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The Flash Asset Xtra

The Flash Asset Xtra allows Director to import and use Flash movies as cast members. In Director 8.5, this Xtra supports Flash 5, in addition to earlier versions of Flash.

Using Lingo you can control a Flash cast member's behavior inside Director. Director 8.5 allows you to control some of the new capabilities of Flash 5 movies and print specific frames of a Flash 5 movie.

To learn the basics of using Flash movies in Director, see Chapter 15, "Using Interactive Media Types," in Using Director Shockwave Studio for Director 8. For more information about Flash-related Lingo in Director 8.5, see the Working with Flash 5 overview.