Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 7-27
Flash movie with sound in the lineup.html page previewed in a browser
Flash movie with
sound will play
when clicked
13. Close the browser.
Adjusting Attributes of a Flash Movie
After you have added a Flash movie to a Web page, you might need to set some of its
attributes in the Property inspector. Most of the settings affect the visual aspects of the
Flash movie and don't apply to Flash movies that include only sound. Only the Loop
and Autoplay attributes affect the sound of a Flash movie. When using a movie that is
designed to prevent automatic play, checking the Loop and Autoplay check boxes have
no effect, but they function as usual with a movie that is designed to allow automatic
play when the page loads.
You do not need to set any attributes for the Flash movie you added to the
lineup.html page.
Embedding Other Sound Formats
Embedding other types of sound fi les (such as MP3 and RealMedia) is a bit more diffi cult
than embedding a Flash movie because Dreamweaver does not have a custom control
for embedding the other types of fi les. You can use the generic Plugin button in the
Media list in the Common category of the Insert panel, but you must type many parame-
ters to make the sound work, or you must download an extension from Adobe Exchange.
After you have downloaded an extension, embedding other types of sound fi les follows
the same basic process as embedding a Flash movie.
Creating a Link to an MP3 Sound File
MP3 is a common sound format that can contain very high-quality sound with a surpris-
ingly small fi le size. This is perfect for sending sound over the Web, especially when
the user has a slow connection. It is such a popular format that most computers come
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