Specifying publish settings for QuickTime movies

The QuickTime Publish Settings option creates movies in the same QuickTime format you have installed on your computer. For example, if you have QuickTime 5 installed, Flash publishes the QuickTime movie in version 5.

The Flash document plays in the QuickTime movie exactly as it does in Flash Player, retaining all of its interactive features. If the Flash document also contains a QuickTime movie, Flash copies it to its own track in the new QuickTime file.

The current version of the QuickTime Player (as of this writing) supports playback of Flash Player 4 SWF files. For best results, Flash content that you export to the QuickTime format should contain only those features supported by Flash Player 4. Future releases of the QuickTime Player may support additional Flash file formats.

If you try to export Flash Player 6 or 7 content to the QuickTime format, an error message will appear indicating that the installed version of QuickTime does not support that version of Flash Player.

To resolve this issue, you can select Flash Player 4 from the Version pop-up menu on the Flash tab of the Publish Settings dialog box. For more information, see Setting publish options for the Flash SWF file format.

If a newer version of the QuickTime Player becomes available that supports Flash Player 6 and later versions, you'll be able to install the updated QuickTime version and publish your document as QuickTime files that target those versions of Flash Player.

To publish a QuickTime movie with your Flash SWF file:

Do one of the following to open the Publish Settings dialog box:
- Select File > Publish Settings.
- In the Property inspector for the document (which is available when no object is selected), click the Settings button.
Note: To create a publish profile for the publish settings that you'll specify, see Using publish profiles.
On the Formats tab, select the QuickTime file type. For the QuickTime filename, either use the default filename, or enter a new filename with the .mov extension.
Click the QuickTime panel to display its settings.
For Dimensions, enter a width and height in pixels for the exported QuickTime movie, or select Match Movie to make the QuickTime movie the same size as the Flash SWF file and keep its aspect ratio.
Select an Alpha option to control the transparency (alpha) mode of the Flash track in the QuickTime movie without affecting any alpha settings in the Flash application:
Alpha Transparent makes the Flash track SWF file transparent and shows any content in tracks behind the Flash track.

Copy makes the Flash track opaque and masks all content in tracks behind the Flash track.

Auto makes the Flash track transparent if it is on top of any other tracks, but opaque if it is the bottom or only track in the SWF file.
Select a Layer option to control where the Flash track plays in the stacking order of the QuickTime movie:
Top places the Flash track always on top of other tracks in the QuickTime movie.

Bottom places the Flash track always behind other tracks.

Auto places the Flash track in front of other tracks if Flash objects are in front of video objects in the Flash application, and behind all other tracks if Flash objects are not in front.
Select Streaming Sound to have Flash export all the streaming audio in the Flash SWF file to a QuickTime sound track, recompressing the audio using the standard QuickTime audio settings. To change these options, click Audio Settings; for more information, see your QuickTime documentation.
Select Controller to specify the type of QuickTime controller used to play the exported movie—None, Standard, or QuickTime VR.
Select Playback options to control how QuickTime plays a movie:
Looping repeats the movie when it reaches the last frame.

Paused at Start pauses the movie until a user clicks a button in the movie or selects Play from the shortcut menu. By default, the option is deselected; that is, the movie begins to play as soon as it is loaded.

Play Every Frame displays every frame of the movie without skipping to maintain time and does not play sound.
Select File Flatten (Make Self-Contained) to combine the Flash content and imported video content into a single QuickTime movie. Deselecting this option makes the QuickTime movie refer to the imported files externally; the movie won't work properly if these files are missing.
To save the settings with the current file, click OK.