Player use
Ok, why can I play a MIDI file using a player copied to a window, but I can't play a MIDI file using the play command. Using the play command, I get a nice screech, leading me to believe it is interpreting the MIDI file as an audio file of some form. ? ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Player use
Frank R wrote: Ok, why can I play a MIDI file using a player copied to a window, but I can't play a MIDI file using the play command. Using the play command, I get a nice screech, leading me to believe it is interpreting the MIDI file as an audio file of some form. If the player is working for you why not use that? -- Richard Gaskin Managing Editor, revJournal ___ Rev tips, tutorials and more: http://www.revJournal.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Player use
Cuz: 1. It didn't make sense, and I'm trying to learn the product 2. The play command makes it easy to play a segment of the file, which I need to do 3. I need to start the player programmatically, and while I see messages to send to the player, I don't see a way to start it yet. Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank R wrote: Ok, why can I play a MIDI file using a player copied to a window, but I can't play a MIDI file using the play command. Using the play command, I get a nice screech, leading me to believe it is interpreting the MIDI file as an audio file of some form. If the player is working for you why not use that? -- Richard Gaskin Managing Editor, revJournal ___ Rev tips, tutorials and more: http://www.revJournal.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Player use
Frank R wrote: Richard Gaskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the player is working for you why not use that? 1. It didn't make sense, and I'm trying to learn the product The play command is an old interface to the system's video and audio playback. While not officially depricated, it doesn't offer nearly the flexibility of the player object. I may be wrong on this, but I believe the play command is limited in the variety of formats it can play. Technically speaking, a MIDI files isn't an audio file per se, but merely instructions to create an audio experience dynamically. It may be that the play command simple doesn't handle the MIDI format. I never use the play command, so I'm sure one of the readers here with more experience with it can chime in with details, but I do use the player object regularly and can help you get going with that newer, more flexible interface. 2. The play command makes it easy to play a segment of the file, which I need to do Player objects have a startTime and endTime property, and a playSelection property which governs whether the startTime and endTime are honored. To play a specific segment of a file: set the playSelection of player 1 to true set the startTime of player 1 to 500 set the endTime of player 1 to 1000 3. I need to start the player programmatically, and while I see messages to send to the player, I don't see a way to start it yet. start player 1 And the player can be stopped with: stop player 1 -- Richard Gaskin Managing Editor, revJournal ___ Rev tips, tutorials and more: http://www.revJournal.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Player use
Frank R wrote: Ok, why can I play a MIDI file using a player copied to a window, but I can't play a MIDI file using the play command. Using the play command, I get a nice screech, leading me to believe it is interpreting the MIDI file as an audio file of some form. Right. Player objects use QuickTime to interpret and process the audio. Since QT supports MIDI, it plays correctly. You also have more control over playback when using a player object. The play command works with only a subset of audio formats and plays the files directly. In general, you can use the play command with .au, .aif, and .wav files as long as they have NO compression (and I haven't had great luck with .wav in any case.) If at all possible, a player object is the prefered method, and for the case of MIDI it is the only method. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Player use
Recently,Frank R wrote: Ok, why can I play a MIDI file using a player copied to a window, but I can't play a MIDI file using the play command. Using the play command, I get a nice screech, leading me to believe it is interpreting the MIDI file as an audio file of some form. I believe this is because Rev cannot *natively* play MIDI. You must either use a player, which utilizes the system's bulit-in media technology (default is QuickTime, but can also be WMP on Windows if QT is not available). Or you must use an external. Rev's play command is intended for a small set of audio formats, including WAV. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia Design - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.tactilemedia.com ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
