How to Loop a Director Movie to Play Continuously

If you are creating a Director movie to be displayed in a kiosk or on a Web page, for example, you might want the movie to start over or replay automatically each time it finishes. You can do this by looping it so that it will play continuously. These instructions apply to Macromedia Director 5.0. Procedures for other versions may vary.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Macromedia Director

1. Create or open a Director movie.

2. Click on Control Panel under the Window menu. The Control Panel window opens.

3. Activate the Loop Playback Command. The movie will now loop continuously.

Tips & Warnings

• The Loop Playback Command is the tiny control located on the right-hand side of the first row in the Control Panel. When not activated, it appears as a straight arrow. When active, it resembles an arrow that is curved backwards.