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Playing QuickTime and QuickTimeVR movies in container fields
You can play QuickTime movies and view QuickTime VR movies that are stored in container fields.
For more information about QuickTime files in container fields, see Using data in container fields.
Note Windows: If you’re resizing a window in which a QuickTime movie is playing, the movie briefly
stops displaying until you’ve finished resizing the window.
To play a QuickTime movie:
In Browse mode, click the container field that contains the movie. The following table describes
QuickTime controls.
To view a QuickTime VR movie:
In Browse mode, click the container field that contains the movie. The following table describes
QuickTime VR controls.
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Adding and viewing data troubleshooting
Deleting data from container fields
About container fields
Playing recorded sounds in container fields
You can play sounds that were recorded in container fields (using versions of FileMaker Pro earlier
than version 13). The sound icon is displayed in a container field that contains sound.
To play a sound, do one of these in Browse mode:
To Do this
Set the volume level (if the movie contains sound)
Click and then drag the volume control.
Play or pause the movie
Click or .
Move the movie backward or forward one frame at a
time
Click .
Move to a specific frame in the movie
Drag .
To Do this
Change your view Press the mouse button and drag across the
movie.
Zoom in or out to magnify or reduce your view
Click or .
Move a magnified or reduced object
Zoom in or out, then click and drag an
object.
Locate hot spots that trigger actions
Click , or move your pointer over the
movie until the pointer changes to a hand.
Return to your previous view after clicking a hot spot
Click .