Using Director > Cast members and Cast windows > Using Cast Thumbnail view

 

Using Cast Thumbnail view

As the name suggests, the Cast Thumbnail view shows a very small (thumbnail) version of the cast member along with an icon that represents the cast member media type:

Icon

Cast member type

Icon

Cast member type


Animated GIF


Behavior


Bitmap


Button


Check box


Custom Cursor


Digital video


Field


Film loop


Font


Flash movie


Linked bitmap (all linked cast member icons are changed in the same way)


OLE


Palette


PICT


QuickTime video


Radio button


Script


Shape


Shockwave Audio


Sound


Text


Transition


Vector shape


Xtra


To turn off or on the display of cast member icons in Thumbnail view and change the Cast window display:

Choose File > Preferences > Cast; see Setting Cast window preferences.