Media Objects

Flying Popcorn allows you to add and edit the properties of various media files such as videos, sounds, Flash files (*.swf) etc. Flying Popcorn supports all files supported by Windows Media Player such as MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV, ASF, MP3, WAV, MIDI, etc. The viewers can have access to the Media Player scroll bar as well as the stop, pause and play buttons. When you add sound files to the canvas, only the file name will appear. During sound play, if the scroll bar for the sound is not in use, it will disappear and the sound will be played. In addition to using existing media files, you can also capture video and use that. For more information, see Capturing video.

To add a new media object

1. In the object toolbart, click (Media).
2. In the Media Properties dialog box, click (Open File) and select a media file.
3. Adjust the settings and click OK.
   

Media Settings

1. Preview Window: Displays the current media.
2. Reset: Click this button to reset any changes you have made to the media object in the dialog box.
3. Use scroll bar of Media Player: The Windows Media Player scroll bar and buttons will appear at the bottom of the media object.
4. Use popup menu of Media Player: If the user clicks the media with the right mouse button, the Windows Media Player popup menu will appear.
5. Ignore captured stamp: The capture stamp is the paused image of the video file that appears on the canvas when a video file is opened. When this option is checked, the In effects set on the stamp will be ignored and the file will play right away.
6. Decrease other sound: If this option is checked, other sounds such as the background music are reduced when the media file is played.
7. Stop other sound: If this option is checked, other sounds such as the background music are muted when the media file is played.
8. Disable auto play: When this option is checked, the media file does not automatically play during playback. You can create a start button to play the media file.
9. Stop other media: If this option is checked, other media files stop playing when the selected media file plays.
10. Streaming play: Plays the video file in streaming, real-time format when viewing the video through the Web Play file. (If the Streaming Play is not selected, the video file must be downloaded before playing)
11. Volume: Sets the play volume of the media. Volume range : 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum)
12. Capture new video: This allows you to capture videos using a PC camera or a digital camera. When this button is pressed, the video capture menu will appear. If you do not have any devices that can capture videos, then you will not be able to use this function.
13. File: Enter the path of the media file that you want to select, or click (File Open) and find it in the Open Media File dialog box.
14. URL: Click this button and enter the URL (website address) of the media file. This allows you to open media files that are on the internet.