>This should force the flash sprite to run at the same frameRate as the
>Director movie.
Sometimes that's good, but sometimes it just slows Director down, too.
If you're not doing any frame-based animation in Director, try setting the
Director frame rate to 1 fps. That frees up loads of time D
Hi everyone.I found a very usefull tool with which someone can turn a normal text field
to a hyperlinked like environment.
Where you can click and triger handlers.
If you have time and want to understand more about the tool and how it does
it here is a descriptive explanation:
IF NOT JUST JUMP A
Can some kind soul tell me what the QuickTimeVersion() function in D8
returns under Windows and Mac OS, when no QT is installed? None of the
books that I have state that, and I'm trying to avoid uninstalling my QT to
find out. Thanks!
Slava
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RE:
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>From: John Trentini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: DIRECTOR 8 with VECTOR
>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2001, 7:03 PM
>If you want ot *trace* images to convert them to Vectors
>you can only do it in Illustrator.
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Not true. You can trace bitmaps to vecto
Dear Colin!
Obliged for cooperation. My problem has been solved.
Mahmood.
on 4/19/01 10:01 PM, Colin Kettenacker at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Or you can go directly to the source and download the latest version of the
> FileXtra if you do not want the save as Java option in Director:
>
> ht
Hey Leon!
Thanx for nice guidance, my problem has been solved.
Mahmood.
on 4/19/01 6:33 PM, Leon McComish at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I'm facing a problem about PS2VS Xtra that when I try to run this dcr it
>> displays the message "PS2VS requires the FileXtra, included as a
>> part of the
> So the problem..:
> I have placed in the score some markers and i created some buttons in the
> movie that move you around from marker to marker.
> I can't find a way thow to stop the head of the movie. When i play it, the
> head doesnt stay still in a frame. I assume that i need a bit of Lingo
What you need is a script in the script channel.
Put this in a script on the frame you want the play back head to stop on.
on exitFrame me
go the frame
end
Cheers,
Andrew.
The Director help file is always a good place to start.
At 02:16 20/04/01 +0100, you wrote:
>As you understand from the qu
> I can't find a way thow to stop the head of the movie. When i
> play it, the
> head doesnt stay still in a frame. I assume that i need a bit
> of Lingo for
> this .Do i need to do anything with the Script channel or the
> transmition
> channel in the score window. Is it something to do with a
>
true true. didn't catch the xtra part, though when i re-read his
original post, it magickally appeared.
:-)
"Mark A. Boyd" wrote:
>
> At 13:01 4/19/2001, R. Bhakti Klein wrote:
> >member("media").filename = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
>
> If Fabricio is referring to the DirectMediaXtra by
double click the script channel in the frame you want, and when a new
script opens, make it say:
on exitFrame
go to the frame
end
(the on exitFrame line and the end line will have already been there...)
you've just made a frame script that will cause the movie to loop on
that frame until you
As you understand from the question it's not a sophisticated question.I am quite new
in the scene of director and while i am building my first
movie in Director 8 i have some "freshfish" problems.
So the problem..:
I have placed in the score some markers and i created some buttons in the
movie
As you understand from the question it's not a sophisticated question.I am quite new
in the scene of director and while i am building my first
movie in Director 8 i have some "freshfish" problems.
So the problem..:
I have placed in the score some markers and i created some buttons in the
movie
>you have to change the file property rather than the fileName property.
Indeed! This function works very well, altough i can't see how changing the
file as the member is actually loaded and playing could be usefull and/or
successfull. I experimented myself problems when trying to change the sou
If you want ot *trace* images to convert them to Vectors
you can only do it in Illustrator.
If you get the free eXtra Flash Writer for Illustrator from
Macromedia you can then save your Illustrator files as
Flash (SWF) files to import in Director.
HTH
JonT
jayson wrote:
> I need import vector
At 13:01 4/19/2001, R. Bhakti Klein wrote:
>member("media").filename = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
If Fabricio is referring to the DirectMediaXtra by Tabuleiro, then you have
to change the file property rather than the fileName property.
member("media").file = pathToVideo
At least that's
i have built a video palette in a filmloop. is there a way to get the
quicktime member to play as opposed to a sprite, since the video is
embedded in the film loop?
thanks
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> I don´t forgot. The problem can be because the video is show
> when I try
> change the cast member?
move it off stage
sprite(videoSpriteNumber).locH = -200
Al Hospers
CamberSoft, Inc.
alcambersoftcom
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A famous linguist once said:
"There is no language wherein a doub
I don´t forgot. The problem can be because the video is show when I try
change the cast member?
