Recipe 22.1. Creating a Flash Lite Movie
ProblemYou want to create a movie for the Flash Lite Player. SolutionOpen Flash MX 2004 Professional or Flash 8 Professional and create a Flash document with "Flash Lite 1.0" or "Flash Lite 1.1" publish settings. DiscussionIn order to author content for Flash Lite, you must be using the Professional version of Flash MX 2004 or Flash 8. The Flash Lite 1.1 authoring tools are part of the standard install of Flash 8 Professional. If you are using Flash MX 2004, the Flash Lite 1.1 authoring components are automatically installed after you have installed the 7.2 updater. The Flash 7.2 updater is available at:
If you are using Flash MX 2004 Professional but do not want to install the 7.2 updater, you can also install the Flash Lite 1.1 authoring components manually by downloading the Flash Lite 1.1 CDK (Content Development Kit) from the Mobile and Devices Developer Center:
If you are looking for a reason to upgrade to Flash Professional 8, the improved Device Templates interface (discussed in this recipe) and the new Mobile Emulator functionality (discussed in Recipe 22.2) are compelling features that make Flash Professional 8 a worthwhile investment if you plan on doing any significant amount of Flash Lite development. When you have the necessary software installed, you can create a movie for the Flash Lite Player by following these steps:
If you started with a new Flash document, your stage was set to its default dimensions, or 550 x 400 pixels. Mobile device screens, however, are significantly smaller in size. You can specify the dimensions of the device that you are targeting either manually or by utilizing Device Templates. The manual method is as follows:
The Device Templates method is as follows:
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New, General tab, Flash Document) or open an existing Flash document youd like to publish for Flash Lite.
Publish or Shift+F12)the resulting SWF is a Flash Lite SWF.