Q: How to create autoplaying Video as Background for iTunes Extra
So I am working on an iTunes Extra for our wedding video and am trying to use a video snippet (in mp4 format) as a background for the main window. However I can't figure out how to get it to play automatically on load without having to click it and then loop forever. I know it can be done because movies such as Oblivion do it in their iTunes extra but those were produced with a much older version of iAdProducer so trying to simply cut and paste the code doesn't work. Anyone know how to do it with iAd Producer 4.2? Help would be much appreciated.
Posted on Aug 31, 2013 7:00 PM
Hey SBV,
You'll want to add your video to the shared background layer then tell the video to play when the Layer Appear action list is called.
Specifically:
Double-click on your Background Shared Layer,
Drop your movie on the page and size it appropriately,
Select the video player object on the background layer,
Click the Actions button,
Click the Action Lists button,
Select the Play Video action from the Actions panel and click the + button
It should look something like:
Be sure to Preview in iTunes to see how it'll works.
Clear as mud?
-Mark
Posted on Sep 2, 2013 9:34 AM
