Why do QT ref files not show up on IWP?

[chlowden]

Does anyone know why QT ref files don't work when published by IWP? Well ... they don't work for me and I can't find any doc confirming that they should work. Is there a work around? It seems others have the same problem but I don't get why FM does not let it work. What is the difference with jpg files? They work.

All thoughts are welcome.

[Michael Rhodes]

Have same problem. Would love help on this!

[chlowden]

Below are links of what is known. What is written works. The question for me is this is very limiting so i am looking for a way to get round it. See links below

http://forum-en.filemaker.com/fm/board/message?board.id=FM-en-4&message.id=11512#M11512

and

All QuickTime movies are stored in a container field as a reference. Therefore, place all the movie files in the Web folder inside the FileMaker Pro folder.

For more information about QuickTime movies and container fields, please see Knowledge Base Article #5812. You can access it directly at:

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5812

[Michael Rhodes]

My challenge was getting images to render in IWP.

Thanks for the links and thanks to Darren Terry of Pacific Data Management, who also helped solve the problem.

IWP converts any file that is not GIF or JPEG into JPEG, ruining transparency. File references only work in IWP if the file is stored in the "web" subfolder inside the FileMaker program folder.

The solution: Convert PNG's to transparent GIF's (dithering may be necessary). If using a shared FM hosting service, you will not have access to the programs folder and will need to insert images directly onto layouts, not as file references.

Edited April 18, 2009 by Guest

[chlowden]

Also check out this thread, it looks like a good work around.

http://www.fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/188611/post/323316