Name: videoClip

Synonyms: vc

Type: object

Syntax: videoClip

Summary:

An <object type> that contains movie data.

Introduced: 1.0

Deprecated: 8.1

OS: mac, windows, linux

Platforms: desktop

Example:

play videoClip "Spartacus"

Example:

delete videoClip ID 2485

Description:

Use the <videoClip> <object type> to display a movie that is stored in

the <stack>, rather than in another file.

Unlike a player, a video clip contains the movie that it displays. This

increases the memory required by your stack, because the movie data is

loaded into memory whenever the stack file is open. However, it

prevents the movie from being accidentally separated from the stack file

and lost.

Video clips can be in QuickTime, AVI, or MPEG format.

A video clip is contained in a stack. Video clips cannot contain other

objects. (A video clip is not a control, since it has no user interface

and cannot be owned by a card.)

To play a <videoClip>, use the syntax

play videoClip <filename_of_videoclip>

To pause a videoClip, use the syntax

play pause videoClip <filename_of_videoclip>

To stop a videoClip, use the syntax

play stop videoClip <filename_of_videoclip>

Changes:

The use of <QuickTime> was deprecated in version 8.1 of LiveCode with

new defaults for <dontUseQT> and <dontUseQTEffects> as true on all

systems apart from pre OS X 10.8. The Windows build of LiveCode no

longer supports any <QuickTime> features and setting the <dontUseQT>

and <dontUseQTEffects> will have no effect. Additionally <QuickTime> does

not include 64 bit support and therefore can not be supported on OS X 64

bit builds of LiveCode.

Desktop development should utilize the <player> control for

future video playback support.

References: object type (glossary), templateVideoClip (keyword),

stack (object), videoClipPlayer (property), player (object)

Tags: multimedia