Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours

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Workshop

The Workshop consists of quiz questions and answers to help you solidify your understanding of the material covered in this hour. You should try to answer the questions before checking the answers.

Quiz

1:	Which is a better-quality audio format to use for original files—AIF or WAV? AIF, because it was developed for the Macintosh WAV, because it was developed more recently Neither, because they can both be the same quality
2:	Where do you place sounds in order to hear them in the final movie? In the Library, in symbols, or in keyframes In keyframes (no matter where they are) In the sound layer
3:	After importing a few sounds, you have to wait longer every time you use Test Movie. What is causing this phenomenon, and what can you do to fix it? You forgot to select Fast Export when importing the sounds, so you need to reimport and pick that option. You can only hear the sounds when you select Control, Play. Don't use Test Movie if you have sounds. Sounds can take a long time to compress. Temporarily change the Publish Settings dialog box settings to Raw and select Override Sound Settings to save time during development.

Quiz Answers

A1:	C. There's nothing inherently better about AIF or WAV—either can be high quality or low quality.
A2:	B. Sounds are placed into keyframes, either via the Properties panel (when a keyframe is selected) or by dragging the sound right onto the Stage from the Library.
A3:	C. This tip is a bit esoteric but will no doubt save you a lot of time. Just remember to go back to your normal Publish Settings dialog box settings when you're ready to deliv  < Day Day Up >  Index: [SYMBOL][A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U][V][W][X][Y][Z] Origami Paper AirPlane	Main Menu Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours Table of Contents Copyright About the Author Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction Part I: Assembling the Graphics You'll Animate in Flash Part II: Animating in Flash Hour 6. Understanding Animation Hour 7. Animation the Old-Fashioned Way Hour 8. Using Motion Tweens to Animate Hour 9. Using Shape Tweens to Morph Hour 10. Including Sound in Animations Importing Sounds Using Sounds Controlling Quality and File Size Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 11. Using Layers in Animations Hour 12. Animating Using Movie Clip and Graphic Symbols Hour 13. Creating Special Effects Part III: Adding Interactivity and Advanced Animation Part IV: Putting It All Together for the Webs Part V: Appendixes Index More Books PHP Hacks Processing Xml With Java - A Guide To Sax, Dom, Jdom, Jaxp, And Trax The Koran (Holy Qur'an) Macromedia Flash 8 Bible Search Engine Optimization for Dummies YouTube Traffic PHP 5 for Dummies Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Pilgrim's Progress Wireless Hacks Flash Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools PayPal Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools Amazon Hacks Pdf Hacks The Da Vinci Code Google Hacks The Holy Bible Windows XP For Dummies Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Seo Book Upgrading and Repairing Networks Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 UNLEASHED Windows XP Annoyances Windows XP Hacks Microsoft Windows XP Power Toolkit Teach Yourself MS Office In 24Hours iPod & iTunes Missing Manual PC Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools PC Overclocking, Optimization, and Tuning - 2th Edition PC Hardware In A Nutshell 3rd Edition PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Upgrading and Repairing PCs Google for Dummies MySQL Cookbook Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours PHP CookBook Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours PHP5 Manual