#Playing segments, aaPlay
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Help! Please does anyone know the format of MCI string to send to the
aaPlay.DLL in order to play just a segment of a full-screen Flic file
repeatedly and seamlessly?
I am writing an application in Authorware Professional for Windows and having
limited success in that the aaPlay routine seems to wish to unload after each
cycle, causing unsightly delays and flashing, pallete changes etc. Does anyone
know if this DLL is capable of repeating just a segment, and if so how, please.
Many thanks,
Stephen Brabbins
Digital Image, UK.
Hi Stephen,
It sounds like you need the Autodesk Animation Player for Windows,
C Programmer's Reference Manual. Call -1800-879-4233 or 1-800-228-3601
and order it.
In terms of playing a segment of a flic seamlessly, when a flic is
created in 3DS, it is possible to intentionally create an entire flic
which plays seamlessly. Playing a subset of a flic will not yield a
seamless playback. If you wish to play a looping segment a number of
times, that too is possible and the reference manual mentioned above
is recommended.
You will have better luck playing segments if you convert your flic
files to AVI and save them with a full screen every couple of frames.
Your compression will go to hell so they'll play a bit slower but you
will be able to imbed sound if you need to.