Set Movie Start/Stop Points
The Movie Property Page allows the user to set in and out points, set
the movie thumbnail, save a movie frame as a picture, and set whether
the movie will loop or not. Note:
Some movie files, like MPEG2, will not respond to the "End Position"
setting.
Open the Movie Property Page
To open the movie property page:
1. Drag a movie off the palette onto the playlist.
2. Right-click the movie slide and choose "Slide Edit". This will
lauch open the property pages for that slide. If it opens to the
"Node" tab click the blue right arrow to access the "Slide" property
page.
3. On the "Slide" property page click the ellipsis (...) button in
between the Background and Clear buttons.
Setting In/Out (Start/Stop) Points
There are two ways to set the in/out points for a movie. You can
either type the frame number in the Start and End Position Frame boxes
or you can drag the movie slider (below the movie preview) to the
desired frame and then click the Set buttons.
Once you have set the in and out points click the Preview button to watch the movie
you have setup.
Use the Loop Movie check box to setup whether or not the movie will
loop when it reaches the last frame.
Setting the Thumbnail
Presentation Manager uses a thumbnail of the first frame
of a movie file as its image in the palette. Using the Movie Property
Page the user change the palette thumbnail. This may be useful if
your movie file has a black intro screen. In this case you may
want to change the palette thumbnail so that your movie is easier to
distinguish from other movies in the palette. To change the palette
thumbnail use the movie slider to find the frame you want to use as
your thumbnail and then click the "Set Thumbnail" button.
Capturing a Frame from a Movie
File
Presentation Manager has the ability to save a movie frame as an
image. Find the frame you want by using the movie slider and then
click the "Save Frame" button.