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Previewing, Testing, and Debugging
Previewing, testing, and debugging are important components in the development of
more complex multimedia projects. The elements of a project are often assembled in a
development mode, such as PowerPoint’s outline view, Flash’s timeline, or Authorware’s
flowline. These approaches improve the efficiency of multimedia creation but they do
not present screen content as it will appear in the final product. Preview controls allow
developers to view the application as it will appear to the user. A common technique is
to provide a player controller similar to a VCR pad with play, rewind,