ptg 482 Chapter 20 Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that allows you to lever- age your existing web development skills in Flash to build and deliver Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to more devices, including the web, mobile, and desktop. You can create a new Flash file for AIR from the Welcome page or the New dialog box by clicking Adobe AIR 2 ( New! ), or use an existing Flash file (ActionScript 3.0), and then convert it to an Adobe AIR file through the Publish Settings dialog box ( New! ). Before you can publish a file to Adobe AIR, you need to have a digital certifi- cate that represents the application publisher’s identify. After you pub- lish an AIR application, you can install it by using the Installer Package with the AIR extension and start the program like any other program on your system. When you no longer want to use it, you can remove it like a normal program too. Specifying Adobe AIR Options Publish to Adobe AIR Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. ◆ You can also access AIR Settings by clicking the Edit button in the Property Inspector or click the File menu, and then click AIR Settings. Select the Flash check box, and then click the Flash tab. Click the Player list arrow, and then click Adobe AIR 2. Click Settings. Click the General tab. Select from the following General settings: ◆ Output File. Specifies where to save the AIR file. ◆ File Information. Enter the following file information: File name, Name, Version, ID (a unique identifier, no spaces or special characters), Description, Copyright, and Window style. ◆ Profiles. Select profiles for the application types you want to create ( New! ). 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 483 ◆ Included files. Specifies which additional files and folders to include in the AIR file. Click the Signature tab. All Adobe Air applications must be signed to be installed on another system. Click an option to select or create a digital certificate or use AIR Intermediate (AIRI) for temporary use that will be signed later. ◆ Create Digital Signature. Click Create, specify publisher and organization information, password, type (use default), click Browse to select the folder with the FLA file, and then click OK. Enter the password from the certificate, and select the related options as desired. Click the Icons tab, select an application icon size, and then select an application icon. Click the Advanced tab, specify any associated file types, initial window settings, install and program menu folders. Click Publish to publish it, and then click OK, or click OK, and then click OK to save settings. 11 10 9 8 7 Did You Know? You can use certain versions of Adobe AIR with certain versions of Flash. FlashCS5 only supports and publishes to AIR 2.0, Flash CS4 only supports and publishes to AIR 1.1, and Flash CS3 only supports and publishes to AIR 1.0. 5 6 8 11 7 9 10 Create certificate From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 484 Chapter 20 When you save a document, you have the ability to save more than just Flash information. You can save copyright, camera, and even image cat- egory information. This data is saved with the file as metadata in the XMP format (Extensible Metadata Platform) in SWF files, and can be recognized and accessed by any application, such as Adobe Bridge, that reads XMP metadata. In addition, if an image is a photograph, you can save data specifying the type of image, where it was shot, or the camera used. You can even get information on shutter speed and f-stop. You can do the same with video and audio data too. That information will not only protect your intellectual property, but will supply you with vital statistics on exactly how you created that one-of-a-kind image. Inserting File Information Insert File Information into a Flash Document Open a document. Click the File menu, and then click File Info. Click the Description tab, and then enter information concerning the author and any copyright information. Click the IPTC tab to enter information concerning the image's creator, description and keywords, location where photograph was taken, date created, copyright, and usage terms. Click the Camera Data tab, which reveals information about the camera that took the image. Click the Video Data tab or Audio Data tab to reveal information about video and audio data, and then enter your video and audio data. Click the Mobile SWF tab or Audio Data tab, and then enter file information for a mobile SWF. Click the Categories tab, and then enter category keywords for search purposes. