ok, looking up the corrresponding mac filenames in xtrainfo.txt helps a lot,
thanks.
The mac xtras are not binhexed in the PC installation
('..Configuration\Cross Platform Resources\Macintosh'), but each xtra is
supplied as two files, eg
SWA Decompression PPC Xtra.data
SWA Decompression PPC Xtra.rsrc
because PC's can't handle the dual fork nature of Mac files.
My project is uses very few asset types, and I suspect that some of the
xtras that director added into the 'Movie Xtras' dialog are unnecessary.
Does anyone know of a list that briefly describes the purpose of all the
standard xtras that ship with director? It would really help to know which
of the xtras are _really_ needed for distribution.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: <lingo-l> cross platform xtras in external folder
> On Mar 2, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Joe Lister wrote:
>
> > I am athoring a movie using Director MX 2004 on windows. I want to
> > use a
> > stub projector with the xtras kept externally. I have set this up for
> > the
> > pc projector - the necassary xtras copied into a folder called
> > 'xtras', and
> > the xtras removed from the 'Movie Xtras' dialog in director. How do I
> > go
> > about it for the OSX projector? I know there is a folder called
> > '..Configuration\Cross Platform Resources\Macintosh' in the director
> > application folder, but which files to copy, and to where?
>
> They'd go into an Xtras folder like the PC ones. As for which, most Mac
> filenames should be adequate, but you can also have a look at the
> xtrainfo.txt file to see where the Mac vs. Win filenames are different.
>
> I don't know if the OSX Xtras for DMX04 have been BinHexed or not. If
> so you;ll have to process them on a Mac before you add them to your
> projector's Xtras folder. However I'm betting they have *not* been
> binhexed and will work just fine as they are.
>
>
> Warren Ockrassa | President, nightwares LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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