I´ll try go to another frame (blank) when the cast will be changed, but I
don´t know...
Any help is welcome. :)
Thanks
Fab
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To: <
thanks, i just remembered that.
b
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> has anyone else used this before
sure, many times
> and if so is there a way to
> switch the
> video of a video member?
member("myMembername").filename = pathToNewFile
Al Hospers
CamberSoft, Inc.
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A famous linguist once said:
"There is no language wh
> Is there a way to have superscripts and subscripts in Text members?
member("textMemberName").char[charNumber].fontStyle = [#superscript]
HTH,
-Sean.
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> > member("media").filename = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
Don't forget to add the necessary file extension ie.
member("media").filename = the applicationPath & "newMedia.MPG"
(assuming - of course - that the named file exists at the path specified)
HTH,
-Sean.
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> Is there any way for me to know (e.g., get a callback or even
> "monitor" the current sound someway) to let me know when "A" has
> ended and "B" has started, and then when "B" has ended and "C" has
> started?
You could - perhaps - monitor sound(chan).member.name in a frame script, or
set timeou
> Does anyone have any advice for increasing the performance of flash
> the interactions and animations
> seem to run slow.
Try:
on beginSprite me
sprite(flashSpriteNum/me.spriteNum).playBackMode = #lockStep
end
This should force the flash sprite to run at the same frameRate as the
Director
I just created something akin to flash's movie clip,
thought you might find it interesting.
i have 4 bitmaps, as menubuttons.
each castmember has a script attached that swaps it's picture with a
rollover picture,
ie. the picture of member 6 = the picture of member 7,
and then on rollout does t
Ops... my mistake is only here. In the behavior I wrote correct. The error
is still here.. :(
Thanks
Fab
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Changing linked media
> member("media"
Is there a way to have superscripts and subscripts in Text members?
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Sound object playlist and notification
>Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2001, 12:32 PM
>I am attempting to use a sound object in D8 for the first time. So
>far, what I've done seems to work great. I can build up a playlist
member("media").filename = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
"Fabricio G. Bissoli" wrote:
>
> I am using the XtraMedia to show a MPG file. I need change the media linked
> at runtime. I´m trying this:
>
> member("media") = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
> updateStage
>
> But nothing occur...
I am using the XtraMedia to show a MPG file. I need change the media linked
at runtime. I´m trying this:
member("media") = the applicationPath & "newMedia"
updateStage
But nothing occur... where is the wrong?
Thanks
Fabricio
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At 18:11 19/04/2001, you wrote:
>hello
>I've made a re-sizeable stage.Would you have an idea to simulate the
>boundaries (a crowd of little dots) of the new area before mouseup
>?.Perhaps it's easier when the wanted new area is smaller than the
>current stage, but if it is outside..I tried with a
hi can anyone tell me how to script a text field that
allows the user to take notes that he/she can save to
file?
and a smaller field that will return the entry to say
go to a marker or change a variable FPS?
mike
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just a thought.
put stops on every frame of your flash animation and have director control
the flash animation
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make sure the frame rate is the same for both the flash member and
director, but for the most part flash seems to be a real cause of slowdown.
most likely because director is not built with multiple timelines as flash
is.
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> property pMember
> property spriteNum
> property pLastMilliseconds
>
> on beginSprite me
>pMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
>pLastMilliseconds = the milliseconds
> end
>
> on exitFrame me
>nMillisecondsElapsed = the milliseconds - pLastMilliseconds
>fps = 1000.0 / float(nMill
Hi,
I wonder if it's possible to erase a member type.
I need to erase all the sounds member in the cast, when the movie stop
playing.
thanx !
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I am attempting to use a sound object in D8 for the first time. So
far, what I've done seems to work great. I can build up a playlist
of sounds and they playback beautifully. However, I have a
requirement to change something on the screen whenever a sound
changes. My question is, how can I
Or you can go directly to the source and download the latest version of the
FileXtra if you do not want the save as Java option in Director:
http://kblab.net/xtras/
ck
> > I'm facing a problem about PS2VS Xtra that when I try to run this dcr it
> > displays the message "PS2VS requires the FileX
Is Director-Online down ??? I haven't been able to go to the site today at
all...I get the "This Page Cannot Be Displayed Message" ...
