QUICKTIME SYNTAX

DESCRIPTION
The QuickTime plug-in plays QuickTime movies on both Windows and Macintosh.

HTML SYNTAX
<EMBED SRC=[URL] WIDTH=[# PIXELS] HEIGHT=[# PIXELS] AUTOPLAY=[TRUE|FALSE] CONTROLLER=[TRUE|FALSE] LOOP=[TRUE|FALSE|PALINDROME] PLAYEVERYFRAME=[TRUE|FALSE] HREF=[URL] TARGET=[FRAME] PLUGINSPAGE=[URL] PAN=[FIXED NUMBER] TILT=[FIXED NUMBER] FOV=[FIXED NUMBER] NODE=[INTEGER] CORRECTION=[NONE|PARTIAL|FULL] HIDDEN...>

EMBED - This tag is used to put QuickTime movies in your document. When the document specified in the SRC parameter is a QuickTime movie, the QuickTime plug-in is used to display it. As with the rest of HTML, all parameter keywords listed below are case insensitive.

SRC=[URL] - The URL of the source document.

PLUGINSPAGE=[URL] - PLUGINSPAGE is an optional parameter. The PLUGINSPAGE parameter allows you to specify a URL from which users can obtain the necessary plug-in if it is not installed. This parameter is handled by Navigator. If Navigator cannot find the plug-in when loading a page, it will warn users and allow them to load the specified URL, from which they can download the QuickTime plug-in. Important: Please set this parameter to http://quicktime.apple.com, which will point to the most appropriate plug-in for various versions of Navigator and different operating systems. This parameter is appropriate for both QuickTime movies and QuickTime VR Objects and Panoramas.

WIDTH=[# PIXELS] - The WIDTH attribute specifies the width of the embedded document, in pixels. This option is appropriate for both QuickTime and QuickTime VR movies. The WIDTH parameter is required unless you use the HIDDEN parameter (described below). Never specify a width of less than 2, as this can cause problems with Navigator. If you don't know the width of the movie, open your movie with the MoviePlayer program (PLAYER.EXE or PLAY32.EXE on Windows 3.1) that comes with QuickTime and select Get Info (Get Movie Info in Windows) from the Movie menu. If you supply a width that is smaller than the actual width of the movie, the movie is cropped to fit the specified width. If you supply a width that is greater than the width of the movie, the movie is centered within this width.

HEIGHT=[# PIXELS] -The HEIGHT attribute specifies the height of the embedded document, in pixels. This option is appropriate for both QuickTime and QuickTime VR movies. If you want to display the movie's controller, you will need to add 24 pixels to the height. The HEIGHT parameter is required unless you use the HIDDEN parameter(described below). Never specify a height of less than 2. If you don't know the height of the movie, open your movie with the MoviePlayer program that comes with QuickTime (PLAYEREXE or PLAY32.EXE on Windows 3.1) and select GetInfo (Get Movie Info in Windows) from the Movie menu. If you supply a height that is smaller than the actual height of the movie (plus 24 if you are showing the controller), the movie is cropped to fit the height. If you supply a height that is greater than the height of the movie, the movie is centered within this height.

HIDDEN - HIDDEN is an optional parameter. The HIDDEN parameter determines whether the movie is visible. There are no values to supply for this parameter. If you do not supply HIDDEN, the movie will be visible. If you supply HIDDEN, the movie is not visible on the page. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR objects or panoramas. You can use the HIDDEN setting to hide a sound-only movie. For beta release only: When using the HIDDEN parameter, explicitly set CONTROLLER=FALSE. This is not necessary in the latest release available at http://quicktime.apple.com/sw/sw.html.

AUTOPLAY=[TRUE|FALSE] - AUTOPLAY is an optional parameter. Acceptable values for this parameter are TRUE and FALSE. AUTOPLAY=TRUE causes the movie to start playing as soon as the QuickTime plug-in estimates that it will be able to play the entire movie without waiting for additional data. The default value of AUTOPLAY is FALSE. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR Objects or Panoramas.

CONTROLLER=[TRUE|FALSE] - CONTROLLER is an optional parameter. The CONTROLLER parameter determines whether the movie controller is visible. Acceptable values for this parameter are TRUE and FALSE. The default value of the CONTROLLER parameter is TRUE for non-VR movies. Remember to add 24 to the HEIGHT parameter of the movie if you display the controller. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR Objects or Panoramas.

LOOP=[TRUE|FALSE|PALINDROME] - LOOP is an optional parameter. When set, the LOOP parameter makes the movie play in a loop. Acceptable values for this parameter are TRUE, FALSE, and PALINDROME. Setting LOOP to PALINDROME causes the movie to play alternately forward and backward. The default value of LOOP is FALSE. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR Objects or Panoramas.

PLAYEVERYFRAME=[TRUE|FALSE] - PLAYEVERYFRAME is an optional parameter. When set, the PLAYEVERYFRAME parameter causes the movie to play every frame even if it must play at a slower rate to do so. This parameter is particularly useful for playing simple animations and slide shows. Acceptable values for this parameter are TRUE and FALSE. The default value of the PLAYEVERYFRAME parameter is FALSE. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR movies. Please note that PLAYEVERYFRAME=TRUE should not be used with movies that have audio or MIDI tracks, because PLAYEVERYFRAME=TRUE will turn the sound off.

HREF=[URL] - HREF is an optional parameter. When set, the HREF parameter provides a link to another page when the movie is clicked. This parameter is not appropriate for QuickTime VR Panoramas and Objects.

TARGET=[FRAME] - TARGET is an optional parameter. When set, the TARGET parameter is the name of a valid frame that will be the target of a link (including _SELF, _TOP, _PARENT, _BLANK, or an explicit frame name). This parameter is for use with the HREF parameter, and is appropriate for QuickTime movies (accompanies HREF).

PAN=[FIXED NUMBER] - PAN is an optional parameter. The PAN parameter allows you to specify the initial pan angle, in degrees, for a QuickTime VR movie. The range of values for a typical movie is 0.0 to 360.0 degrees. This parameter has no meaning for a standard QuickTime movie.

TILT=[FIXED NUMBER] - TILT is an optional parameter. The TILT parameter allows you to specify the initial tilt angle, in degrees, for a QuickTime VR movie. The range of values for a typical movie is -42.5 to 42.5 degrees. This parameter has no meaning for a standard QuickTime movie.

FOV=[FIXED NUMBER ] - FOV is an optional parameter. The FOV parameter allows you to specify the initial field of the view angle, in degrees, for a QuickTime VR movie. The range of values for a typical movie is 5.0 to 85.0 degrees. This parameter has no meaning for a standard QuickTime movie.

NODE=[INTEGER] - NODE is an optional parameter. The NODE parameter allows you to specify the initial node for a multinode QuickTime VR movie. This parameter has no meaning for a standard QuickTime movie.

CORRECTION=[NONE|PARTIAL|FULL] - Set CORRECTION to NONE, PARTIAL, or FULL. This parameter is only appropriate for QuickTime VR Objects and Panoramas.

Read an overview about QuickTime features.

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