Hi Buzz, > > At 11:20 AM +1100 1/12/03, you wrote: > >Thanks Buzz and Agust�n. > > > >How about for Shockwave files? > > I'm confused by your question - > How about what? > > Everything discussed also applies to the Shockwave environment ...
Sorry, it's probably just me that's confused. I guess I am a bit blurry particularly when it comes to Shockwave. I have put one or two things on the Web with Shockwave but it's been a few years. I guess I was wondering how to include the DirectSound Xtra in a Shockwave file (and whether I have to worry about it or is it looked after automatically). But on a closer look I noticed in the Modify>Movie>Xtras menu that the DirectSound.x32 file is included, even though I am authoring on a Mac and the file does not seem to exist in the Xtras folder. I also noticed that there is a "Download if Needed" option which is *not* ticked by default. So now I am wondering whether it is a good idea to tick that box or not. And now I am also wondering about including the QTAsset.x32 Xtra since it is not available on the Mac or does including the Mac QuickTime Asset (with possibly the "Download if Needed" option ticked) do the trick? And what I have always wondered is whether I am better off leaving the "Download if Needed" option turned off unless I know a user needs one particular Xtra to play the movie (in this case they have an option of a few). I know what to do in the case of a projector but I am afraid I am a bit fuzzy on the Shockwave side of this - and the books I have don't seem to go into enough detail for me on this subject. Maybe this is detail I need to worry about when I get to the internet testing stage but it is handy to have an idea on the queue()-ing stuff so that I have an idea of which way to code the sound as I go, so thanks for the info so far. > >Buzz Kettles wrote: > >> > >> 1. Remember to include the DirectSound Xtra in your Window projector > >> and Director will default to use it if it's available. Also include > >> Macromix.x32 to fall back on if it's not (this is the one with the > >> latency). > >> > >> 2. Finally, add this line in your prepareMovie handler to handle the > >> case of directSound not being available (is the WinOS = NT): > >> if the soundDevice = "Macromix" then the soundDevice = "QT3Mix" > >> -- if directSound is unavailable, the soundDevice will drop to > >> Macromix, and in this case you can substitue the QT3Mix soundDevice > >> if QuickTime is present. It's better than Macromix, but not as good > >> as directSOund, since it's dependent on QuickTime. > >> 3. Be sure to include the QTAsset.x32 Xtra, which contains the QTMix > >> soundDevice within it. > >> > >> This will get you low latency unless you're on an NT system that > >> doesn't have QT installed. > >> Cheers, John. [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!]
