When you import Windows Media, DVD content files, AVI, QuickTime, or RealMedia, the cast members you create always remain linked to the original external file, even if you select the Standard Import option. When you distribute a movie, you must always include all digital video files along with the movie.

Windows Media playback is not supported on Mac in Director.

Director converts an AVI video to QuickTime when it plays on a Mac.

QuickTime must be installed on a computer in order to author or play back a movie that contains QuickTime digital video. RealPlayer 10.5 must be installed on a computer to author or play back a movie that contains RealMedia digital video.

For security reasons, Shockwave Player links to media on a local disk only if it is in a folder named dswmedia. To test movies in a browser locally before uploading them to your Internet server, place the movie, linked casts, and linked media in folders within a dswmedia folder, and use relative links to refer to them. The Copy Linked And Dependent Files option in the Publish Settings dialog box ensures that the linked media are automatically placed in the relative location during publishing. If you have disabled the Copy Linked And Dependent Files option, copy the linked files to the same folder as the projector or in a folder inside the Projector folder. To make them accessible from your server, use file and folder names that do not have spaces or capital letters and that have recognized file extensions (such as .dcr and .gif). For more information, see Using Shockwave Player.

1. Select File > Import.
2. Select QuickTime, AVI (Windows only), Windows Media (Windows only), or RealMedia from the Files of Type pop-up menu.
   Note: Importing DVD content follows a different process than the other digital video formats. For complete information about importing DVD files, see Using DVD media content in Director.

3. Select the digital video files to import.
4. Click Import.

   If you import an AVI file, select QuickTime or AVI as the import format.

   If you select QuickTime, Director imports the video as a QuickTime Asset Xtra, which provides additional playback options. For more information, see Setting QuickTime digital video cast member properties.