Creating a MAC OS X projector

[Mark Freeman webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I have a director file that I?ve successfully created a Mac OS 9 projector from. When I create a projector to run in OS X, I get an error message when I come to run the projector in OS X.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Mike Soriano]

Hi,

First, what version of Director are you using? Currently, only dir MX can
create projectors that will run natively in OSX. What is the exact error
message that you got?

Regards,

Mike Soriano
Macromedia Technical Support

"Mark Freeman" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I have a director file that I?ve successfully created a Mac OS 9 projector

from. When I create a projector to run in OS X, I get an error message when
I come to run the projector in OS X.

>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
>

[IngerLise webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I think I am experiencing a similar problem. I have just finished creating an elaborate project with director 8.5. It consistes of a stub projector made with director 8.5 and several connected direcotr 8.5 movies (protected). Realizing that my projector won't run on MacOsX I would like to create an OSX projector using Director MX. But before I update my OS to OSX (currently running Classic) I wanted to know if it's possible to link an OSX projector created with Director MX to my older director 8.5 movies.
If so, great!
If not, can I at least update them within Director MX?
Thanks,
Inger-Lise.

[Mike Soriano]

Hi,

In Director MX, you can create a stub projector for classic OS and another
stub for OSX. Then both stubs can link to the same protected dir movies.

Does this answer your question?

Regards,
Mike Soriano
Macromedia Technical Support

"IngerLise" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I think I am experiencing a similar problem. I have just finished

creating an elaborate project with director 8.5. It consistes of a stub
projector made with director 8.5 and several connected direcotr 8.5 movies
(protected). Realizing that my projector won't run on MacOsX I would like to
create an OSX projector using Director MX. But before I update my OS to OSX
(currently running Classic) I wanted to know if it's possible to link an OSX
projector created with Director MX to my older director 8.5 movies.

> If so, great!
> If not, can I at least update them within Director MX?
> Thanks,
> Inger-Lise.
>
>

[Mark Freeman webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I?m using Director MX.

The message I get is a ?Script error? I think. It?s been a while since I?ve been able to look at it. What?s strange is that there are no problems with the OS 9 version.

I?m creating the OS X projector in exactly the same way as the OS 9 version - All I?m changing is the option to create the projector for OS X.

[JPrice]

You know that you have to have separate extras for the two versions. OS9 and
OSX. I think you're getting a script error because you don't have the OSX
xtras.

Judy

"Mark Freeman" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I?m using Director MX.
>
> The message I get is a ?Script error? I think. It?s been a while since

I?ve been able to look at it. What?s strange is that there are no problems
with the OS 9 version.

>
> I?m creating the OS X projector in exactly the same way as the OS 9

version - All I?m changing is the option to create the projector for OS X.

>
>

[Mike Soriano]

hi mark,

If you get a script error in a projector and not during authoring, then you
may be missing an Xtra needed by the projector. Are you using external Xtras
folder? If so, make sure you have both for Classic and OSX. Make sure that
all the Xtras needed are included.

Regards,

Mike Soriano
Macromedia Technical Support

"Mark Freeman" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I?m using Director MX.
>
> The message I get is a ?Script error? I think. It?s been a while since

I?ve been able to look at it. What?s strange is that there are no problems
with the OS 9 version.

>
> I?m creating the OS X projector in exactly the same way as the OS 9

version - All I?m changing is the option to create the projector for OS X.

>
>

[Mark Freeman webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

That may well be the reason - I was just using the extras that I created for OS 9.

How would I find out which extras I need for the OS X version?

Sorry guys but I?m new to director - forgive me if I?m asking silly questions!

[IngerLise webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thank you Mike,
Yeah I think I get it now, I need a stub projector for Classic and another stub projector for Mac OSX which must be made with Director MX. And I'm assuming that these stub projectors can call my existing director movies made with Director 8.5. Have I got that right?

Thanks AGAIN,

Inger-Lise