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 485 Click the Origin tab, and then enter data pertaining to the origin of the image. Click the DICOM tab, and then enter data pertaining to the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. Click the History tab to view historical information about the active document, such as dates last opened and saved, and a list of image adjustments. Click the Advanced tab to view additional information on the active document, such as EXIF, and PDF document properties. Click the Raw Data tab to view raw RDF/XML information. Click OK. 14 13 12 11 10 9 Did You Know? You can add metadata to files saved in the PSD, PDF, EPS, PNG, GIF, JPEG, and TIFF formats. The information is embedded in the file using XMP (eXtensible Metadata Platform). This allows metadata to be exchanged between Adobe applications and across operating systems. You can use the XMP Software Development Kit to customize the creation, processing, and interchange of metadata. You can also use the XMP kit to add fields to the File Info dialog box. For information on XMP and the XMP SDK, check the Adobe Solutions Network. 4 8 121113 14 9 10 5 6 7 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 486 Chapter 20 The most common way to display a Flash movie is on the Internet, using an HTML document as the movie container. HTML creates tags that embed the Flash movie in an HTML document for viewing on the Web. Flash publish settings give you the ability to create an HTML document specifically tailored to the active Flash document; including options to use an HTML template, and control the playback and quality of the final published document. You can also set options to specify the scale and alignment of the movie as well as the way it opens. Specifying HTML Options Specify HTML Options Click the File menu, and then click Publish Settings. Select the HTML check box, and then click the HTML tab. Click the Template list arrow, and then select a Flash container template (including templates for PocketPC devices). Click the Dimensions list arrow, and then click Match Movie, Pixels, or Percent. If Pixels or Percent, enter width and height. The Match Movie option matches the size of the Flash movie. The Pixels option sets the exact size. The Percent option allows for scaling within a browser. Select from the following Playback options: ◆ Paused At Start. Select this option to pause the Flash movie, when loaded. ◆ Loop. Select this option to cause the Flash movie to loop, when loaded. ◆ Display Menu. Select this option to have the HTML document display a control menu for the Flash document. ◆ Device Font. Select this option to use device fonts in the Flash document. 5 4 3 2 1 2 5 4 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 20 Publishing a Movie 487 Click the Quality list arrow to select a quality level for the document. ◆ Low No anti-alias. ◆ Auto Low. Starts with no anti- alias, but changes as needed. ◆ High. Allows anti-alias. ◆ Auto High. Starts with anti- alias, but changes down as needed. ◆ Medium. Anti-aliases most items, but does not smooth bitmaps. ◆ Best. Anti-aliases everything. Click the Window Mode list arrow, and then select a mode (Window, Opaque Windowless, or Transparent Windowless) for opening the Flash document. Click the HTML Alignment list arrow to select the alignment of the HTML page. Click the Scale list arrow to select how to scale the Flash document, when loaded into the HTML page. ◆ Default. Shows entire document; keeps proportions. ◆ No Border. Fills area to the border; keeps proportions. ◆ Exact Fit. Fills entire SWF movie; doesn’t keep proportions. ◆ No Scale. SWF remains the same size if Player window is resized. Click the Horizontal and Vertical list arrows to select how the Flash document is aligned with in the HTML page. Click OK to save HTML settings. 11 10 9 8 7 6 7 8 9 6 11 10 Using Version Detection Version Detection checks what version of the Flash Player is running on your viewer’s computer. If the Flash Player is missing or the ver- sion number is not high enough to display the movie, you can have Flash display a message, link to Adobe’s Web site to download the correct version, display an alternative image file, or display a differ- ent site. To detect a viewer’s Flash Player version, click the File menu, click Publish Settings, click the Flash tab, click the Version list arrow, click Flash version 4 or higher, click the HTML tab, select the Detect Flash Version check box, click Settings, and then specify file names (.html) for Detection (detects Flash Player version), Content (displays the .swf file), and Alternate (displays a warning and link to download the Flash Player). To let Flash create its standard Detection and Alternate files, click the Generate Default option, or click Use Defaults. This uses SWFObject2 for Flash Player detection ( New! ) . To use your own alternate file, click the Use Existing option, and then click Browse to select the file. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook . certain versions of Flash. Flash CS5 only supports and publishes to AIR 2.0, Flash CS4 only supports and publishes to AIR 1.1, and Flash CS3 only supports. detect a viewer’s Flash Player version, click the File menu, click Publish Settings, click the Flash tab, click the Version list arrow, click Flash version