integrating 1

[manjitplaha]

hi, a group of us are using macromedia for a project we are doing together... however we have all done our little bits and it has come to integrate them.

so my question is: how can we integrate easily?? all we can think to do is to copy and paste sprites, which will mean changing all the frame numbers (and will takes ages!)

is there an easier way to do this??

thanks in advance!

 

[archerofloaf]

Use a stub projector then just reference each person's .dir file with play movie action.

 

[manjitplaha]

thank u for that... tho i have had a look around but can't seem to find how to use the stub projector (i am very new to diector!) could u point me in the right direction?

thanks )

 

[archerofloaf]

A stub projector is simple to do. Just create a new .dir file and in the first frame put this in the frame script:
on exitFrame
play movie X
end

X being the .dir that you want to be the first to play. Then all you have to do is make your projector from this new .dir file. The rest of the .dir files can be opened and edited without you having to re-create the projector every time you make changes. And as far as the other group member's files are concerned you can just link to each other using the 'play movie "X"' action as well.
Hope this helps

 

[manjitplaha]

oh thank you so much! it even sounds simple enough for a novice like me to do!

thanks!

 

[manjitplaha]

ok, its not as simple as i thought it would be!

when i put that script in, it doesn't find the movie file... i have tried lots of different ways of doing this and looked at other help sites, but to no avail... so could someone give me step by step intructions, asap, please?

thanks in advance

ps i am using director 8.5

 

[archerofloaf]

make sure the .exe you make is in the same directory as all your .dir files. Thats the only reason why I can think of that it would not find the movie. So in the first frame of the script channel, (double click it in the score), put
on exitFrame
play movie "thisMov"
end

thisMov will be the name of the .dir file. Maybe I forgot to mention to put quotes around your dir file name the first time

I do not know if I skipped any steps except in the .dir that you create the projector from you will need to include all the xtras you will need from all you other .dir files. You do this by going to Modify-Movies-Xtras. there you will see a list of Xtras when you hit the Add button. Hit Ok for the Xtras you want to include.

You won't need to do this if you are including an Xtras folder. This method you just copy the Xtras into a folder in the same directory as your .dir called Xtras.