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P Note: The download
speeds listed for DSL,
T1, and the other preset
options represent
Adobe’s estimate of
those standard Internet
connections. You should
determine the actual
speed of your Internet
provider. You can
customize the options
and their speeds
by choosing View >
Download Settings >
Customize.
2 Choose View > Simulate Download.
Flash simulates playback over the Web at the given Bandwidth setting (DSL). A
green horizontal bar at the top of the window indicates which frames have been
downloaded, and the triangular playhead marks the current frame that plays.
Notice that there is a slight delay at frame 1 while the data downloads. Anytime
a gray data bar exceeds the red horizontal line (the one marked 1.1 KB), there
will be a slight delay in the playback of your movie.
Once sufficient data has downloaded, the movie plays, though you may still see
some pauses when the playhead catches up to the downloaded portions.
3 Choose View > Download Settings > T1.
T1 is a much faster broadband connection than DSL, which simulates download
speeds of 131.2 kilobytes per second.
4 Choose View > Simulate Download.
Flash simulates playback over the Web at the faster speed. Notice that the delay
at the beginning is very brief, and the movie plays almost seamlessly as the
movie downloads quick enough so the playhead never catches up.
5 Close the preview window.
adding metadata
Metadata is information about data. Metadata describes your Flash file so other
developers with whom you share your FLA can see details that you want them to
know, or a search engine on the Web can find and share your movie. Metadata
includes a document’s title, a description, keywords, the date the file was created,
and any other information about the document. You can add metadata to a Flash
document, and that metadata is embedded in the file. Metadata makes it easier for
other applications and Web search engines to catalog your movie.
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Lesson 10
Publishing Flash Documents