QuickTime Movie (Mac)
Apple Computers QuickTime technology is included with the Mac
OS and is required to work with some graphic formats, including
QuickTime movies and JPEG-compressed files in Canvas.
If you have QuickTime software installed, the QuickTime tool in
Canvas lets you place and play QuickTime movies. You can also
save Presentation documents as QuickTime movie files.
To open a QuickTime movie file: Choose File > Open, select
QuickTime Movie format, and click Open. Canvas imports the
movie file into a new document.
To place a QuickTime movie file in a document: Select the
QuickTime tool in the Object toolbar. Click in the document where
you want to place the movie. In the directory dialog box, select the
movie file and click Open.
You can also use the File > Place command to place a QuickTime
movie file in the current document.
Playing QuickTime movies
To play a QuickTime movie in a Canvas document, double-click the
movie object. The movie controller below the movie becomes active.
Click the play button (
) to play the movie.
Playback options
To set playback options for a placed movie, select the movie object,
then double-click the QuickTime tool. To set default options, double-
click the QuickTime tool when nothing is selected.
Use the following options in the QuickTime dialog box:
Loop
Makes a movie repeat when you play it. To repeat the movie
from beginning to end, choose Normal. To repeat forward and then
backward, choose Back and Forth.
Play Selection Only
Plays one selected QuickTime object at a time.
Show Controller
Displays the QuickTime movie playback controls
with the movie object.
QuickTime tool