| VdigXtra |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Operating System
- Macromedia Director 8.5/MX or later
- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
- Microsoft DirectX 8 or later.
- QuickTime 5.02 or later (QuickTime 6 and 7 features supported)
| Price & Availability |
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Vdig Xtra for Director
Version 1.2.0
Available now as a 14 day demo & for purchase @ AUS$400.00)
| for more information |
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For more information, please use the Vdig Xtra contact mail address
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
