Adobe 65036570 - Director - PC User Manual page 268

Select Windows Media from the Files of Type menu.
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3 Select the digital video files you want to import.
4 Click Import.
A Windows Media cast member appears in the Cast window.
When you import an AVI file (as opposed to a WMV or WMA file), you are prompted to select QuickTime or
Windows Media as the import format.
Note: Importing a media file might fail if the appropriate decoders are not present in the system. Installing DirectX 8.0
or later ensures that you have the right decoders.
Inserting Windows Media
You can also insert Windows Media content into your Director movie. The Insert Windows Media Element opens
the Windows Media Editor and creates an empty Windows Media cast member. By contrast, importing Windows
Media requires the selection of a supported file and does not open the Windows Media Editor.
1 Select Insert > Media Element > Windows Media.
A Windows Media icon appears as a cast member in the Cast window, and the Windows Media window opens.
2 Select the Windows Media cast member and select Window > Property inspector.
Click the Member tab in the Property inspector.
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In the Filename text box, choose the file to be associated with the cast member. Type the name of the file, or
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browse for the file.
In the Name text box, type a name for the new Windows Media cast member.
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Setting Windows Media properties
You can set Windows Media properties that determine the cast member name, how it is displayed in your movie,
whether audio or video in the sprites created from the Windows Media cast member are on or off, and more.
Select a Windows Media digital video cast member in the Cast window.
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Click the Member tab in the Property inspector to display editable and noneditable options.
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3 Use the Name text box to view or edit the cast member name.
To change the external file to which the cast member is linked, enter a new path and file in the Filename text box
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or browse to select a new file.
5 To specify how Director removes the cast member from memory if memory is low, select an option from the
Unload menu. For more information, see
Click the Windows Media tab in the Property inspector to set the remaining properties as the following:
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Video turns on or off the video image portion of the Windows Media cast member. If this option is turned off,
the video portion does not play; the audio portion, however, remains unaffected. Deselect this option and select
Audio if you want to play only the audio portion of the Windows Media cast member.
Audio turns on or off the audio portion of the Windows Media member. If this option is turned off, the audio
portion does not play; the video portion, however, remains unaffected. Deselect this option and select Video if
you want to play only the video portion of the Windows Media cast member.
Loop if checked repeatedly plays the Windows Media cast member from beginning to end.
Controlling cast member unloading.
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