Using Director > Color, Tempo, and Transitions > Using transitions > Setting transition cast member properties

 

Setting transition cast member properties

Use the Property Inspector to set values for the transition cast member.

To view or change transition cast member properties:

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Select a transition cast member.

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To display the Property Inspector, choose Modify > Cast Member > Properties or choose Window > Properties > Inspector.

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If necessary, click the Member tab and display the Graphical mode.

The following noneditable settings are displayed:

The cast member size in kilobytes

The cast member creation and edit dates

The name of the last person who modified the cast member

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To view or edit the cast member name, use the Name field.

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To add comments about the cast member, use the Comments field.

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To specify how Director removes the cast member from memory if memory is low, choose one of the following options from the Unload pop-up menu:

3—Normal sets the selected cast members to be removed from memory after any priority 2 cast members have been removed.

2—Next sets the selected cast members to be among the first removed from memory.

1—Last sets the selected cast members to be the last removed from memory.

0—Never sets the selected cast members to be retained in memory; these cast members are never unloaded.

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If you are using an Xtra transition, click Options to set values specific to the Xtra transition. The contents of the Options dialog box is determined by the developer of the Xtra. Refer to any documentation supplied with the Xtra.