Publish to SWF?

Can DVD Studio Pro publish to SWF like Adobe Encore? The idea of putting mini versions of DVD projects on a web page is quite appealing.

Not in its present rev.
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Unable to publish in Swf format. Get error message: 'Swf compilation failed. Note: Please verify if any of the actionscript keywords is used as user variable name'. Anyone know how to fix?

Unable to publish in Swf format. Get error message reads: 'Swf compilation failed. Note: Please verify if any of the actionscript keywords is used as user variable name'. Anyone know how to fix?

Hi There,
Can you tell me the Operating System and Captivate version you are using?
Also can you confirm if you are getting this issue will this one project or all the projects? Try to copy paste this project on a new blank project and then try to publish.
Regards,
Mayank

How to publish a SWF with local access permissions

Hi all,
We have been purchased a training course made with Flash. When we received the course (a SWF file with external files inside a "data" directory, images, videos, etc), we realized that it was necessary to explicity give permissions to Flash Player to access the content in the CD drive. We think that is not a good idea to distribute a CD where the user have to do "extrange things" to make it work.
So, we talked with the developer and he sent us an .EXE file with the course, that obiously works fine (al the content in the CD is readed without user interaction), but it only works in Windows machines.
The question is: is it possible to publish an SWF that can access to the CD content without user interaction? We are almost sure that the answer is "yes" because we have a lot of "magazines" cds with SWF files that load the contents from CD (text and images) and they work perfectly "as is".
Thank you very much!

Look into creating your own projector file from the .fla:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5942407_create-projector-files-adobe-flash.html
or Google "Flash projector files"
You can create both the .exe version for Windows as well as a Mac version
But to burn both versions (so will work on either) on a CD at the same time, you'll need to create a Hybrid CD:
http://76design.ca/shiftcontrol/2005/10/19/how-to-make-a-pcmac-hybrid-cd-if-you-dont-know- jack-about-macs/
or Google "create hybrid CD"
Once you get the cd burned, then you can use an autorun.inf file to get the auto start... works well with Windows... Mac... not so much. But perhaps this will get you started:
http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/autorun.htm
Best wishes,
Adninjastrator

When I publish a SWF/HTML5 module with Captivate 8 and try to run it using IE9 - I get the following error "The content you are viewing is not supported in the current Document Mode" - anyone know why?

When I publish a SWF/HTML5 module with Captivate 8 and try to run it using IE9 - I get the following error "The content you are viewing is not supported in the current Document Mode" - anyone know why?

TLCMediaDesign wrote:
I've seen a lot of threads about getting rid of these kind of messages. Those messages are there for a reason most of the time. If you have CSS animations or other HTML5 standards that cannot be rendered in IE9 they won't magically start working becuse you got rid of a message. I use IE9 since that is the minimum standard for the client. I have never seen that message publishing to HTML5 content.
IMO, if your client has IE9 I think that you should develop with IE9 in mind not IE11.
When you say "develop with IE9 in mind not IE11" do you mean use SWF instead of HTML5? I used the standard question types, and a converted PowerPoint presentation. I didn't add anything out of the ordinary.

I keep getting this error when I publish the SWF file.

I keep getting this error when I publish my SWF file.
Fonts should be embedded for any text that may be edited at runtime, other than text with the "Use Device Fonts" setting. Use the Text > Font Embedding command to embed fonts.
ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable TLFTextField is not defined.
And these compiled errors
Symbol 'Symbol 6', Layer 'Layer 1', Frame 1
Warning: The instance name 'staff' is declared on an object of type fl.text.TLFTextField but there is a conflicting use of the instance name 'staff' on an object of type flash.display.InteractiveObject.
Scene 1, Layer 'action', Frame 1, Line 7
1061: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndPlay through a reference with static type fl.motion:AnimatorFactory.
Scene 1, Layer 'action', Frame 1, Line 3
1061: Call to a possibly undefined method addEventListener through a reference with static type fl.motion:AnimatorFactory.
This is the only action script 3.0 script that I wrote.
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
skipbtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);
function btnClick (event:MouseEvent):void{
skipbtn.gotoAndPlay("home");

the first line is a warning, not an error.
and you have more actionscript than you think. open the movie explorer panel and toggle the actionscript only button to find all the actionsript in your fla.

Publishing multiple swfs from a single flash builder project

I have a flash builder 4.5 pure as3 project. Originally there was one document class and it was publishing a swf with the same name. Except for the standard flash builder bugs, that was working most of the time.
Now I need to add a preloader in to the mix.
So I made a Preloader.as class in my classpath and added that to my runnable applicaiton files in the projects menu. (I need this to be a seperate swf and not deffered loading on frame two)
Then I go to run/debug settings to set it up so that preloader can compile out a preloader.swf.
It doesn't work. It gives me a missing html file error.
Also, I want different comiler settings between the preloader and the main document class, yet only seem to have the option to add a single project wide compiler settings.
Can some one please explain to me the best practice for setting something like this up, or point me to documentation that covers this?

