[mawheatley]

Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but here goes. I want to be able to put an MP3 on a page that's hosted by a server that doesn't allow MP3 files, but does allow .swf files. Can the music be built into the Flash movie so it's not accessed externally? There is no copyright issue here - it's our choir's cd to be played on our choir's homepage - we own the copyright.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.

MW

[dysdera]

Yes,
Just import the MP3 into frame one of your movie and insert a keyframe on the last frame of your movie (see formula below to determine the last frame of the movie). Movie dimensions dont matter, you can make it 10X10 if you want as long as you do not have viewable content. Set the sound to streaming. If you do not want it to loop make sure you add stop(); on the last frame of the movie. Publish as .swf (the user listens online) Or windows projector .exe if you want the user to download it to listen locally. Insert the .swf movie into the page you want, and when the page is loaded the song will play. Or link the .exe for download.

a= number of seconds in song
b= number of frames per second in movie
c= last frame of song

a * b = c

So if the song is 198 seconds long
And your movie is set to 12 fps.
Then the last frame for the song will be (FRAME 2376)

Hope this works. Some of the more experienced guys here can let you know if there is an easier way.

dysdera