VdigXtra

This package contains two Xtras for Macromedia Director on Windows.

The VdigXtra which allows the viewing and capture of video from a camera or other video source.

The MovieSplitter Xtra which allows the manipulation and export of QuickTime movies to many formats.

Both of these Xtras allow you to include these functions in your project using some simple Lingo commands.

Capture Functionality

To capture video and audio in your movie, you simply place a VdigXtra sprite into your score.

All of the capture functions are 'child handlers' for the sprite, and video can be previewed or captured to hard disk in any compression format supported by QuickTime

Export Functionality

You can export pieces of a QuickTime movie to a new, self-contained QuickTime movie using any of the many export components supported by QuickTime

required software

Operating System

Price & Availability

Vdig Xtra for Director

Version 1.2.0

Available now as a 14 day demo & for purchase @ AUS$400.00)

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Capture Lingo

interface

output a list of methods to message window

initialize

initialize VdigXtra with given registration details

startPreview

start preview operation

startRecord

start record operation

stop

stop preview or record operations

idle

give time for preview or record operations - call as often as possible (ie: exit frame script in score)

isRecording

test if there is currently a capture operation in progress

isPreviewing

test if there is currently a preview operation in progress

showVideoSettings

show video settings dialog

showSoundSettings

show sound settings dialog

saveSettings

save capture settings to file

loadSettings

restore capture settings from file

getVideoSourceRect

a rectangle containing the size of the captured image

getTimeCode

a string containing the current timecode

getTransportState

get a string containing the current VCR transport state

setTransportState

set new VCR transport state

lookupErrorCodeName

look up error code name string

lookupErrorCodeDesc

look up error code description string

Export - Parent Handlers

printExportComponents

prints available movie export components to message window. Not all of these will be useful, but you can try them.

Export - Child Handlers

new

create a new xtra instance

forget

destroy the xtra instance

setSourceMovie

set the source movie

getSourceMovieDuration

returns the duration of movie in movie timescale

getSourceMovieTimeScale

returns the movie timescale (ie: units per second)

setExporter

set the movie export component to use - see printExportComponents

validateExporter

check that source movie can be exported ok by the select exporter component

getExportFileNameExtension

get the filename extension (ie: .mov, .mp4) for the exported file

getExportFileType

get a description of the export format

showExportSettings

shows the export settings dialog

saveExportSettings

save export settings to file

loadExportSettings

load export settings from file

exportSelection

export a piece of the source movie from startTime ending at startTime+duration (in source movie timescale) to output movie path