Flash version

[ticke]

Since the search engine is down, I just want to ask this simple question.

How does the flash player versions work? From what I can understand, if you dont have the same version of the player, you cant view the movie but can it be vice versa?

Can i make my movie to be more compatible with lower version without doing too much damage to my current codes? I kinda start on MX so I have very little clues about the older versions.. What version does the general population uses anyway?



Thanks in advance..

 

[pixl8r]

Here are the statistics on the player distribution.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html

You can change the publish settings when you create the SWF file to optimize for a previous version of Flash. Flash MX is the v.6 player, while MX 2004 is the v.7 player. Depending on what you are doing in your code you may or may not see negative effects in your published movie.

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[oldnewbie]

Anyways, if you publish for lower versions, you should be warned that some actions may not work if the movie is published for those players...