Yes Peri it should eventually get to zero your way, but by repeatedly
issuing sound().fadeOut, it starts this fresh fadeout *from the value
it was currently at*.
This can make it take much longer to get to the zero value you desire.
(each one has a new duration, too)
Sorry Peri, Irv's right.
-Buzz
At 2:10 PM -0700 9/25/01, Peri wrote:
>It works here
>
>pc
>
>Irv Kalb wrote:
>
>> I haven't been following this thread, but there is an error in the
>> code below and in the original version.
>>
>> What you really want to do is to issue the sound fadeout _once_, then
>> check on exitFrame. To issue the fadeout once, do it in the
>> beginSprite handler (which _is_ issued even in a frame script).
>> Then, rather than checking sound volume (it probably would work just
>> fine), I would do it with a time check. Something like this
>> (untested):
>>
>> property pEndMilliseconds
>>
>> on beginSprite me
>> nMilliseconds = 500 -- the number of milliseconds over which to fade
>> sound(1).fadeout(nMilliseconds) -- start fading channel 1
>> pEndMilliseconds = the milliseconds + nMilliseconds --
>> millisconds when you want to stop
>> end
>>
>> on exitFrame
>> if the milliseconds >= pEndMilliseconds then
>> halt
>> end if
>> end
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Irv
>>
>> At 1:06 PM -0700 9/25/01, Peri wrote:
>> >You need a go to the frame script in this one
>> >Like
>> >on exitFrame me
>> > sound(1).fadeOut(500)
>> >
>> > if sound(1).volume = 0 then
>> > halt
>> > end if
>> > go the frame
>> >end
>> >
>> >Oh and use halt rather than exit, as halt will quit the movie in
>>playback, but
>> >will only stop the movie in Authoring. No more restarting
>>Director after each
>> >playback.
>> >
>> >Peri
>> >
>>
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