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  1. #1
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    Flash movie display issue

    I've got a small problem with playing flash movies. I have created a flash movie using Camtasia which is a screen capture application to create software tutorials.
    It plays without any problems in Internet Explorer but when I play it in Autoplay MS 5, I notice screen distortions like black lines when things move.
    Any ideas how to get rid of these?

    cheers
    Leo

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    Corey is offline Indigo Rose Staff Alumni
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    Hi. What does it look like when you play it in the standalone Flash Player, i.e. no browser, no AMS?

    Corey Milner
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  3. #3
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    where can I find this

    OK, probably a stupid question but where to find this stand alone flash player? As far as I know, there's only a browser plugin?

    cheers
    Leo

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    Corey is offline Indigo Rose Staff Alumni
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    Well if you click on a .swf file it will usually just pop open in the standalone player. Where that player resides depends on whether you have Flash MX or not. If you do have Flash MX then look in the "Players" folder in your Flash MX folder...

    Try clicking on one of the .swf files in your AMS gallery, that should open in your standalone player for you... If not then it's possible some other program co-opted your .swf extension association...

    Corey Milner
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  5. #5
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    No go

    Sorry no standalone player available (I don't have Flash MX)
    Checked the macromedia site but only browser plugins there...

    cheers
    Leo

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    Got Flash demo now and file plays OK in standalone player.


    cheers
    Leo

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    Corey is offline Indigo Rose Staff Alumni
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    But still not in AMS as a Flash object? That sounds odd since it's the very same active X control. Try starting a new empty project then dragging your flash onto the stage and previewing. Should work. If not then please post a screencap of the error and we'll try to fix it...

    If you're not familiar with screencaps check this out http://www.autorun.org/articles/Savi...r_Messages.php

    Corey Milner
    Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

  8. #8
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    Found it!

    The flash movie itself is 700x500 pixels, the dimension of the flash object must be 1 pixel bigger (701x501) Then it's OK. If the flash object has the same dimensions as the flash movie itself then some minimal resizing is done which produces the effect

    cheers
    Leo

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    Corey is offline Indigo Rose Staff Alumni
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    Note the "Scaling Mode" options in the Flash Object's Properties Dialog... You can set it to stretch to fit if need be or you can set it for exact fit, as far as I know in exact fit mode no rescaling will occur...

    Corey Milner
    Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

  10. #10
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    Thanks!

    Thanks for the quick response for this issue. AMS is a great tool and the support is just as good!

    Happy holidays

    cheers
    Leo

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    Corey is offline Indigo Rose Staff Alumni
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    No probs, happy holidays and best wishes to you and yours also.

    Corey Milner
    Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

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