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Producing Fast Multimedia | Delivering Multimedia | Compressing Audio and Video | Special Effect Options | Transition Options



Producing Fast Multimedia

QuickTime multimedia created with Electrifier Pro can easily be embedded on a web page or integrated into any other program which supports QuickTime, from Macromedia Director to Microsoft Word.

QuickTime 3

QuickTime 3 is the recommended export format for all Electrifier Pro multimedia. Since QuickTime 3 supports Electrifier's effects, actions, and No-Bandwidth media, saving your movies as QuickTime 3 provides the lowest possible bandwidth, as well as offering interactivity that is impossible with other formats such as QuickTime 2.x or animated GIF. For your video and audio content, QuickTime 3 also supports the most efficient compression options, such as Sorenson Video and QDesign Music.

Optimizing file size in QuickTime 3

Since QuickTime 3 preserves all your actors in their original formats, it allows you to use file formats and compression selectively, where they will do the most good. Instead of compressing your whole movie with a single compressor such as Cinepak, you can use different formats and compressors for each actor, to provide the greatest possible quality in the smallest possible file size.

Choosing actor types and compression options

Electrifier Pro supports a wide range of actor types, so that you can import your existing content quickly and easily. The range of supported actor types also allows you to choose among formats and compression options for the lowest-bandwidth, highest-quality content possible.

For more information

For a list of the image compressors supported by QuickTime, see the Supported Compressors section of the Appendices.

For importing issues related to specific import formats, see the File Formats section of the Appendices

QuickTime 3 display and playback issues

Exporting to QuickTime 3 allows you to create sophisticated interactive multimedia that can be viewed in any program that supports QuickTime. However, there are some limitations in the current version of QuickTime which should be kept in mind when you are creating content.

Sprite Tracks
Text
Bitmap Graphics
Video
VR
QuickTime VR actors (and movies) are different from other types of content in terms of how they are treated by QuickTime. Because of this, there are some limitations to how VR content can be used in your multimedia.

QuickTime 2.x and Animated GIF

QuickTime 2.x and Animated GIF files convert your Electrifier movie into a series of pixel-based frames. Because of this, the only factors in reducing file size for these formats are frame rate and compressor options such as color depth and quality.

For more information

For detailed information about video compression, see the Compressing Video and Audio section of the Authoring Reference.

For detailed information about exporting files, see the File menu section of the Menu Reference.

For an overview of your export options, see Understanding your export options in the Electrifier Overview.


Producing Fast Multimedia | Delivering Multimedia | Compressing Audio and Video | Special Effect Options | Transition Options

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