Another option for an MC plugin

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, "Richard Gaskin"  wrote:

> If you walk them through the practical ramifications of requiring end-users
> to download and install a new plugin (in which a large majority of any user
> for whom the plugin is not critical to their work will simply bypass the
> media that requires it and surf on), the next question they'll have is
> likely:  "Why not just build it in Flash?"

> How about generating SWF files from MC?

An interesting idea.  The biggest hurdle might me the
interaction/relationships of movie files, their properties, and the
scripting that is Javascript-based.  You may still wind up with the same
argument: if you have to go through all the trouble to convert MC to Flash,
why not just build in Flash in the first place.

On a related note: I may have misread this but I believe with FlashMX/6 the
once tiny player download is now up to about 1MB.  To my mind, this places
download of the MC engine on similar ground in terms of a "player"
footprint.  Admittedly, the browser-based setup is not as simple, but the
similar filesize requirements may be of use to some folks.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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