-Boyd Speer
Touchstone Digital Design
At 11:02 PM 4/19/01 +0700, you wrote:
>There're 2 articles in www.director-online with this topic... Please
>read it
hello
I've made a re-sizeable stage.Would you have an idea to simulate the
boundaries (a crowd of little dots) of the new area before mouseup
?.Perhaps it's easier when the wanted new area is smaller than the
current stage, but if it is outside..I tried with a miaw and a 1 bit
mask, but not any su
> Is Director-Online down ??? I haven't been able to go to the
> site today at
> all...I get the "This Page Cannot Be Displayed Message" ...
no, you need to add .com to the link on the email from Victor.
Leon
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> property pMember
> property spriteNum
> property pLastMilliseconds
>
> on beginSprite me
>pMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
>pLastMilliseconds = the milliseconds
> end
>
> on exitFrame me
>nMillisecondsElapsed = the milliseconds - pLastMilliseconds
>fps = 1000.0 / float(
There're 2 articles in www.director-online with this topic... Please
read it and you will now how to handle this
> Does anyone have any advice for increasing the performance of
> flash within Director 8. I have a navigation area built in
> flash that I have brought into D8. The button rollo
> Does anyone have any advice for increasing the performance of flash within
> Director 8. I have a navigation area built in flash that I have brought
> into D8. The button rollovers as well as the interactions and animations
> seem to run slow. Thanks for any help.
Whenever I use flash now -
Thanks for your help.It wasn't any clever...!!!
Sometimes when you work for hours even the most
easy things just don't come up to your brain.
Thanks again.
This list can realy help.
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Does anyone have any advice for increasing the performance of flash within
Director 8. I have a navigation area built in flash that I have brought
into D8. The button rollovers as well as the interactions and animations
seem to run slow. Thanks for any help.
John
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Here is another way lingo.ini can be used:
My main movie, while being developed, keeps changing its name, as I like to
keep older versions around. So in the morning I may be working on
reference34.dir, and by lunchtime, my current version is reference36.dir.
To avoid building a projector for e
Karina,
Okay, good point, it's valid for projectors like that. I actually like to
do mine different, and always have them hop off to something with a main
name, like "main.dir". But yes, it's exactly good for setting up some
globals. You could also use it to define a number of characterist
> I'm facing a problem about PS2VS Xtra that when I try to run this dcr it
> displays the message "PS2VS requires the FileXtra, included as a
> part of the
> Save As Java install for Director 8. Please add FileXtra to your Xtras
> folder and restart Director before using PS2VS."
> I think that it
Victor Iwan wrote:
>
> Am I doing something wrong again...
>
> I create behaviors such us
>
> On mouseenter
> cursor(280)
> End
>
> On mouseleave
> cursor(-1)
> End
hmmm... try:
On mouseenter me
cursor(280)
End
On mouseleave me
cursor(-1)
End
and be s
Dear Lingo Users!
I'm facing a problem about PS2VS Xtra that when I try to run this dcr it
displays the message "PS2VS requires the FileXtra, included as a part of the
Save As Java install for Director 8. Please add FileXtra to your Xtras
folder and restart Director before using PS2VS."
I think t
Does anybody else have problems in the paint window?
I'm trying to paint white onto black and vice versa but it keeps using the wrong
colours and messing up the bitmap. It's driving me nuts. Can anyone help?
Is there an odd fix like the one with the property inspector? (e.g. If you keep the
To use Flash graphic in D8 you must:
1) export Flash movie (In Flash: File > Export...)
2) and then just import it to D8
(it's simple)
To import some graphic from Illustrator you must for example:
1) import it into Macromedia Freehand
2) and then save it as Freehand's file
3) import this Fre
Hi Tab,
> Um, although I spent a lot of time on the history, I'm pretty
> sure my first
> sentence said "its main value is to set up some global
> variables before the
> start of the movie".
That was not the bit I disagreed with, but the bit where you said that you
don't really need it anymore
Judging by the subject, I'll switch to bad French since I don't really
understand the question. Sorry, no accents on this keyboard.
Si tu demand est-ce que c'est possible d'ouvrir une fichier Director avec
SoundForge, la reponse est non.
Il y a une liste de diffusion francophone pour Director i
Is it that you can see the pictures of your movie in SoundForge??
Truly, Franck
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