • Sometimes you need to include other external files (such as an animated GIF) with a projector. These files can be put in the external Xtra extensions folder instead of in a separate location. • Shockwave projectors can use the Xtra extensions that were installed with Shockwave player instead of requiring their own copy. • Because of the way the movie's Xtra extensions list is maintained, it's possible that unnecessary Xtra extensions are included in a projector. Using external Xtra extensions solves this issue. • If the Exclude All Xtras option is selected, an Xtras folder outside of the Projector file is created when publishing a movie. • Xtra files for Shockwave are downloaded from the server when they are played in a web browser.