SWF & FLV Toolbox - Advanced Projector

The most important feature SWF & FLV Toolbox provides is conversion Macromedia SWF files and Flash video (FLV) into Projector executable file. The biggest advantage of this format is that it allows you to distribute your Flash movies hassle free no matter if end-users have Macromedia Flash Player locally installed. You may convert SWF/FLV into EXE files that could be easily opened as any executable application. SWF & FLV Toolbox offers practically absolute control over Advanced Projector EXE file letting you adjust plenty of settings starting with file formation and up to player window size and precise location. It may seem overwhelming at the first glance, however Advanced Projector has several tabs logically grouped by their purpose and functionality. Let's overview all of them starting from leftmost:



Application Caption
A text field which lets you to specify Advanced Projector title string which will be shown as caption. This message will be shown in a Task bar as well.

Icon
Here you can set the icon for resulting Advanced Projector file. It will be displayed in task bar, window caption, system tray, etc. If not specified, default icon (displayed near the Icon control) will be shown. This field is not editable, therefore be able to change currently selected filename, please, place mouse pointer anywhere inside the field and hit "Backspace" key.

Cursor 
Assign cursor which will be shown once placing mouse pointer over Advanced Projector file. This field is not editable, therefore be able to change currently selected filename, please, place mouse pointer anywhere inside the field and hit "Backspace" key.

Allow only 1 copy of the movie at a time
If this option is enabled, any attempts to launch two or more instances of Advanced Projector file will fail.

Always on top of other window
Force Advanced Projector file to be shown above all other windows.

Do not show taskbar button
If checkbox is ticked, no taskbar entry will be shown while running resulting Advanced Projector file. You may switch to the application by pressing "ALT" + "TAB" or using different ways of revealing the needed window.

File information
"Company name", "Copyright info", "Trademark info", "File comments", "Original filename", "Product name", "Product version", "File description" text fields allow setting additional Advanced Projector file information which can be viewed from context menu (Right-click the file and choose Properties option). Please, note that text field information is limited to 30 characters only.

File version
This option allows setting Advanced Project version number which will be displayed in About dialog.



Show movie icon in system tray
This checkbox toggles Advanced Projector movie icon visibility in a system tray. Once this option is enabled you may set hint which will be displayed when you place mouse pointer over movie icon. To specify hint's text use "tray icon hint" text field. 

Splash screen
A dialog that allows adding a splash screen which will be displayed on Advanced Projector launch.

Show tray tooltip on load
If this option is enabled, brief information will be displayed on Advanced Projector load in a system tray. In order to change tooltip caption and message, please, edit "tooltip caption" and "tooltip text" fields correspondingly.

Check here if you want Advanced Projector to be playable if Flash OCX is not installed on the target PC 
While redistributing your Flash movies to clients machine you may face the problem that not all clients have Flash player plug-in installed and, therefore, not all clients are able to view Flash movies. To overcome this problem you may add the possibility to lauch Flash movies independently whether necessary plags-ins were installed, therefore, produced Flash movie will be similar to stand-alone applications. Please, note that your files will grow in size. If you haven't ticked this option, you may set up warning message that will be shown to the end-user before library installation.


Interaction controls tab consists of the group of settings that defines Flash movie interaction behavior. You can enable/disable keyboard/mouse activity, display movie controls in Advanced Projector file (stop/play/pause etc.), enable automatic playback on movie load, set to play movie continuously (loop), display main menu (File etc.) and context menu items. To add more, you may select what context menu items to display removing all irrelevant options you may find. Context menu items are basically same as standard Macromedia Flash context menu items, however, SWF & FLV Toolbox offers few additional options: Sound ON/OFF (sound indicator), About and Go to end. 

Please, pay attention to movie controls. You may notice at the bottom right corner zooming window which is a unique feature SWF & FLV Toolbox presents. Among standard zooming this window makes available to select specific part of the movie window to zoom in, and, as the result, endowing you with greater control over the movie.

There is one pinpoint we should mention which is not absolutely clear. You may disable playback option from the context menu ("Play") however movie controls will remain visible if you have enabled Add panel with movie controls option.


This tab lets you manage Advanced Projector window properties as well as expiration options. 

Can be launched only X times
If this option is enabled, you may define the number of times that end-user may launch your Flash movie. This option can be useful to reinforce your license restriction. Type in a number or use up/down arrows to set necessary value.

Should expire in X days:
If this option is enabled, you may define a number of days when end-user may launch your Flash movie files. Type in a number or use up/down arrows to set necessary value.

Should expire by:
Select an expiration date when your movie should not be played any more.

Expiration message
Set/change expiration message that will be shown to end-user when license period is over. This option is applicable for all options above.

Allow sticking to screen edges
If enabled, this option allows convenient positioning of Advanced Project window to stick to screen edges. If you move Advanced Projector window close enough to the edge, it will be automatically moved to the nearest edge (the so-called "sticking" effect). To define the area where reposition takes place type in a number of pixels in "Sticking area" field. 



Window position
You may choose Advanced Projector window initial position from several options: Left-Bottom, Center-Top, Center, Center-Bottom, Right-Top, Right-Center, Right-Bottom and Custom. If you have chosen Custom value, define initial window position in "X" and "Y" fields. By default, Center option is selected. 



Window size
To define Advanced Projector window size, please, select from available options. Default value will resize Advanced Project window to fit original movie size and any controls you have selected to display (play/stop/pause, title etc.). If you have chosen Custom value, define appropriate window size of Flash movie by typing in "W" (width) and "H" (height) fields. Please, note that if you have enabled "Show custom movie controls" (always enabled in demo version) at the "Interaction properties" tab, the resulting window size couldn't be smaller then the width and the height of the controls panel. 

Allow dragging and Allow resizing 
These checkboxes enable/disable dragging/resizing capabilities correspondingly

Save window position on exit
Save window position on exit.