Making a 768 x 3072 pixel file smaler for client preview

[Ehamnes]

I making a three screen presentation in Director Mx 2004 for a client, where the film is 768 x 3072 pixels. 3X1024

My client is viewing the "draft stage" on a standard monitor, 768 x 1024.

Is there any way I can export the film so that it can be scaled down to fitt his screen when viewing it?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

What you want is a Movie script to force your movie to run in 1024 x 341 (about 3:1 ratio).

(Director 10)
--
on prepareMovie
tWindowRect = rect(0, 213, 1024, 554)
tDrawRect = rect(0, 0, 1024, 341)
window("stage").rect = tWindowRect
window("stage").drawRect = tDrawRect
end prepareMovie
--

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[Ehamnes]

When I try to ad this script I get this message.

http://home.no.net/ehamnes/jpeg/Bilde

3.pdf
Is the code above the whole i need to ad in the script?

 

[Ehamnes]

Sorry..

This link should work

http://home.no.net/ehamnes/jpeg/Bilde 3.pdf

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Yes the script should work - I'm curious what is causing the script error! Try this shorter version:

(Director 10 movie script)
--
on prepareMovie
window("stage").rect = rect(0, 213, 1024, 554)
window("stage").drawRect = rect(0, 0, 1024, 341)
end prepareMovie
--

By the way in Director 9 or earlier the script should be:
--
on prepareMovie
(the Stage).rect = rect(0, 213, 1024, 554)
(the Stage).drawRect = rect(0, 0, 1024, 341)
on prepareMovie
--

Type in these two lines in the Message window, with RETURN at the end of each line. Can you observe the stage changes?

The other thing you can do is create a 1024 x 341 stub movie and force subsequent movies to play in the same size as the stub.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk