Extensions for ClickWorks™ & ClickWorks™ PPC Player
These new extensions (available with ClickWorks 1.2) provide the ability to play QuickTime VR movies within ClickWorks presentations.
Specifically, the extensions provide control over the display of the standard QuickTime movie controls beneath the movie. Without proper display of the controls at runtime, QuickTime VR movies cannot be played.
The Editor extension
The Editor extension adds 2 new effects and conditions to the Event Palette.
The effects are: "Show Movie Controller" & "Hide Movie Controller".
Use these effects to show/hide the movie controller beneath a box. Note that as a default the movie controller is not displayed. "Show Movie Controller" must be evoked explicitly in order to draw the controller.
The new conditions are: "Has Movie Controller" & "Doesn't Have Movie Controller". For Example: "Box 1 Has Movie Controller" is TRUE if the movie controller is currently displayed beneath Box 1.
The Player extension
The Player extension will simply execute the effects that were defined in the Editor extension.
Notes:
• To play QTVR movies you will also need the following system extensions:
- QuickTime 2.5 or better (available at http://www.quicktime.apple.com).
- QuickTime VR 2.0 or better (available at http://www.panimation.com/panimation/appleQT.html).
These are required both on the editor's computer and on the end-user's one.
• The QTVR Enabler Extensions can also be used to display the appropriate controls of regular QuickTime movies.
• Important: To display movie controls, the movie must be played directly to screen. Please make sure to check the "Direct To Screen" box in the Info dialog of the QTVR movie you use.
• If the controls are used to play a movie, there is no need to use the Start effect for that movie.
QTVR Enabler Extension for Windows will be available in the near future.
Preview Options
Extension for ClickWorks™
This extension (available with ClickWorks 1.2) will speed up the work of ClickWorks designers by disabling the screen previews in the Event and Time Palettes. These previews take a long time to show up when the screen is crowded.
The extension adds a menu item in the Edit Menu: "Show Previews". When this option is not checked, the Event and Time Palettes will not display previews of the selected items - and will work faster.
ClickWorks Checker
Extension for ClickWorks™
This extension scans the presentation and points out all Windows incompatibilities.
To learn how to prepare a cross platform presentation, please consult the document "Cross-platform projects".
ClickWorks Checker can point out for you:
Missing media files
Media in formats that are not supported on Windows
Media files that do not have an appropriate name suffix (e.g. ".gif")
Effects and other features that are currently not supported on Windows
To scan a presentation for Windows incompatibilities:
1. In the "Windows" menu select "ClickWorks Checker". The Checker palette will be displayed.
2. In the palette click on the play button to scan for Windows incompatibilities.
3. A list of incompatibilities will be displayed. Items marks by a red dot must be fixed. Those marked by a yellow dot are not crucial. A text box beneath the list provides detailed description of the problem.
4. Double clicking on an item in the list will open the relevant screen in the presentation or the relevant folder in the Finder to help you fix the problem faster.
5. The Windows incompatibilities list can be saved in a file by selecting the "Save Report As..." option in the side menu of the palette.
