Hello, I'm working on an educational game that is to be cross-platformed. Building it in Director 8.5. I normally do small animations and loops in QT and put them over static backgrounds. For this project the client doesn't want any external players to be used because more and more machines in schools are blocked against doing any kind of install (I bundle the standalone player in case they would have to install Quicktime...but that's not allowed anymore in a lot of places...security issues). If I output them as AVI loops, Media Player should be present on the Windows machines (some schools are disabling that, too), but there's no guarantee that a player for AVI clips will be available on the Mac side.
So...for my animations (usually small bugs creeping along leaves) I have created film loops...dozens of them. They look fine, are completely internal and are working well...with one exception. The controls in each scene are 3-state buttons (static/roll/click). When you click one of the buttons, and while in the stillDown, the film loops go crazy. The score accelerates during the stillDown loop and it causes my slowly creeping bugs to look like they're swarming. How do you control a film loop? Can I control the playback rate during the stillDown? I don't want to put a static image in the sprite during that moment because it would make the bugs jump back to their starting point and that's almost as bad from an aesthetic standpoint as having them swarm. I'm starting to think I can't control the playback of a film loop. I have dozens of books on Director and I can't find anything about controlling a film loop. If I can't control a film loop any suggestions on creating animations that don't require an external player of any kind? I've done a little bit with Flash but don't know that much about it (I've been a Director Guy since 5.0...it's always done everything I need). With a Flash Xtra can I play back Flash or Shockwave loops without ever relying on an external player? Suggestions are greatly appreciated. Al Allen Stare Intense Multimedia, Inc. "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history--with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila." [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [email protected] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
