Chapter 13 Using Video - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

You can give your Macromedia Director MX movie added appeal by including digital video.
Digital video not only offers high-quality real-time image animation and sound but also supports
new types of media such as QuickTime VR.
Director supports QuickTime video for Windows and Macintosh, and Video for Windows
(AVI). Director also supports RealMedia content (Windows only). QuickTime is a multimedia
format in its own right. It offers sophisticated sound features and can include graphics in many
formats, including basic navigation of QuickTime VR2 files. For a list of supported QuickTime
formats, see the Apple Computer website at www.apple.com. To use QuickTime, you must also
obtain QuickTime 3 or later (QuickTime 6 or later is recommended) from Apple.
The Director media synchronization features let you synchronize events in a movie to precise cue
points embedded in digital video.
Video can make significant demands on a computer's processing power, so you might need to
manage video content carefully to make sure it does not adversely affect your movie's
performance.
Lingo gives Director more flexibility when playing digital video and can help overcome
performance concerns. You can use it to play digital video in ways that are not possible with the
Score alone. Using Lingo, you can do the following:
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Precisely synchronize digital video and animation.
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Turn digital video on and off on demand and control individual video tracks.
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Control QuickTime VR.
Note: You can export movies or portions of movies as QuickTime or AVI videos. See "Exporting digital video and
frame-by-frame bitmaps" on page 586.
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