Using Flash in Opus Pro

mattrico · **Posted:** January 14th, 2005, 10:37 am

Hi all,

I am trying to import a flash swf file into an Opus project in a way that is seamless (visualy) and interactive.

If i use:
* Video object - not interactive but seamless
* Web Browser - interactive but has a nasty frame around it
* Doc View - Interactive but the same frame

I have tried to use either the last 2 techniques, and cover the frame up with a grahic, but the object (browser or doc view) are always on top.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

demofred · **Posted:** January 14th, 2005, 5:47 pm

You're only going to have something seemless if you use a Video Object. I'm not sure what you want when you say "interactive?" You can put Triggers on your Video Object, or you could use HotSpots over the Video.

Maybe I'm not understanding what interactive things you are trying to do.

bwpatric · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2004, 2:11 pm **Posts:** 323

I am assuming you are putting your SWF file into the browser object via a container html and rather than directly. If this is the case, you can hide the browser object "chrome" by putting something like below in the <body> tag of your container html page.

<body style="margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;border-style:none">

This should make your flash object appear seamlessly in your Opus Pro project. My assumption also is that you are not publishing to Flex.

bwpatric · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2004, 2:11 pm **Posts:** 323

Keep in mind that the browser object always layers above every other object in your Opus publication, so you would have to plan acordingly to make sure nothing is over it or covered up by it.

Linda · **Posted:** January 15th, 2005, 10:08 pm

demofred wrote:

Maybe I'm not understanding what interactive things you are trying to do.

Matt meant "interactive" in that it's a Flash anim with mouse-over properties built in to the Flash itself.

Rather than rebuilding the flash in Opus, we were looking for better Flash integration.... Matt joined our company a few months ago, bringing Flash expertise with him, so I'd asked him to investigate how his favourite programme could best be combined with mine!!!

We'll check out Brian's suggestion of putting the swf within an html page, as I'd not thought to suggest that Matt did this.

Linda

mattrico · **Joined:** January 14th, 2005, 10:40 am **Posts:** 3

Hi all,

maybe i was a bit vague before, but here is a picture of the problem i am getting.

it is the grey outline and scrollbar i am trying to hide. i have tried altering the html page that you canpublish using flash but it did not seem to work assuming i was doing it correctly.

any other ideas guys?

thanks
matt richardson

bwpatric · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2004, 2:11 pm **Posts:** 323

Can you post your files and I will take a look?

mattrico · **Joined:** January 14th, 2005, 10:40 am **Posts:** 3

hi guy's

all the relevant files are in the following zip file.

the file titled "Copy of 7-1.html" has the extra line of code added in the body as suggested earlier.

any help would be great.

someone must know how to do it!

Thanks
Matt

bwpatric · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2004, 2:11 pm **Posts:** 323

I am attaching a copy of the html page in your ZIP file. Please try it. I changed the location of the styles, and it works in my older version of Opus. Let me know if it works for you.

bwpatric · **Joined:** November 3rd, 2004, 2:11 pm **Posts:** 323

Here is the attachment again, I hope.

mattrico · **Joined:** January 14th, 2005, 10:40 am **Posts:** 3

Thanks for that it works fine and dandy!

many thanks

matt

Koala · **Posted:** January 18th, 2005, 1:52 pm

Hi there,
Unfortunately I believe that I am missing something here!
The style you created on the html code is only to get rid of the ugly opus border but still it comes with a neat frame around and I believe this is not acceptable in a publication. (That is my humble opinion only)

There is no way to really get rid of that ugly border and this is the reason why I do not embed swf in opus and when I use the html trick what I usually do is to create a browser area which is consistent with the size of Opus Screen, that way the border is at the edges and not clearly noticeable.

But having said that I believe that what you are trying to achieve as per the zip example you posted, can be easy and totally achieved using Opus. You just create a button using the same images of your swf and give the action to launch the video using opus. (I am saying this out of ignorance of the totality of your project so forgive me).

German

Alan Dews · **Posted:** January 18th, 2005, 3:39 pm

well you could do that or if you have XE 04 you could just....

... Load the interactive swf file into a video object
set the mode to on top.
preview.
click on the movie.

voila - the flash file is interactive.

Yet another reason to use opus XE 04.

Linda · **Posted:** January 19th, 2005, 3:49 pm

Alan Dews wrote:

Yet another reason to use opus XE 04.

Alan,

Our version says 4.21 Professional.... Presumably that's why it doens't work.

I am an Opus Pro EX Evolution subscriber... am I missing a newer version?

Thanks, Linda

Robin Garrett · **Posted:** January 19th, 2005, 4:47 pm

Linda wrote:

Alan Dews wrote:

Yet another reason to use opus XE 04.

Alan,

Our version says 4.21 Professional.... Presumably that's why it doens't work.

I am an Opus Pro EX Evolution subscriber... am I missing a newer version?

Thanks, Linda

Hi Linda,

I seem to recall that our trainer, Robin Spinks, brought you a copy of Opus Pro 04 XE for your recent training session. If you have mislaid this disc, please let me know and I will ensure that a replacement is sent to you without delay.

Kind regards,

Digital Workshop

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