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Use a QuickTime Xtra
Xtra extensions are software components that extend the functionality of Shockwave movies and
projectors. A QuickTime Xtra is necessary to ensure your QuickTime movie plays correctly when
published. When you imported the Ouch! QuickTime movie, Director automatically added the
QT3 Asset Xtra to the Xtra extensions list for your movie. You’ll now select the Xtra from the list
to make it available to your users.
1
Select Modify > Movie > Xtras.
2
In the Movie Xtras dialog box, select the following Xtra, according to your operating system:
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Windows users should select QT6Asset.x32.
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Macintosh users should select QuickTime Asset.
Note: Both versions of the QuickTime Xtra are cross-platform.
3
Select Download if Needed, click OK, and save your movie.
The Xtra will now download transparently to the user’s computer, from a Macromedia secure
server, if the user doesn’t have the Xtra. For additional information about Xtra extensions, see
TechNote 14888 Using Xtras in Director: An Overview at www.macromedia.com/support/
director/ts/documents/xtras.htm.
About Shockwave Player access to linked media on your local computer
The Shockwave Player plays DCRs in safe mode on your local computer to avoid security
breeches, such as a movie accessing data on your hard drive. For the Shockwave Player to access
the linked media in your tutorial (the QuickTime movie and drumloop.aif sound) in safe mode,
the files must be in a folder named dswmedia. This is the only folder name that lets the Player
access linked local files. The file naming convention applies only to DCR movies that you play on
your local computer; if you upload your files to an Internet server, your linked media does not
need to reside in a folder named dswmedia.
Complete the following steps to create a copy of your movie within a dswmedia folder:
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Save your movie and exit Director (File > Exit).
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On your desktop, create a new folder and name it dswmedia.
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Use one of the following techniques to copy your project to the dswmedia folder:
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For Windows operating systems, within your Director MX application folder, browse to
Tutorials/Basics. Right-click the Start folder, and select Copy from the context menu. Then,
right-click the dswmedia folder and select Paste from the context menu. Repeat this step to
copy the BasicsMedia folder, within the Basics folder, to the dswmedia folder. When you
finish, you should have two folders, Start and BasicsMedia, at the same hierarchical level,
copied into your dswmedia folder.
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For Macintosh operating systems, within your Director MX application folder, browse to
Tutorials/Basics. Option-click the Start folder, and drag it to the dswmedia folder. Repeat this
step to copy the BasicsMedia folder, within the Basics folder, to the dswmedia folder. When
you finish, you should have two folders, Start and Basics/Media, at the same hierarchical level,
copied into your dswmedia folder.
Note: The Start and BasicsMedia folders must be at the same level within the dswmedia folder for the linked media
to play correctly.