MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-FLASH JAVASCRIPT DICTIONARY User Manual - Chapter 1
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Macromedia has created a new Flash Player version, called Macromedia
®
Flash
™
Lite, that runs on
a new class of consumer mobile devices. This format is designed to run optimally on devices with
limited resources (memory, processor speed, display area). Content created for Flash Lite is most
similar to Flash Player 4 content, with the primary exception of how sound is incorporated and
played.
This user guide describes tools and guidelines for authors creating content for Macromedia Flash
Lite. The next section describes in detail the considerations authors should have when creating
Flash content that is run in mobile devices versus standard desktop and notebook devices.
About using Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 to author
Flash Lite content
With Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004, you can author, preview, publish, and validate
content for Flash Lite.
Flash MX Professional 2004 uses two versions of the Flash Player for authoring: the Flash MX
Professional 2004 test movie player and the stand-alone player. Whenever you select the Control
> Test Movie or Control > Test Scene menu commands in Flash MX Professional 2004, the test
movie player is started. You can use the stand-alone player to view an existing Flash SWF movie
after it has been published. Once you have set the publish settings for Flash Lite, you can preview
SWF files using the test movie player and additional information, warning, and error messages
will be displayed to let you know if there is any violation of Flash Lite rules and syntax. This helps
you determine how to make the content Flash Lite compatible.