Hi,
You would need to make invisible buttons on the image.
For example, keep the image in layer 1.
Create a new layer say layer 2.
Now draw the button shapes, select them individually and press F8 to make buttons selecting Button option.
Once the shapes are converted into buttons, double-click on them to enter the edit mode.
Remove all the frames except the last frame which is known as the hit state.
Come back to stage view and you are ready to implement the scripts.
Warm Regards
Deepanjan Das
http://deepanjandas.wordpress.com

Continue / Retake Quiz buttons act differently when Publishing in SWF vs SWF/HTML5

Hi, I use Captivate 7 and when I compare what I publish as SWF/HTML5 with SWF only it seems that there are 2 issues with the SWF/HTML5 site on Chrome (also on Safari)
Issue 1
I have 1 quiz on a course and I have set the Quiz setting to require a Pass to continue. I put the "Retake" Quiz button over the "Continue" button so it covers the continue if the person fails and will show the continue button only if the person passes. (I had also changed the Caption on the Continue button to say Print Certificate)
This works when I publish the course as SWF only. When I publish as SWF/HTML5 and view on Chrome/Safari then when the person fail it seems that the "continue" button still shows and makes the "retake quiz button" transparent or behind the continue button. If the person passes then it works fine.
Issue 2
In the same example if click the "continue" button several time it the website continues even though the person had failed
Not sure if anyone has found this an issue or has a better way for not making the Continue button to appear if the person has failed.
My objective was that there was a Certificate document after the quiz and if the person passes then they can go get the Certificate. If they fail then they cannot go tto the next slide to get the certificate. Maybe there is a better way to do this ?
thanks
Hatim

OMG, just checked it out and you are right: the Review button appears always on top of the Retake button. Please, log a bug report, will do as well. This is really very annoying because the terminology can be confusing,
For SWF I found a workaround: change the stacking order in the Results Master slide, send the Review button Back. That seems to work. But for HTML5-output, no way... Review is always on top of Retake. I also played with unchecking, and rechecking but cannot find a solution.
Lilybiri

Help! I can't publish to swf

I have a captivate movie with 100 slides, and every time I
try to publish to swf, it crashes CAptivate. Sometimes it crashes
my computer. I ams using Captivate 1. I am thinking about
upgrading, but if this problem is also in Captivate 2, then I don't
want ot invest the moeny. I'd rather use different software. Any
ideas on how to get my movie to publish?
I tried creating a shorter movie with 37 slides and I ahve
the same problem.
Thanks!

Hi trobenalt and welcome to our community
Try adjusting things so you have a shorter path where you are
publishing. Also, ensure you are publishing to your local C drive.
Cheers... Rick

Can I publish a SWF for flash player 9

Is there a way to publish a SWF file that works in older versions of flash player in Catalyst CS5 or do they have to be published in the latest flash player?

Flash Catalyst projects use Flex 4, which in turn requires Flash Player 10. Among other things, Catalyst relies on FP 10 features to render text that accurately matches your original imported comps, and to support the "rotate 3D" effects available in the timeline.
For general web deployment, this requirement shouldn't be a major obstacle: Flash Player 10 is on 95%+ of Internet-connected computers in most markets (and probably 75%+ of enterprise desktops). Of course circumstances vary, so I apologize if you're stuck due to working in an environment where FP 10 isn't available yet. In these cases, while you'll have to write your final app in a different technology like Flex 3, we hope you'll still find Catalyst to be a valuable rapid-prototyping tool during earlier stages of production.
- Peter

Publishing to .SWF - Transparent backgrounds

I'm still using Beta II of Flash Catalyst so this issue might have already been resolved. Anyway, I was wondering if there was a way to get a transparent background when publishing a swf in Catalyst. For example in Flash you can go into Publish Settings and check transparent background. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Unfortunately, I found out after producting an entire web site in Catalyst to have a transparent background, (so that the complicated bg with shadowing I created in Fireworks would show behind it), that this doesn't work, or at least it didn't when I tried it.
I like to use rounded or shadowed photos/graphics as my page background overlay, floating above a tiled textured graphic. I'm not a big fan of square pages and page items or flat colored areas, and I like to create depth in my pages and applications. It took days to rework the css template and line up the swf using CSS to perfectly fit over the background, as well as resize and realign the FC page and pieces (which will clear interaction settings if you don't do it the long way).
I am seriously disappointed/irritated that this is the only program in the design suite that for some stupid reason has no ability to export with transparency. If it can be done in flash, it shouldn't be complicated to apply the same techniques to FC. Then again, Macromedia originally created Flash and Fireworks. Maybe when Adobe bought the company some of the people they lost were the programmers who actually knew what they were doing. That would explain the ram intensive nature of FC over Flash and Fireworks. Hopefully someone comes out with an add-on to solve the issue. Until then, I can't create any round or shadowed applications/wbe sites in FC when using a textured background.

