Flash movies can be viewed in Web pages with the Flash Player plug-in or ActiveX control. You can also play Flash movie files (.swf) with the stand-alone Flash Player included with the Flash 8 application, or you can publish a Macintosh or Windows projector that packages the stand-alone Flash Player and .swf file into one executable file.
You can freely distribute a Flash movie projector or stand-alone Flash Player as long as you adhere to the guidelines outlined at Macromedia's Web site.
Flash movies can be distributed with other multimedia presentations such as Macro-media Director projectors. Your Flash movies can be distributed on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.
The fscommand() action enables you to control the stand-alone player environment, including its viewing area.
Flash movies can be viewed best with the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in or ActiveX control. However, you can also view Flash movies with third-party products, such as the RealOne Player or the Apple QuickTime Player.
You can enhance your Flash movies with third-party tools such as FlashJester's JTools for Flash.