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2-12 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
To reduce the database file size, select Store only a reference to the file
(Windows) or Store file reference (Mac OS). However, if the file is
moved or deleted, FileMaker Pro can’t display the graphic. To store
the graphic in the file, clear the option.
6. Windows: For file types .CGM, .PCX, .DRW, or .PIC, you see
another dialog box. Select the applicable options, then click OK.
The options for inserting graphics into fields are documented in
Help. Choose Help menu > Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and
type graphics.
Inserting movies and QuickTime multimedia into fields
QuickTime is an application that compresses, stores, and plays
multimedia files, like sound, animation, and movies. QuickTime
supports many file types, including Audio Video Interleave (.AVI)
and wave sound (.WAV).
Use the Insert QuickTime command to insert any file type supported
by QuickTime 3.0 or later. For information about the file types, refer
to the Apple QuickTime web site at www.quicktime.com.
To insert movies and QuickTime multimedia into a field:
1. In Browse mode, click a container field.
2. Choose Insert menu > QuickTime.
3. In the dialog box, select the filename (change folders, if needed),
then click Open.
Mac OS: Select Show Preview to see a frame of the movie.
Keep these points in mind:
1 If you’re inserting a MIDI file format, like .RMI, .MID, or .KAR,
you must save a converted version of the file. Instructions for
converting MIDI files are documented in Help. Choose Help menu >
Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and type MIDI files.
1 The multimedia displayed in a container field is a reference to a
multimedia file. If you move the database to a different computer,
move the multimedia file as well (unless you have access to it
through an AppleShare network server for Mac OS).
1 For information about how web users work with graphics, sound,
and movies in published databases, see FileMaker Pro Help. Choose
Help menu > Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and type
container fields.
1 You can crop or scale the first frame of a movie. See “Formatting
graphics on a layout” on page 7-17.
Pasting graphics, movies, and sounds from the Clipboard
You can copy a graphic, movie, or sound from a different application
to the Clipboard, then paste it into a FileMaker Pro container field.
1. Cut or copy the graphic, movie, or sound to the Clipboard.
2. In the FileMaker Pro file, switch to Browse mode and view the
record to paste into.
3. Click the container field, then choose Edit menu > Paste.
Playing movies in fields
To view a QuickTime or QuickTime VR movie, click the field
containing the movie, then use the movie controls.
Click to start or
pause the movie
Drag the slider to go to a
specific frame of the movie
Click to step backward or
forward through the frames
QuickTime 3.0 movie controls
Click, then drag the slider
to adjust the volume