Adobe 65036570 Tutorial - Page 20

Play the digital video

Page 20 highlights

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 20 Create a basic movie The new digital video cast member appears in the Cast window in the first available cast slot. It is named after the imported file. Play the digital video You can view the QuickTime cast member by opening the QuickTime window. This window contains controls for playing the video file but not for editing the video; you cannot edit digital video files in Director. 1 In the Cast window, double-click the walkaround cast member. 2 The QuickTime window opens. 3 Play the video by using the controls at the bottom of the QuickTime window: a Click the Play button in the lower left corner of the window. The video begins playing, and the Play button changes to a Pause button. b To pause the video, click the Pause button in the lower left corner of the window. The video pauses, and the Pause button reverts to a Play button. The QuickTime window has its own playhead that moves to the right as the video plays. You can use the playhead to jump to a specific point in the video or to scrub through the video. c To jump to a specific point in the video, click in the bar to the right or left of the playhead. The playhead moves to the point that you clicked in the bar, and the window displays the corresponding frame of video. d To scrub through the video, drag the playhead to the right to scrub forward and to the left to scrub in reverse. 4 When you finish playing the video, close the QuickTime window.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
Create a basic movie
20
The new digital video cast member appears in the Cast window in the first available cast slot. It is named after
the imported file.
Play the digital video
You can view the QuickTime cast member by opening the QuickTime window. This window contains controls for
playing the video file but not for editing the video; you cannot edit digital video files in Director.
1
In the Cast window, double-click the walkaround cast member.
2
The QuickTime window opens.
3
Play the video by using the controls at the bottom of the QuickTime window:
a
Click the Play button in the lower left corner of the window. The video begins playing, and the Play button
changes to a Pause button.
b
To pause the video, click the Pause button in the lower left corner of the window. The video pauses, and the
Pause button reverts to a Play button.
The QuickTime window has its own playhead that moves to the right as the video plays. You can use the
playhead to jump to a specific point in the video or to scrub through the video.
c
To jump to a specific point in the video, click in the bar to the right or left of the playhead. The playhead
moves to the point that you clicked in the bar, and the window displays the corresponding frame of video.
d
To scrub through the video, drag the playhead to the right to scrub forward and to the left to scrub in reverse.
4
When you finish playing the video, close the QuickTime window.