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Expertise
I have been programming since 1975. I will answer questions on Macromedia Director and its Lingo programming language. I have worked as a full time Lingo developer on several commercially released educational CD-ROM projects for a total of about three years at a major University software lab. cannot answer q`s about Macromedia Flash. I know Director, not Flash

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Graduate of the Vancouver Film School Multimedia program, member of the SFU Excite Lab at Simon Fraser University, Director and CTO, Tencrows.com Technologies Inc.

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Topic: Macromedia Director

Expert: Kevin Fraser
Date: 6/19/2001
Subject: Multimedia CD organization

Question
I am working on my first CD project with Director 7 (this would be a 4 languages demo of one company products). I managed to work certain number of pages, but now I don't now how to organize a CD in the best way. Which files I have to maintain out of the movie? Do I have to make a more movies that call one another or only one big movie? How end user will start a program (does I have to provide install program)?

Thanks for your time and help!

Answer
> Which files I have to maintain out of the movie?

Your best approach for a number of reasons is to use multiple director movies (.DIR, .DXR, or .DCR) files.

>Do I have to make a more movies that call one another or only one big movie?

I would go with the multiple movies approach.

> How end user will start a program (does I have to provide install program)?

Well, yes.

Here's some background:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/projector_information.ht...

You'll need to make a projector, and have a folder for your Xtras. I prefer to never have to do more than once because it's a pain. This is the smart way to do it:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/d7_fast_start_projector....

You'll also need to know what the drive letter of the CD-ROM is (under Windows, Mac just has a name):

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/tn3123.html

Also, http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/tn3119.html

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/dmovies.html

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/quick_tips.htm

http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/xtras.htm

Good luck.

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