This activity card tells you how to use a commercial videodisc as the basis of your own multimedia project.

1. Choose a videodisc - the videodisc you choose will be the basis of your HyperCard or HyperStudio stack.

 

2. Connect the equipment.

 

3. Connect the videodisc player to a TV.

 

4. Connect the videodisc player to your Macintosh using a CC04 cable.

For a videodisc project, you must use either HyperCard or HyperStudio - authoring tools that have videodisc drivers.

 

1. Set preferences. In the authoring tool, indicate which type of videodisc player (VDP) you are using.

 

2. Make sure the port chosen in the authoring tool matches the port into which you plugged the VDP cable - for example, if you're using HyperStudio, choose Laserdisc Port Chooser from the Extras menu. Then make sure the settings match your hardware setup.

 

 

1. Using the remote control for the videodisc player, find the segment you want.

 

2. In your project notes, write a brief description of the segment.

 

3. Next to the segment description, note the frame numbers of the first frame and last frame in the segment.

 

4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you've identified all the segments you want to use in your project.

 

 

1. Open HyperCard or HyperStudio.

 

2. Start a new stack, adding text and other content.

 

3. Wherever you want the user to be able to play a segment from the videodisc, create a button. When you add an action to the button, specify the source to be the videodisc player and the range to be the frame numbers you noted earlier.

 

4. If necessary, save the stack. (HyperCard automatically saves your stack as you work with it.) 

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