I am making my first website for my wife’s cousin (who’s a photographer).
This is how the files are organized:
(1) intro.swf contains the Flash intro and is a size of 800 wide x 500 tall
(2) preloader.swf contains the preloader (preliminary one) and is size of 800x500 too
(3) main.swf loads in intro and preloader swfs (this is the swf that is inserted into index.html).
- Main.swf has a dimension of 850 wide x 550 tall. The reason its a different size than the other 2 files is because I wanted to have a drop shadow on the center square within the html. The only way I figured I could do it was create a main.swf that was slightly larger than the intro and other swf files and than make its background color match the background color of the index.html file. I then drew an 800x500 rectangle and made it a symbol and centered it on the stage. I applied the drop shadow filter and voila I get my drop shadow on my center square.
-Well the problem arises in the swf files that get loaded in are off center. This is seen mostly in intro.swf file when it does its “camera flash” if you look at left corner you see the flash goes off the white square.
So my quesiton is how can I center the extenral swfs so they all line up with 800x500 drawn rectangle in main.swf? Is there a better way to achieve the drop shadow I get than how I did it?
Thanks.
How the files look together:
