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[_] screensavers from flash files

nik lazell niklazell at gmail.com
Tue Apr 3 13:03:35 BST 2007

wow... I remember Flash Jester!  I seem to remember that was ok at the
time... think the standard now is screentime tho - but I may be
wrong.. been a while!

Nik


On 03/04/07, Chris Dawson <chris at tallhat.com> wrote:
> hello,
> i haven't created one for years, but a client has a flash file that they
> want to turn into a screensaver. i know about 'screentime' which i used many
> years ago with director; is this still the best option for flash
> screensavers. are there any other options *with proper distribution
> licenses*; we need to be able to offer these screensavers for download by
> the masses, so, easy and robust installs needed.
>
> had a look at something called 'flash jester' which was cheap but it seemed
> to be more of a developer's DIY tool than for production for commercial
> distribution.
>
> ideally need to produce both Mac and PC screensavers, and have a way to test
> if the user has internet access and control the flash movie accordingly.
>
> cheers,
> chris
>