Actually, I'm already writing one for you guys as an SDK example. :) (Working on it from home so that I could test whether I could do what I needed with the SDK)
Right now there isn't a way to detect sound finishing from the client .dll, but I'm going to add such a method to the engine and we'll release that API in a future SDK update ( I also want to expose more information about the current active sound list ). I've got it basically up and running except for that part mentioned above which I'm going to add to the engine in the next few days. I hope to have the mp3 player example in shippable form some time in the next few weeks. Also, finding the exact length of a variable bit rate mp3 turns out to be a bit trickier than expected, so guessing the ending time becomes even trickier. Yahn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of British_Bomber Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [hlcoders] Mp3 Playing Is there any way of either finding out when an MP3 is done plaing in HL2 or of queueing mp3's? I am going to implement an ingame mp3 player and would rather not have to include DirectShow, as others have, rather I want to use the built in mp3 player that HL2 already has. The playing of an mp3 is easy enough, lol infact I doubt it could be easier from the console, but the tricky part will be making playlists. I may just be approaching this all wrong but to use the ingame mp3 function would require me to either find out when the song is done, by having the engine tell me, or by finding out the song length from the file and starting the next song after that time has been reached. The later seems like the only way to successfully use the in game mp3, but is the former possible? It would obviously do the same thing but it would save me having to find out how to read mp3 files and then get that info, then implement it. God I hate being a noob. -Thanks guys _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
