Our current prototypes use a separate PICT file for each JPEG image. For
various reasons, we want to merge a number of images into a single file
instead. How can we make a single, large data file that is a combination of
several JPEG images, and then access those images on both the Mac and in
Windows (the CD will be a hybrid CD, so we have to be able to use a single data
file for both platforms)?
A If you create a QuickTime for Windows movie that contains all of your images,
you'll have easy storage and access to your image files. To display any of the
pictures in the movie, you can do something along the lines of what is done in
the following pseudo-code:
Movie mMovie;
PicHandle phPicture;
TimeValue tvTime;
phPicture = GetMoviePict (mMovie, tvTime);
DrawPicture (hdcMyDevCon, phPicture, &rcPicture, NULL);
You'll need to decide how you want to get the time values of the pictures in
the movie. You can hard-code these values after you create the movie, or you
can add a text track to the movie. With a text track you can sync picture-title
names with the pictures you want to display. With a call to MovieSearchText,
you can return the time value of the text, which also points to the time value
of the desired picture.