Re: FLASH: CD ROM production? Any considerations?

[Michael@BTW]

Well, actually, if you want it work as a _website_, then your using the

flash plug-in inside the browser rather than the flash.exe/projector, right?

So the issue is creating an HFS/ISO hybrid CD that both platforms can read

(Macs can read ISO disks using PC exchange, if you author your files on the

PC using 8.3 conventions it should be no problem for the Macs other than

aesthetics). 


For a professional CD, though, you'd want to burn it using toast, create a

hybrid CD, go into the 'options' button and allow Macintosh names so the

file names won't be changed into ISO (DOS) ones. Use relative paths for

local files  (as Windows use various drive letters for their CDs which they

use rather than any name you might think you gave the CD), if you want it to

be MacMSIE 4.x compatible you want to locate the swfs in the same directory

as the html file they're embedded in (Or license a Netscape installer), you

may want to explore licensing the Flash4 installers and including them on

the CD as well.


And of course test on Win95/98/NT/2k and MacOS machines with various

browsers/processors/and ram configs.


> The only cross platform problem is mac/pc.  If you want it to run on

> macs you almost need to create it on a mac and burn the Cd on a mac.

> If you create it on a PC it is a major pain to create a mac version.

> Good luck,

> Karin Christensen


> 

>> I have a client who would like me to put the flash and web site on a

> CD

>> Rom for distribution, and wants it to work as on the web site...

>> 

>> Are there any special considerations or tips or problems putting it

> on a

>> CD ROM... how about cross platform issues?

>> 

>> Jeff



=====>

Michael Penney

Sharpener of the Cutting Edge

BigTimeWeb.Com




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