Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-1 Created by Jim Lengel, College of Communication, Boston University Web Wizard’s Guide to Shockwave by James G. Lengel

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-2 Chapter 8 Publishing Your Project

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-3 Objectives To review and test your Director project so that it is ready for publication To create a Shockwave file from your project and test the file locally To post your project to a Web server and test it over the Web To learn how to make it easier for users to access your project

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-4 Review and Test Check Stage size Check file size Review sound cast members Review paint cast members

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-5 Save and Compact Check file size Estimate download time Add Xtras

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-6 Create a Shockwave file Check Publish Settings Publish your files Test the result in a browser

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-7 Test the Shockwave file Both browsers Both platforms

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-8 Post Files to Web Server Contact the Webmaster Connect to your directory Send the files

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-9 Test the Project From a browser Over the Web At different bandwidths

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-10 Troubleshooting Nothing Happens—Just a Blank Browser Window The Browser Won’t Load the File The Browser Says It Needs the Player or Plug-in The Project Takes Forever to Download The Project Doesn’t Fit in the Browser Window Sprites Don’t Appear When They Should Sprites Appear When They Shouldn’t The Video Won’t Play Fonts Look Different

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-11 Managing the User Experience Let Users Know They Need Shockwave Tell Them What They’re Going to Get Point Them to the Shockwave Player Let Them Know How Long They’ll Have to Wait Provide a Path for Feedback

Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 8-12 Summary Before you publish your Shockwave project, carefully review the Director file with an eye to reducing its file size. Concentrate on minimizing sound and paint cast members. Then test your project on both platforms, with both browsers. Use the publishing function of Director to save the fully reviewed and tested project as a Shockwave file embedded in an HTML page. Then test again. Post the Shockwave file, the HTML page, and any linked media to a Web server, and test the project a third time. As you publish and post your project, consider the needs of users by providing specific information about your project on the referring Web page.