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#AAPlayer licensing fees

    15-Oct-94 08:12:18
Sb: #AAPlayer licensing fees
Fm: maura clover 76430,1414
To: Sysop (X)
[line 8] Hi. I'm using MMToolbook to author a project for a client. they want animation in it, and I use AA Pro. This project will be sold to their clients and is not a giveaway. Question: Toolbook requires either calling MCI commands or using an MMPlay command to get .flcs and .avis to play. I will need to enclose the AAPlayer and/or Video for Windows player in order for .flcs and .avis to play in runtime from within Toolbook. Is it all right to distribute the AAPlayer along with this, or is it necessary to play some type of licensing fee because the end product will be for sale? I have another option, and that is to do my flcs and then use numpic to output them as stills, bring them into Toolbook and use the "flip pages" command to simulate the .flc playing that way. That would avoid using AAPlayer altogether. My client will not go for incurring licensing fees, but I don't want to enclose AAPlayer or Video for Windows player in this if it's necessary to pay a fee. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks!