Hi folks--
Can I get a little testing help from Windows users? This shouldn't take
more than a minute or so.
I've put up a Shockwave audio recorder at
http://studio.headland-media.com/test_wip/ScreenSaver/recorder.html
User: lingo-l
Pass: Tab666
You'll need a microphone on your PC--any cheapie will do.
The program allows you to record up to about 30 seconds of voice-quality
audio (11/8/1). I'm getting a weird bug on it, though.
After you record, click the Play button. It should stay blue (the depressed
state) while the audio is playing, and the status text should say
"playing." You should also be able to stop the playback by clicking the
Stop button. When the audio stops, the status text should say "stopped" and
the play button should revert to its normal state.
It seems to work on some Windows machines, and not others. I'm using the
Audio Xtra from UpdateStage. I've talked with Gretchen about the problem,
and we think it's some weird audio driver bug.
Here's where it gets really weird. In a projector, it works fine. In a
browser, it records and plays back just fine, but it reports the status as
"stopped" even as it's playing, the Play button doesn't stay depressed, and
you can't stop the playback.
Finally, the *really* weird part. In authoring mode, the playback stuff
works when I put a couple of debug messages to the message window, but
doesn't work when I comment out those two lines! I swear, there is no other
difference other than the put. Here's the code in question:
global gSoundName
global gPlaySprite
global gPlaying
global gSoundLength
on exitFrame
tempStatus = axGetStatus (gSoundName)
if tempStatus <> "invalid"then
if tempStatus <> "error" then
currentSound = axGetSoundList(#all)
if currentSound.count > 0 then
-- currentPos = axGetSoundInfo (gSoundName, "position")
currentPos = getProp(currentSound[1], #position)
end if
-- put "currentSound: " & currentSound
-- put "currentPos: " & currentPos
if currentPos > 0 then
if currentPos < gSoundLength then
tempStatus = "Playing"
end if
end if
put tempStatus into member "Status Text"
if gPlaying = TRUE then
if tempStatus = "stopped" then
sendSprite(gPlaySprite, #buttonUp)
gPlaying = FALSE
end if
end if
end if
end if
go the frame
end
I've put a copy of the projector up on the same site--just go to it without
the recorder.html. It's big, though, so I don't advise downloading it
unless you have a high-speed connection.
Thanks for your help--I'd like to know how many PCs have this problem.
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
Learning Network
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