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Packaging Movies for Distribution overview

When you finish authoring your movie, you have several choices regarding the way to prepare it for distribution. You can distribute a movie in the Shockwave format that plays in a browser or as a stand-alone projector. Stand-alone projectors can include the software necessary to play the movie, or they can use an installed Shockwave player to play the movie independent of a browser. You can also export a movie as a Java applet or as a digital video. For additional information about saving a movie as Java, visit the Director Support Center.

You can use several Director features to prepare movies for distribution. These features include determining Publish settings and deciding which Xtras to include or download. You can also preview your movie in a browser and batch-process movie files to compact them and protect them from being edited.