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Specify publish settings for QuickTime videos

The QuickTime Publish Settings option creates videos in the same QuickTime format installed on your computer.

The Flash document plays in the QuickTime video exactly as it does in Flash Player, retaining all its interactive features. If the document also contains a QuickTime video, Flash copies it to its own track in the new QuickTime file.

The current version of QuickTime Player (as of this writing) supports Flash Player 5 SWF file playback. For best results, Flash content that you export to the QuickTime format should contain only those features that Flash Player 5 supports.

If you try to export Flash Player 6 or later content to the QuickTime format, an error message appears, indicating that the installed version of QuickTime does not support that version of Flash Player. To resolve this issue, select File > Publish Settings > Flash, and select Flash Player 5 from the Version pop-up menu.

If a newer version of the QuickTime Player becomes available that supports Flash Player 6 and later versions, install the updated QuickTime version and publish your document as QuickTime files that target those versions of Flash Player.

  1. Select File > Publish Settings, click Formats, and select QuickTime file.
  2. For the QuickTime filename, either use the default filename, or enter a new filename with the .mov extension.
  3. Click QuickTime.
    Dimensions
    Enter a width and height in pixels for the exported QuickTime video, or select Match Movie to make the QuickTime video the same size as the Flash SWF file and keep its aspect ratio.

  4. To control the transparency (alpha) mode of the Flash track in the QuickTime video without affecting any alpha settings in the Flash application, select one of the following Alpha options:
    Alpha Transparent
    Makes the Flash track SWF file transparent and shows any content in tracks behind the Flash track.

    Copy
    Makes the Flash track opaque and masks all content in tracks behind the Flash track.

    Auto
    Makes the Flash track transparent if it is on top of any other tracks, but opaque if it is the bottom or only track in the SWF file.

  5. To control where the Flash track plays in the stacking order of the QuickTime video, select one of the following Layer options:
    Top
    Places the Flash track always on top of other tracks in the QuickTime video.

    Bottom
    Places the Flash track always behind other tracks.

    Auto
    Places the Flash track in front of other tracks if Flash objects are in front of video objects in the Flash application, and behind all other tracks if Flash objects are not in front.

    Streaming Sound
    Exports all the streaming audio in the Flash SWF file to a QuickTime sound track, recompressing the audio using the standard QuickTime audio settings. To change these options, click Audio Settings; for more information, see your QuickTime documentation.

    Controller
    Specifies the type of QuickTime controller used to play the exported video.

  6. To control how QuickTime plays a video, select one of the following Playback options:
    Looping
    Repeats the video when it reaches the last frame.

    Paused at Start
    Pauses the video until a user clicks a button in the video or selects Play from the shortcut menu. By default, the option is deselected; that is, the video begins to play as soon as it is loaded.

    Play Every Frame
    Shows every frame of the video without skipping to maintain time and does not play sound.

  7. To combine the Flash content and imported video content into a single QuickTime video, select File Flatten (Make Self-Contained). Deselecting this option makes the QuickTime video refer to the imported files externally; the video won’t work properly if these files are missing.
  8. Click OK.


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