This is best done by full support of wired sprites in QuickTime 4.1. Then
you could get Metacard to interact (call and return values from Flash
scripts as well as LiveStage coded stuff).
Have a look at LiveStage to see the sort of things that can be done
(www.totallyhip.com).
> From: Craig Spooner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 14:46:15 -0600
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: MC and Flash
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Each day I overhear me colleague grumbling about the shortcomings of
> Director. He loves Flash, and has done some terrific things with it,
> but seems consistently frustrated by Director, especially with Lingo.
> On several occasions I've suggested we try doing it in MetaCard. But
> that got me thinking about a suggestion for a future version of MC:
> the expansion of the player object to include flash movies. I know
> that Flash movies can be played using QT, but that's not the same
> thing. QuickTime currently supports only Flash 3 files, and doesn't
> support any of Flash's scripting.
>
> My thinking is this: let Flash do what it does best and just (ha!
> "just") bring that capability into MetaCard. If MC could accept
> messages and variables from a Flash movie, you could create a
> complete interactive environment *with top-notch animation.* With
> that capability, using MC over Director, at least in our shop, would
> be a no-brainer!
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Craig
>
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> Craig Spooner
> Instructional Multimedia Specialist
> and WebCT Administrator
> Office of Instructional Services
> Colorado State University
> (970) 491-2516
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