An easy way to add looping Audio to your QTVR movies!

spinControl:VR is specifically designed so you don’t have to add anything directly to your QTVR movies (such as autorotate sprites, sound, etc).

I’ve had a few requests, though, for a good “how to” on adding audio directly to a QTVR movie… so, here you go. :-)

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If you want to add a sound track to your QTVR movies using only QuickTime Pro, simply download these tiny (<10kb) sprite movies. Follow the directions below, and enjoy!

There are two sprite movies to choose from; One will auto-play your audio and loop it, while the other will just auto-play the audio.

I made these in response to a question... Hope this helps some folks out. :)


You should have 3 QuickTime files ready to go:
Your QTVR; your Audio; one of the audio Sprite movies
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1)

  • Open your QTVR
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Window:Show Movie Properties
* In Movie Properties, choose the Presentation tab * Change the Movie Controller Type to “Movie Controller”
  • Close the Movie Properties pane
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit:Select All
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Copy
  • Close your QTVR, (without saving)

2)

  • Open your audio movie
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit:Select All
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit: Add to Selection and Scale
– you should now see your QTVR in the Audio movie

3)

  • Open one of the audio Sprite movies
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit:Select All
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Copy
  • Close the audio Sprite movie (without saving, if prompted)

4)

  • Go back to your new Audio/QTVR movie
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit:Select All
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Edit: Add to Selection and Scale
– you should now see a small white square on top of your QTVR, and your Audio might start playing

5)

  • Still in your new Audio/QTVR movie
  • From the dropdown menu, choose Window:Show Movie Properties
* In Movie Properties, choose the Presentation tab * Change the Movie Controller Type to “QTVR Movie Controller” * Click once on the row/track named “audioSprite”, to highlight it * Choose the “Visual Settings” tab * Set the layer to a higher number, until the white square disappears (now, layered behind your QTVR)
  • Close the Movie Properties pane
  • From the dropdown menu, choose File: Save as
* Make sure to select “Save as a Self-contained Movie”

You’re finished! Simply close, then reopen your new movie to make some noise!

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