Embedding Director (.DCR) Files

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Hey everyone,

I've started off a mammoth project to get a massive gaming site up and running, but hit a massive annoying barrier.

When I attempt to embed a Director file, I can't get it to fit within the width and height I specify in the embed code, it sort of clips the right hand side and the bottom off the file, because it's been developed at a higher resolution.

Here's the page in question:
** LINK REMOVED - BROKEN **

And here's the code I'm using:
Code:
<object classid="clsid:166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab#version=8,5,1,0" id="movie" width="500" height="400" viewastext>
<param name="src" value="Alien-Abduction.dcr" /><param name="swRemote" value="swSaveEnabled='false' swVolume='false' swRestart='false'
swPausePlay='false' swFastForward='false' swContextMenu='false'" />
<param name="bgColor" value="#000000" />
<embed src="Alien-Abduction.dcr" bgColor="#000000" width="500"
height="400" swRemote="swSaveEnabled='false' swVolume='false' swRestart='false' swPausePlay='false' swFastForward='false' swContextMenu='false'"
type="application/x-director" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/"></embed>
</object>

Is there any way I can force it to fit within the boundaries that works on all browsers?

Thanks,
Luke.


Edit:
Dont't worry I sorted it. I edited the code, this is the final embed code that resizes the movie, keeping it in proportion:

Code:
<object classid="clsid:166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab#version=8,5,1,0" id="movie" width="500" height="400" viewastext>
<param name="src" value="Alien-Abduction.dcr" />
<param name="swStretchStyle" value="meet" />
<param name="swRemote" value="swSaveEnabled='false' swVolume='false' swRestart='false' swPausePlay='false' swFastForward='false' swContextMenu='false'" />
<param name="bgColor" value="#000000" />
<embed src="Alien-Abduction.dcr" bgColor="#000000" width="500"
height="400" swStretchStyle="meet" swRemote="swSaveEnabled='false' swVolume='false' swRestart='false' swPausePlay='false' swFastForward='false' swContextMenu='false'" type="application/x-director" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/"></embed>
</object>

As you can see I added the swStretchStyle parameter, and set it to meet. Anyone who needs help doing stuff with shock wave embed code might find this page useful, it sure helped me. ;)
 
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