CompuServe Thread

AmigaVision player

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#14854From: Rick CrossOct 3, 1991 7:55 PM
You had me running in a panic to my AmigaVision manual. I'm doing an application as well for free distribution on disk. On page 8 of the manual, there is a section called RunTime Module. "Once you have complete a presentation or a course, the material can be prepared for use by others with the RunTime feature. This feature helps you to create the complete disks that you will distribute to the end users." Wouldn't this be the same as the AmigaVision player you are asking about?
#14872From: John PendergrassOct 4, 1991 3:01 PM
Rick, the 'Runtime' module only prepares the data for xfer to another disk, system, etc. It does *not* contain the AV program at all. The user of the disks you create with RunTime must own AV themselves in order to run your application. (ie. it is not a 'player' program in any real sense. Very misnamed, if you ask me) RunTime seems very handy for relocating the graphic/sound objects associated with a script, after you had finished development. You can do the same thing easier by making sure you always load data via an 'assigned' path, however. Makes moving things easy. –jp–seattle–
#14965From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiOct 6, 1991 2:05 PM
John, There is a stand-alone "player" for AmigaVision flows. But it must be licensed from Commodore; unfortunately it's not freely-distributable. …Denny Atkin
#14969From: John PendergrassOct 6, 1991 4:32 PM
Right Denny; I was just answering the original question…. whether the 'RunTime' module in AV was a stand-alone player, which it is not. There's been lots of talk of the 'licensable' player from Commodore…. hope they change their mind and make it freely-distributable too. –jp–seattle–