How do you incorporate Mpeg clips

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Kenneth posted 01-09-2000 00:01 GMT
I would like to incorpate some mpeg video clips into my quest game. How would I do this? Can anybody explain this so that a beginer can do this (which I am)?
Alex posted 01-09-2000 12:27 GMT
At the point you want the MPEG played, add an action - select "other" from the list of actions, and in the "other" box type "shell". Then in the parameter box, enter the filename of the MPEG you want to play.
This will load the user's default MPEG player and play the file.
For more information see the "shell" command in ASL.HTM.

Alex Warren,
Axe Software
Computer Whizz posted 04-09-2000 19:13 GMT
Does this work with MP3's as well?
and does the picture displayer (in Quest) show ani-gifs?
--CW
Alex posted 04-09-2000 22:50 GMT
Yes, the shell command will work with any file.
Quest will display only the first frame of an animated GIF. Shelling the GIF might work if the default GIF viewer is not something awkward like Paint Shop Pro - you might want to convert it to an AVI and shell that instead.

Alex Warren,
Axe Software

Author	Topic: How do you incorporate Mpeg clips
Kenneth	posted 01-09-2000 00:01 GMT I would like to incorpate some mpeg video clips into my quest game. How would I do this? Can anybody explain this so that a beginer can do this (which I am)?
Alex	posted 01-09-2000 12:27 GMT At the point you want the MPEG played, add an action - select "other" from the list of actions, and in the "other" box type "shell". Then in the parameter box, enter the filename of the MPEG you want to play. This will load the user's default MPEG player and play the file. For more information see the "shell" command in ASL.HTM. Alex Warren, Axe Software
Computer Whizz	posted 04-09-2000 19:13 GMT Does this work with MP3's as well? and does the picture displayer (in Quest) show ani-gifs? --CW
Alex	posted 04-09-2000 22:50 GMT Yes, the shell command will work with any file. Quest will display only the first frame of an animated GIF. Shelling the GIF might work if the default GIF viewer is not something awkward like Paint Shop Pro - you might want to convert it to an AVI and shell that instead. Alex Warren, Axe Software