McIDAS-V can display QuickTime movies. The user can pause, single step and play a movie. This option can be found in the Main Display window under the View->Capture->Movie menu.

Image 1: Movie Display Window

• Play - Starts the QuickTime movie.
• Pause - Pauses the QuickTime movie.
• Step Backward - Moves backwards a single step in the movie.
• Step Forward - Moves forwards a single step in the movie.
• Media Properties - Opens the QuickTime media properties. Right-click to change the rate of the movie.

The media properties is composed of three tabs, General, Video, and Plug-in Settings.

The General tab has general information about the QuickTime movie:

Image 2: General Tab of the Media Properties Window

• Media Location - Defines the location of the movie file on the computer.
• Content Type - Defines the content type of the movie file.
• Duration - Displays the length of the movie.
• Position - Displays how far the user is into the movie.
• Bit Rate - Defines the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit time.
• Frame Rate - Defines the speed at which the movie is playing.

The Video tab lists the specific video information:

Image 3: Video Tab of the Media Properties Window

• Track # - Defines the order of videos when multiple videos have been added.
• Encoding - Defines the image type of the frames in the movie.
• Size - Defines the size of the frames in terms of pixels.
• Frame Rate - Defines the speed at which the movie is playing.

The Plug-in Settings tab has access to the PlugIn Viewer details:

Image 4: Plug-in Settings Tab of the Media Properties Dialog

• PlugIn Viewer - Opens a PlugIn Viewer window, where the user can choose a Parser for QuickTime file format, or a JPEG Renderer.

All of the menu items seen utilizing the movie display are standard options that can be found in the Menus section of the Layer Controls page.