Karan mentioned; >" > Yep, I had the same issue. If you can, just create a multiplexer >patch with all the paths to movies filled in, and use that. Not the >easiest solution, but it kinda works. > >Namaste, >Karan >"
I'm guessing Ricardo wants that Directory Scanner so he doesn't have to hard code the names of files. I'm the same way -- I want to keep things as versatile as possible and I often just look at folders for content and use Quartz for display. I want a presentation kiosk more than just a screen saver. I've used the multiplexer as a sort of "variable cache" --- items in it seem to reside in memory until replaced. Try piping the movie name from the Directory Scanner to a string function and don't do anything to it -- just pass it from that into the multiplexer. Then, you can use "Image With Movie" patch to grab that movie by name so the multiplexer will be loading a movie by name -- rather than a pointer to a movie stream. I haven't tested it, but it makes sense to me. Either it's an issue of a string, vs. a pointer (part of the issue of automatic variables in high level languages) or it is an issue that movie downloader does some magic that the Directory Scanner doesn't. So you can try just grabbing it straight from a Multiplexer (that would mean this is a cache issue), from the Multiplexer after it's passed through a string conversion (it's a variable type issue), or pass it through the string, multi, and then "Image With Movie" patch (the Directory Scanner patch is not doing something it should). Let us know how it goes -- I haven't tried outputting videos yet. Mark J >> Hello Pierre: >> >> I have found out that when using the Directory Scanner in a >> composition, I am now UNABLE to export a quicktime movie that >> includes the images scanned by the patch "Directory Scanner" >> >> My question is: Is this a bug? or a feature taken away? >> >> If this has been taken away, how can I workaround this issue with my >> comps? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> - - - - - - - - - - >> : >> Ricardo Silva >> http://www.ricardosilva.com >> : >> ======================= >> >> _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
