CD interactive for multiplatform OS

[arisha]

Hi. I'm developer for an interactive CD, for our next project we are doing an interactive CD for multiplatform OS. Basically the interactive CD is being developed using Macromedia Flash MX 2004 actionscript 2.0. For the multiplatform the requirement OS are Windows 98 and above (IE 5.0), Mac OS X (Safari browser) and OS Linux Redhat 8.0 / Linux Mandrake 8.0.

I just want to know how/the method/ideas - can I develop the interactive CD so that it can run under the multiplatform. I received an information that I can use JAVA as a backend programming , but I'm not sure which version and the method of integrating it with Macromedia Flash MX 2004 . We are thinking of using the internet browser of the different OS to run the application.

Thanks in advance for the help. Really appreciated it.

[Drakkon]

if your using the browser you will need to make sure the flash player installer for each OS is included on the CD. Other than that though you shouldn't need any sort of special Java backend though, flash is like java, its platform independent so long as the user has the flash player. Unless your trying to do something really fancy there should be nothing to worry about except trying to find all the isntallers to make it compatible with all those browsers.

For a CD medium however it would be more ideal to use executable Projector files. These make your SWF standalone and be able to not have to worry about browsers or installers or stuff like that.