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Anonymous
December 5, 2006
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A single .swf output file?

  • December 5, 2006
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I import my captivate simulations into my Authorware programs. This requires a single .SWF output file. I want to be able to use the skin (border) feature and produce only 1 single file. Can this be done? Anyone have a work-around...

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kshasmith
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    Captiv8r
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    December 5, 2006
    Hi there kshasmith

    So you want to eat all that cake and still have some to take with you, eh?

    I think you would be able to accomplish this the old fashioned way. That is, the way we did it in Captivate 1. Notice that if you DE-select the borders check box, you STILL end up with the playback controls. They are just plopped on top of the bottom of the movie. Sooooo, if you click Project > Resize Project... you can increase the height of the movie to make room for the playback controls.

    Steps:
    Click Project > Resize Project...
    DE-select the "Maintain Aspect Ratio" check box
    Add 35 pixels or so to the value in the Height field
    Choose the option to Keep project the same size and fill the background with color
    Choose the color your skin would have provided
    Click the drop-down and position the project in the Top Center
    Click the Finish button

    This should result in a single .SWF movie that is basically identical to a skinned Captivate movie using two .SWFs.

    Give that a go and see how you fare.

    Cheers... Rick
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    Anonymous
    December 5, 2006
    Yes, I do want it all and am surprised that I am still having to use the "old" way to doing things... ugh! I thought the new skins were going to benefit me and help to reduce all the time it takes to make my own border... oh well. I was really hoping that someone would respond with a work-around. Wishful thinking I suppose!

    Thanks!
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