On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Peter Reid wrote:

> If 'timescale' isn't supported, what units is 'duration' in?

Looks like milliseconds...

> >  >  For example, is it possible to display a
> >  > controller which the user can interact with to play, pause, stop,
> >  > rewind, step forward/backward?  Also, can I tell the dimensions of a
> >  > video clip for on-screen sizing, or where and when a clip has been
> >  > paused by the user?
> >
> >The user can't pause the clip, but you can do this from a script.  You
> >can get the dimensions of a movie, and it should play into a player
> >the proper size if you set the lockLocation property of the player,
> >but VfW doesn't support a visible controller, so you'd have to build
> >your own if you need one.
> 
> So I can create my own controller with pause, stop and start and use 
> the 'formattedWidth' and 'formattedHeight' together with 'scale' to 
> control the size of the playback frame.  Can I set the 'currentTime' 
> to effect a forward/reverse effect?

Yes.
  Regards,
    Scott

> Thanks again.
> 
> Peter
> 
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