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- Windows 3.1/95/NT QTVRXtra 1.0 ReadMe
-
- The QTVRXtra is a Lingo Xtra for Director 5.0 or greater.
- It allows Lingo level control over Quicktime VR movies to
- be placed into Director titles.
-
- --> Which files are needed for the Xtra?
-
- The QTVR Xtra comes as two files: 1) 16-bit for
- Windows 3.x users (QTVRW.X16), and 2) 32-bit for
- Windows 95/NT users (QTVRW32.X32). There are also updated
- VR Components files that come with the Xtra: 1) 16-bit for
- Windows 3.x users (QTVRW.QTC), and 2) 32-bit for
- Windows 95/NT users (QTVRW32.QTC).
-
- --> INSTALL: Where do I need to put the files?
-
- There are 2 parts to the Windows Xtras - 1) The Xtra itself and
- 2) The updated VR Components file.
-
- 1) The Xtras are Qtvrw.x16 (the 16-bit Xtra for 16-bit Director)
- and Qtvrw32.x32 (the 32-bit Xtra for 32-bit Director). If you
- are running Director for Windows 3.x, you would place the file
- Qtvrw.x16 inside the Xtras folder of Director. If you are
- running Director for Windows 95/NT, you would place the file
- Qtvrw32.x32 inside the Xtras folder of Director.
-
- Keep in mind that if you are running a Projector, a folder
- called "Xtras" with the QTVR Xtra inside of it must be placed
- in the same folder as the Projector file for any VR content
- within that Projector to work.
-
- 2) The Windows Xtras also come with a new release of the
- VR Components file that needs to be installed.
-
- If you are using 16-bit Director, place the QTVRW.QTC file in
- to the Windows¥System folder. If you are using 32-bit
- Director, place the file QTVRW32.QTC into the Windows¥System
- folder for Windows 95, or into the WinNT¥System32 folder for
- Windows NT.
-
- --> Where do I find a list of all the Lingo calls for the
- QTVR Xtra and maybe a sample Director title with those calls?
-
- An Acrobat PDF file called "VRXtrAPI.pdf" contains all the Lingo
- calls for the QTVR Xtra. A sample Director title called
- "Testbed.dir" contains examples of how to display QuicktimeVR
- content inside a Director title. These can both be obtained
- from the following web site: quicktimevr.apple.com.
-
- For more information on the QTVRXtra, visit the QuicktimeVR
- website at: quicktimevr.apple.com. You can also subscribe to
- the QTVR e-mail list at: www.solutions.apple.com/ListAdmin/
-
-
- *** Known Issues ***
-
- 1. The Xtra is a Lingo level Xtra for Director. This means
- that Director really has no idea that a VR movie is present and
- playing on top of the stage. This is important, because any
- commands that cause redraws or repaints of the stage (such as
- updateStage) will completely wipe the VR movie (it is after all
- being painted on top of the stage). Knowing this, you must be
- careful that any commands you issue that repaint the stage
- must be followed up with a QTVRUpdate command to repaint the VR
- movie as well.
-
- 2. The QTVRXtra Lingo call "UpdateMode" is not supported on the
- PC. By default, the UpdateMode used on the PC is
- 'DirectToScreen'.
-
-
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