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Phil, I have 28MB of free memory for a 3MB Animation. Does AAPlay attempt to realize all the dibs at once if I specify AA_MEMORYLOAD? If it does, I might not have enough memory (it's about 100 frames long). That being the case, is there a way to play from…
AAPlay.DLL
Message #49421
Phil, I'm playing some large (8MB) full-screen (640 x 480) animations using aaplay.dll. These are slower in imaging than when I play them from DOS (no surprise there…), but when I play them in the animation player for windows with the Full Screen, Load in memory, and No Pallete animation…
Phil, Setting up an animation to play in ToolBook's dc or in a transparent window on top of ToolBook is no big deal–all it will take is a little code. And as soon as I get your kit in the mail, that part of the job will be done. What…
Thanks, Phil. I've just ordered the kit. Interfacing C to ToolBook is no issue for me. Unfortunately, interfacing to an animator using Animator sometimes is. How do I tell him to set the transparent color so that it will work with the kit? (rtfm is probably the correct answer, but…
Transparent window
Message #29889
I'm using the FLC MCI player that comes with ToolBook MultiMedia. I need to be able to play back flicks with transparent window backgrounds. Is there a way to set up my flcs in Animator Pro to give me the transparency? Thanks. Walt