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#Script with sound probs

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#179393From: Paul KakertJul 11, 1995 12:10 AM
I am working with a client of mine trying to script a slideshow in AAS. We are loading about 6 bitmaps that stay on the screen for about 3 to 4 seconds each. We want to play a music clip in the background while they flip from picture to picture. But when the picture flips the music stops and then restarts with the appearance of the next image. Are we doing this wrong or maybe I should ask "how do you do what I want to do?" Thanks all, Paul
#179402From: dave aguilarJul 11, 1995 1:58 AM
>> I am working with a client of mine trying to script a slideshow in AAS. We are loading about 6 bitmaps that stay on the screen for about 3 to 4 seconds each. We want to play a music clip in the background while they flip from picture to picture. But when the picture flips the music stops and then restarts with the appearance of the next image. Are we doing this wrong or maybe I should ask "how do you do what I want to do?" << nope. this is a limitation in the way scriptor runs. easy workaround (although is costs some harddisk space)… make an AVI or a FLC out of the 6 bitmaps, create as many duplicates of each bitmap as necessary (15 frames per sec works) for the playback and viola, one flic while one soundtrack… no sound skips. hope this technique helps. we save a 6-frame flic to reproduce and store these kinds of presentations, remembering to expand any frame to 15 before playback in presentations. -dave
#179458From: Paul KakertJul 11, 1995 10:49 AM
Thanks, I'll try your work around. Too bad the scriptor is limited on that. Paul
#179482From: dave aguilarJul 11, 1995 12:56 PM
>> Thanks, I'll try your work around. Too bad the scriptor is limited on that. << i spoke with Mark Gerhard, product manager of AStudio, at Autodesk Developers Conference a few weeks ago. without commenting on the future of Autodesk products, i'll simply say that the Scriptor will have several functions updated for added functionality in September's free upgrade. 🙂 -dave