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# Movie importer component flags

Flags that adjust the behavior of the movie import component.

## Overview

- `canMovieImportInPlace`: Set this bit if a movie import component must be able to create a movie from a file without having to write to a separate disk file. Examples include MPEG and AIFF import components.
- `movieImportSubTypeIsFileExtension`: Set this bit if the component’s subtype is a file extension instead of a Macintosh file type. For example, if you require an import component that opens files with an extension of .doc, set this flag and set your component subtype to ’DOC ’.
- `canMovieImportFiles`: Set this bit if a movie import component must import files.

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