Apple QuickTime VR - Manual (Page 111)

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P R E F A C E
Welcome
QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is a set of QuickTime virtual reality (QTVR) authoring tools
that let you create panoramas, objects, and scenes, and manage QTVR projects. Using
QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, you can quickly and easily produce professional-quality
QTVR media. No programming is required.
Who should read this manual
This manual provides the information you need to install and use QuickTime VR Authoring
Studio. This manual is for newcomers to multimedia, users with some multimedia
experience, and experienced multimedia professionals who want to create QTVR media.
Users who want to produce CD-ROM titles should investigate Macromedia Director (with the
QuickTime VR Xtra), mTropolis, or other multimedia authoring tools that can import QTVR
media created with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio.
For more information
There are many books that provide you with information on QuickTime and multimedia
authoring.
m How to Digitize Video, Nels Johnson, Fred Gault, Mark Florence, and Keith Weiskamp
( John Wiley & Sons, 1994). This book provides comprehensive yet practical guidelines for
converting video to digital format.
m Multimedia Demystified: A Guide to the World of Multimedia from Apple Computer, Inc.
(Random House Electronic Publishing, 1994). This book provides a comprehensive look
at the markets, media, and organizations that make up the multimedia industry. Much of
the material is based on interviews with multimedia developers who have successfully
moved from an idea to a completed product.
m QuickTime: The Official Guide for Macintosh Users, Judith L. Stern and Robert A. Lettieri
(Hayden Books, 1995). The book and accompanying CD help users create, edit, and play
QuickTime movies on a Mac OS–based computer.