Vidget 3 reads from a very simple XML file to load thumbnail images, this file is structured as follows:
AKM
DRbeachball
DRclock
Lampbulb
Lampbulb2
SatLights
SatLights2
blur
…
Each of the clip names refers to the name of both the thumbnail and its associated video clip. For example, when AKM is read, I add “.jpg” to the end and add a sprite image. When the thumbnail is dragged to one of the layers and released I add “.mov” to the clip’s name and add a child movie to the layer. All of these files are located in the same directory on the hypertext.rmit.edu.au server but could potentially be from any directory on any server.
Loading the Flickr thumbnail images is a little more complicated.
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