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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Macromedia has created a new profile of the Flash Player called Macromedia
®
Flash
™
Lite,
designed for consumer mobile devices, including phones for the i-mode service by NTT
DoCoMo. This format is designed to run optimally on devices with limited memory, processor
speed, and display area. Content created for Flash Lite is most similar to Flash Player 4 content.
The
Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 User Guide for Flash Lite
describes, in general, tools
and guidelines for authors creating Flash Lite movies. This document contains authoring
information specific to creating movies for i-mode phones.
About the i-mode service by NTT DoCoMo
The i-mode service by NTT DoCoMo is a mobile phone service in Japan that provides its
customers with both voice and comprehensive data services. With an i-mode phone, users can
exchange i-mode e-mail and obtain information from i-mode menu sites and i-mode compatible
Internet sites.
The i-mode phone contains a browser that displays i-mode compatible HTML web pages.
Beginning with the 505i phones, you can view Macromedia Flash Lite movies from the i-mode
browser. You can also use the phones’ My Picture and Standby Screen applications to view Flash
Lite movies. Although a number of manufacturers produce 505i phones, all of them support the
same Flash Lite functionality.
Getting started
To create Flash Lite movies for i-mode phones, you need to install Macromedia Flash MX
Professional 2004, available from the Macromedia website. (See
Appendix D, “References,”
on page 47
, for links to the Macromedia website.) . Read the
Macromedia Flash MX Professional
2004 User Guide for Flash Lite
for an overview of Flash Lite and basic authoring information.
To test your completed Flash Lite movies for i-mode phones, you should obtain the i-mode
HTML Simulator from the DoCoMo website. (See
Appendix D, “References,” on page 47
.) The
Simulator is an application tool that emulates the operation of an i-mode phone and allows you
to test the validity of Flash Lite movies. Though useful, the Simulator is no substitute for testing
on actual i-mode phones—only testing on actual phones will give you a true picture of your Flash
Lite movie’s performance.
Summary of Contents for FLASH MX 2004 - FLASH LITE AUTHORING GUIDELINES FOR THE I-MODE SERVICE
Page 1: ...Flash Lite Authoring Guidelines for the i mode Service by NTT DoCoMo...
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Page 24: ...24 Chapter 4 Testing Content...
Page 36: ...36 Appendix A Supported ActionScript...
Page 40: ...40 Appendix B Supported Properties...
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