How to display skinned QT movies in RR apps ?
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How to display skinned QT movies in RR apps ?
When I want to embed a QT movie into a RR app, I use the 'Quick Time Player' widget; BUT: Skinned QT movies which use non-rectangular shapes are NOT displayed with their skin; they are displayed with a rectangular shape instead ...
The capability to play back skinned QuickTime movies in all their glory could be a crucial differentiator in favor for QuickTime and RR, if I'm not in error.
The capability to play back skinned QuickTime movies in all their glory could be a crucial differentiator in favor for QuickTime and RR, if I'm not in error.
Hi verlsnake,
The movie skin is a special feature that can be used by the QuickTime player. I don't know of any other software that displays the skin. Why don't you use a --much cooler-- window shape?
Best,
Mark
The movie skin is a special feature that can be used by the QuickTime player. I don't know of any other software that displays the skin. Why don't you use a --much cooler-- window shape?
Best,
Mark
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Hi Mark !
Unfortunately I am not a very knowledgeable RR guy currently; so I ask this question without further ado: Until now I thought RR window shapes are for a whole app only; so if I have several skinned QT movies in one app and I want them all to be displayed as skinned, can I do that with window shapes somehow ?
Thanks
Kai
Unfortunately I am not a very knowledgeable RR guy currently; so I ask this question without further ado: Until now I thought RR window shapes are for a whole app only; so if I have several skinned QT movies in one app and I want them all to be displayed as skinned, can I do that with window shapes somehow ?
Thanks
Kai
Hello Kai,
No, the windowshape is for the stack window, not for the movie only. However, you can create a new window to show just the movie on a nice window shape.
If you want the "skin" to appear in a normal window, why don't you simply show a picture and the movie on top of it?
Best,
Mark
No, the windowshape is for the stack window, not for the movie only. However, you can create a new window to show just the movie on a nice window shape.
If you want the "skin" to appear in a normal window, why don't you simply show a picture and the movie on top of it?
Best,
Mark
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I have tried out the 'stack windowshape technique'; with bringing the QT player object to the front; with this technique one can really achieve stunning visual results - using blending, too; BUT: The QT movie content is NOT mouse triggerable (e.g. QTVR hotspots) anymore; after removing the stack skin it is mouse triggerable again ... Is there a way to preserve mouse triggerability ?Mark wrote:Hello Kai,
No, the windowshape is for the stack window, not for the movie only. However, you can create a new window to show just the movie on a nice window shape.
What do You mean with this ? Do You speak of the so-called poster-movie technique:Mark wrote:If you want the "skin" to appear in a normal window, why don't you simply show a picture and the movie on top of it?
Best,
Mark
- Having the QT movie first show a picture which is linked to the main movie via the HREF attribute
- After clicking on the picture the main movie is played back in the QT Player standalone; which can handle natively skinned QT movies with mouse interactivity preserved
My big problem with this poster-movie technique is:
- Bidirectional communication to a movie played back in the QuickTime Player standalone; which has been invoked by a QuickTime poster movie embedded in a QT player object of a stack
I have dealt with this communication problem with QT movies embedded in web pages; and have not yet found a solution (maybe there is none); perhaps this problem can be tackled for QT movies embedded in RR stacks ?
Hi Kai,
do you know about Trevore De Vore's wonderful "Enhanced QuickTime External"?
Maybe this will help you a bit:
http://www.mangomultimedia.com/develope ... ncedqt.php
Maybe not
Best & Gruß
Klaus
do you know about Trevore De Vore's wonderful "Enhanced QuickTime External"?
Maybe this will help you a bit:
http://www.mangomultimedia.com/develope ... ncedqt.php
Maybe not
Best & Gruß
Klaus
Kai,I have tried out the 'stack windowshape technique'; with bringing the QT player object to the front; with this technique one can really achieve stunning visual results - using blending, too; BUT: The QT movie content is NOT mouse triggerable (e.g. QTVR hotspots) anymore; after removing the stack skin it is mouse triggerable again ... Is there a way to preserve mouse triggerability ?
This is a Revolution bug. Please report it to QCC and lets hope that it gets fixed.
No, I just mean an image object in Revolution with a player object on top of it.What do You mean with this ? Do You speak of the so-called poster-movie technique:
Best,
Mark
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