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Part I ✦ Getting Started with SWiSHmax

Figure 1-3: Make changes to the background color

and speed of the movie.

2. Select an alternate color for the background. To create the sample project, click the

dark blue color that is fifth from the top of the second row. The Color Selector closes,

and the Background Color swatch appears with the blue color you selected.

Basic primary colors are shown in the left-most column of the Color Selector; the blue color

you use is to the right of the bright yellow sample.

3. Change the frame rate of the movie. Try clicking the 30 frames/sec field on the

Movie panel to activate the text. Type 10 to change the frame rate to 10 fps (frames

per second).

4. Choose File ➪ Save and save the file with the modified settings.

It is a good habit to save every few minutes and after you have spent some time configuring

settings.

Importing elements

There are a variety of program formats you can use in your projects. Table 1-1 lists the file

formats that SWiSHmax supports.

Table 1-1: File Formats Supported by SWiSHmax

Media File Formats

Text Plain text

Raster Images Windows bitmaps, GIF, JPEG, and PNG images

Vector Graphics Windows Metafile, Enhanced Metafile, Flash Graphics

Animation Animated GIF, Flash Animation, Flash Projector, SWiSH movie

Sound Wave and MP3 formats

You can learn about importing images in Chapter 8 and about importing and working with

sound in Chapter 11.

Cross-

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