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Using Sound in Flash Lite 1.1


Nader Nejat

Nader Nejat

Multimedia Consultant and Developer

OmegaMedia

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Using Sound with Mobile Phones
  3. Sound Formats in Flash Lite 1.1
  4. Preparing Sounds
  5. Using Bundled Sounds in the Authoring Environment
  6. Summary
Created:
1 July 2004
User Level:
Intermediate, Advanced

Imagine watching a favorite movie with the audio muted. Pretty poor experience, isn't it?

Adding sound to a mobile phone project can make a great experience for the user. With the release of Flash Lite 1.1, there is more potential than ever for creating better, more interactive experiences on mobile phones. In this article, I'll be looking at different ways of appealing to a user's sense of sound. I'll examine specific issues relating to sound use on mobile phones and then I'll show you how to prepare sounds and use them in the Macromedia MX 2004 authoring environment.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

Macromedia Flash Professional 2004

Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 CDK

Sample files:


Intermediate-level Flash knowledge and experience using sound in Flash

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About the author

Nader Nejat, founder of Oakland-based OmegaMedia, specializes in helping people take advantage of interactive media. Nader designs rich data-driven multimedia applications, presentations, games, and custom software solutions for industry leaders, including Nike, Sony, MTV, Visa, and NBC. He also teaches several advanced Macromedia Flash classes at San Francisco State University, including his premiere course on Macromedia Flash Design for Mobile Devices, and moderates the Flash for Mobile Devices forum at FlashKit.com. For more information about Omega Media or to contact Nader about putting your ideas into action, please call 415-59-OMEGA or visit www.omegamedia.com.