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EventStream Commands

There are many interactive commands that can be programmed in streaming media content. These commands are dependent on the streaming formats (QuickTime, RealSystems, WindowsMedia) employed. They include:

  • In point The starting frame of a movie.
  • Keyframe One or more manually specified keyframes for the movie.
  • Out point The ending frame of a movie.
  • Poster Frame A representative static image from your video that is shown before playback.
  • Chapter Text indicating chapter name that is used for navigation through your program.
  • Go To Time Jumps to a different point in the movie.
  • Go To Marker Jumps to a different "Chapter" marker in the movie.
  • Open URL Instructs a Web browser to open a URL and target. You can use this to syncronize a set of slides or text on a web page to your video presentation.
  • Pause The movie can pause at various points, usually in concert with a "hotspot" trigger.
  • Play A movie that is paused may be started to play again.
  • Replace Movie Specifies a URL for a new movie to start at a certain time. Allows for chaining of separate movies.
  • Hot Spot Links to a shape on the video and maintains start and end times, and up to 10 associated actions.

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