On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> on 2/11/00 3:56 PM, Scott Raney at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I don't think it's even possible to do this in general because
> > inter-frame rates don't have to be a constant. The engine calls the
> > QuickTime function GetMovieNextInterestingTime() to determine when the
> > screen needs to be updated. If you know the frame rate and that it is
> > constant, the math to convert from a time to a frame is pretty trivial
> > (e.g.: currentTime / timeScale * <frame rate>)
>
> Since we cannot gurantee a fixed frame rate as you point out, what mechanism
> exists for setting the starttime, endtime, or currenttime properties to a
> specific time?
I'm not sure what you're asking for. You can set the times to
whatever values you want, and can allow the user to create a
selection based on what they *see*. Not sure how "frames" even enters
into the equation.
Regards,
Scott
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