Captivate 6: Can't get any JavaScript to work when published as SWF

Version 6.0.1.240
Windows 7 x64
I have a button with an action of "Execute JavaScript" and can't event get a simple alert("hello"); to work when published as SWF. I've tried publishing it with each of the different Flash Player versions. JavaScript works fine when published as HTML5.

@Erickj: Either do what Rod stated (adjusting your Flash Security settings) or test your content from a true web server. Flash automatically trusts content coming off a true web server where the web address begins with http or https and ends in .htm or .html.
The nice thing about Cp 7 is that it has a built-in web server so you don't run into issues like this when testing your content.

How do I keep the action created in Flash (.fla) the same when published in .swf or .html?

I created a complex fixed line and a bird flying on the line using tweens from point A to B to C. When I view the birdline in play or by scrubbing across them in the layers mode, the bird follows the line just as designed. When I test the birdline in "test Scene" or "test movie" one bird flies from point A to C, then another bird appears at point B and flies the course to point C. The published .swf and .html do the same as the test functions. What can I do to get the published version to behave the same as the design?

Rob,
Thanks for your response. There are no error messages in the test functions, and no alerts in the keyframes. They show green.
Attached you will find both the .fla file and the .swf file. I am new at this, so your help is greatly appreciated.
Richard (Sir rpm)
PS- I am sitting in Sweden right now. So I am off to bed and will be back on line in the morning. Please forgive the delay in my response.

Continue Button not working when publishing to swf

I have created a quiz in Captivate and set my pass/fail options to opening a URL on successful completion. I need to publish it in flash (swf) but the Continue button does not open the URL. It works perfectly if I publish the file in .exe format.
Here are my current settings (I've swapped my URL to the BBC website whilst testing)
I am using version 5.5
Can anyone help?

Hi Rod,
That's really helpful - thank you. It's working for me now.
I hope you don't mind a cheeky follow-up question?
I'm hoping that the quiz will be available for multiple users in different locations. Will each person have to change their Flash settings to get the link to work?
Many thanks for your help,
Jessica

All .swf audio plays on slide 1 when published as swf file!

Help!
I am trying to publish a series of projects (seven) as swf files to upload to moodle for a CBT course. This is my first time ever using Captivate in this way and when I go to view the outputs using a web browser, all of the audio for the imbedded flash files in the project plays on top of each other on the first slide. They will also play as they are supposed to during the course, but it's very annoying.
When I publish the project as a standalone file, everything works flawlessly. What is causing this and how can I fix it? I must also state that I outsourced the flash work and know next to nothing about flash, so any help you give that might involve that piece, I will have to pass on to the flash developer.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
EDIT: Captivate 3.0.1 Not sure what version of Flash.

Was there ever a typing text object anywhere in your project that you delete at one time? I remember from Cp3 that when it would capture a typing text animation from a capture session, that you could never truly delete the object from the slide, only hide it (not sure if it's the same in Cp4, I recently jumped to Cp5).
When in doubt, I would do Insert > Blank Slide, then re-create the audio/objects from your current slide 1 and insert/paste onto the blank slide, then blow away the problematic slide 1, then republish and see if that helps!

Published module (.swf) will play in Firefox but not IE

Please help…
Does anyone know why a .swf file would play fine in Mozilla Firefox, but not load at all in Internet Explorer?   I have six of these that I’ve uploaded to our intranet production server (where they should work fine). They all play fine in Firefox. In IE I get a blank screen that just hangs forever. I don't even get the loading screen (which plays correctly in Firefox.) They are published with Captivate 4 for Flash 8. I am using IE 7 with Flash 10 on Windows XP to try to play them. I’ve Googled the problem and searched the Captivate forums and can’t find anything on this.
This is a major problem for us, as our company standard is IE and these training modules are intended for all staff. We were hoping to roll them out to all staff next week. Could this be something that is local to my machine (which is new)?   If so, how do we troubleshoot it to make sure it won’t happen to other users in the field when we roll this training out?
The modules play in IE fine from my local hard drive.   I've also modified my IE and Flash settings to list the sites as trusted sites and always allow content.
I've got to get this figured out ASAP... any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks.
Toni R

IE - I have version 10,1,102,64 installed
Firefox - I have version 10,1,85,3 installed
I followed two sets of instructions. One related to the putting FakeFlash.exe in the ExecutablePublish folder. However, that didn't fix the problem I was experiencing. Then I Followed instructions from:
http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2010/11/solution-for-cp5-content-not-working-with-the-lat est-flash-player-version.html
which told me to replace the CPAnimationUtils.dll file in the installations folder.
This did correct my problem.
Betsy

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