Being able to utilize the best of Captivate with the power of Flash MX 2004 is a very strong incentive to look for ways to make Captivate "play nice" with Flash. Here are some ideas:
These are just a few suggestions. You can also pare down the weight of your Captivate movie during the Import process. When the Captivate Options dialog box (Figure 10.17) opens during import, deselect the elements that aren't important to the movie. Figure 10.17. Judicious deselection of various Captivate features during import will slim down the Captivate movie. You can always replace deselected itemsmore efficientlyin Flash.For example, if the movie is a self-running demonstration, you won't need the playback controller. Highlight boxes that result from mouse clicks are also good candidates to be jettisoned if they do nothing more than add "eye candy" to the movie. Deselect the End Options if you are comfortable writing your own ActionScript code and if you are familiar with either creating and coding your own buttons in Flash or using the combination of buttons in the Flash LibraryWindow > Other Panels > Common Libraries > Buttonsand Flash's behaviors to control them, then deselect Buttons in the Slide Elements area of the Captivate Options dialog box. |