If your problem is memory related, I would highly recommend not using Sorenson or Sorenson3. They both require a lot of memory to decode, and even though you might be able to alleviate some problems by tweaking your compression settings, I would recommend using a more memory friendly codec, like good 'ol MPEG.
Charlie Fiskeaux II Media Developer Cre8tive Group cre8tivegroup.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. > Rademakers > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: <lingo-l> RE: QuickTime & Director > > Hi Greg, > > it sounds like your problems with Sorenson3 in QT5 on the PC > are memory related. Since you are using many QT members, I > think what is happening is > this: > > QuickTime is keeping the decompressed frames of the played > Sorenson3 movies in memory until the instance of the QTmovie > (the QT member) has been destroyed. > > The best option is to use only one QT member and switch the > QT movies by setting the filename of that member: > > member("QT").filename = playlist[pointer] > > When you are not playing any QT free the memory needed for > the QT member by switching to a one frame dummy QTmovie. > > Even then just one long Sorenson3 movie with a large > resolution can eat up all your memory quicktime, because it > (the bug) is keeping all the decompressed frames around. When > this happens Director starts forgetting its own behavior > properties and crashes. > > To overcome this problem you can set the use hardware > acceleration property of QuickTime on the movie level, open > the QTmovie, and choose: > > movie properties:video track:graphics mode:composition. > > This will also fix any color problems related with Sorenson3 > using hardware acceleration. > > w.k.r. Alfred > > http://www.bellissima.net/mytime/ > http://www.bellissima.net/bvdb/tapestreamer.htm > http://www.emotioneelstadsplan.nl/amsterdam/ > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest > mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post > messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and > helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
