Programming with QuickTime VR

QuickTime VR Movie Files

A QuickTime VR movie file is a QuickTime movie file. The only differences between a QuickTime VR movie file and a typical time-based QuickTime movie file are the type and usage of the tracks contained in the movie and the necessary QuickTime user data attached to the movie. In particular, for the Mac OS, the file type should be 'MooV' ; for Windows systems, the file extension should be .mov .

See "Specifying a Movie Controller" for instructions on adding the appropriate user data to the QuickTime VR movie file.

Also, as with any QuickTime movie that is intended to be played on both operating systems, a data fork version of the file should be created using the FlattenMovie function with the flattenAddMovieToDataFork flag set. Note that the resulting file is optimized for random access and might not perform well in an environment that requires streaming access (such as Web browsing).

QuickTime VR Movie Files

Single-Node Object Movies

Single-Node Panoramic Movies

Multinode Movies