FBX for QuickTime Pro gives a variety of additional controls. Specifically, you can work with 3D as a standard QuickTime “Track Type”, and composite the FBX 3D track along with other Video, Audio, Text, and 2D tracks. You can also use QuickTime Pro to save FBX files as MOV files.
All track controls such as Add/Replace/Trim are available to FBX tracks as on other Track types. You can activate/disable/delete an FBX 3D track, as well as control the position of the FBX track “layer” using Get Movie Properties from the Movie menu. FBX for QuickTime also supports QuickTime Pro full-screen mode.
FBX for QuickTime does not currently support other Movie Property controls in QuickTime Pro - such as Size and Position. For example, while you can resize 2D files “over” the FBX 3D layer, you cannot modify the 3D layer size.
Saving an FBX file as an MOV file
You can save FBX tracks (“embed”) in MOV files, like other Tracks in QuickTime Pro. This lets you open them in another QuickTime player or over the Web.
To save a QuickTime file including FBX data:
| Option | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Save Normally | Creates a link to the FBX file in the MOV file. Use this option if you are going to work on the FBX file in the same file location. |
| Make movie self-contained | Embeds the FBX track information directly into the resulting MOV file. Use this option if you want to transfer the data to another computer, or want to use the file across platforms. |
