> I was wondering there was anyone willing to discuss a general approch, > that resulted in a sure-fire, fool-proof way of supporting digital > video, running in a projector on cross-platform CDrom. > > I would go with QT and use quickTimePresent() and quickTimeVersion() to > check the plugin, then provide standalone installers for the weak in the > faith.
Consider the digital video formats Director supports (via Xtras, of course). You've got QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, WMP and RealMedia (and ?) AVI - forget it, not xplat. WMP - forget it, not xplat. Real - if you're using 8.5+, requires (ugly) system player install. MPEG - xtra or QT player for Windows, requires some kind of player software be it Media Player or QT. QT version 4.0+(?) required for Mac playback. QT - most folk have some flavour already and wouldn't(/shouldn't) mind updating, esp. if you include the installer. FWIW, I reckon QT has to be the best bet - depending on quality/codec/windowSize issues. The major hiccup is that you need to restart your projector after an install. And work around the flashes. HTH, -Sean. [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!]
