Creating an Information Card

You will now make the Information Card. It is pictured in Figure 34 below.

Figure 34. Information Card

It is similar to the other cards except for three factors...

  • It will be created as a new "Group" card.
  • It includes a Graphic Object.
  • It includes a simple Quicktime movie.

36. Select Ready Made Cards from the Edit menu and select Group Card from the sub-menu

Figure 35. Edit Menu ... Ready Made Cards ... Group Card

Your new card will appear with the four grouped buttons created on the previous card already in place.

37. You need to create two text objects. One for the titles and the other for the information. See figure 34 above.

 

38. Create a Graphic Object. Select "Add a Graphic ObjectÉ" from the Objects menu (Fig. 36).

Figure 36. Objects Menu ... Add a Graphic Object.

39. Choose your graphic object (picture) from a Disk File (Figure 37). Click OK.

Figure 37. Picture Source Dialogue

40. Select the Trad Chinese Butterfly from the Tutorial Resources folder in the dialog box which appears (Figure 38).

Figure 38. Picture Dialogue Box

41. Once you have selected the picture the Graphic Objects window will appear allowing you to select the area of the graphic you desire. Select the graphic using the rectangle or lasso selection tool (Figure 39). Click "OK".

Figure 39. Graphic Objects window.

42. Once you have clicked "OK" you can alter the functionality of the object. At this stage we will not make any changes. Simply click OK (Figure 40) and drag the graphic where you wish it to appear on the card.

Figure 40. Graphic Appearance

43. Playing a Quicktime movie. We will set up a Quicktime movie. You will need to create a button object with a suitable action (Play video) and icon (movie strip). Create your new button ensuring you give it the following characteristics and features:

Name

Play Movie

Type

Invisible

Show Name

Unchecked

Show Icon

Checked

Highlight

Checked

Transition

Fastest

Features

Group (Refer Figure 28 below)

Sound

Click

Icons

Refer Figure 34 above.

Action

Play a movie or video...(Fig. 41)
Play a sound

Figure 41. Actions

44. When you click on "Play a movie or video..." in the Actions dialogue box you will be given a choice as to where you obtain the movie (Figure 42). Click on Disk File and click OK.

Figure 42. Video/Movie Source Dialogue Box

45. The dialog box pictured in Figure 43 will appear. Choose the Butterfly movie from the Tutorial resources folder. Click Open.

Figure 43. File Dialogue Box.

46. Once you have selected the movie and placed it on your card the following "Quicktime Movies" dialog box will appear (Figure 44). Check the following options:

 

  • Erase when done (That simply clears the movie off the card ... it does not delete or damage the actual movie ... it "erases" the movie off the card.)
  • Play over objects.
  • Use movie controller

 

Click "OK" once you have checked these options. Click on your new Play Movie button.

Figure 44. Quicktime Movies dialogue box