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Tech Tip: The COMPRESS PICTURE command in 4th Dimension 6.7
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 6.7 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: April 6, 2001

From version 6.7, 4th Dimension is QuickTime 4 compatible under the Mac OS and Windows platforms. As a result, the COMPRESS PICTURE command can be used to compress pictures in a similar fashion under both Mac OS and Windows.

Under Windows, this command requires QuickTime for Windows version 4 or above be installed, otherwise it will not work. Moreover, if Quicktime is not installed, a -9955 error is displayed.

Apple - QuickTime Download
https://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Note: When installing QuickTime, you must install do the full install, otherwise QuickTime will not support all available picture types with 4D.

See Command PICTURE TYPE LIST