Hi.
Seems there's a little display problem with TAB and video clips under XP...
The TAB download is currently unavailable whilst it is looked into.
Thanks,
catventure
Hi,
This release introduces the possibility to play Window Media Player audio/video film clips into graphic mode adventures.
This means in addition to static pictures, you can play "cut-scenes" or title/intro/credit clips, videos of game locations, actions, objects, characters, speech to player etc.. to make adventures more "real" and involving and create for a more interactive movie feel and experience!
To keep the download small, I've included a 970k movie... well it is moving text without sound example in the "Graphic_demo.tab" adventure.
15 Jul 2008 (Release 37)
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*IMPROVED %lcase% and %ucase% can now be used in conjunction with ALL other text format %tags%
eg: "The following noun in this sentence will start with a capital letter - %ucase%%anyn1%."
*NEW %up% and %/up% text format commands. Set/Unset UPPERCASE text
Example: This sentence has %up%two words%/up% in uppercase.
*NEW 2 new actions for Windows Media Player audio/video movie files (Graphic Display Mode 2 Only):
playmovie1FILENAME$ - play a .wmv video clip in picbox1
playmovie2FIELNAME$ - play a .wmv video clip in picbox2
Movies will be adjusted to fit in TAB graphicboxes. Game will auto-continue when movie ends or if [SPACEBAR] pressed to exit movie clip.
NOTE: Any "Input Timeout" settings are suspended for the duration of the movie.
(Thanks to Michael Hartlef for: "mciVideo.inc")
http://tab.thinbasic.com (3.03mb)
Regards,
catventure
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
Hi.
Seems there's a little display problem with TAB and video clips under XP...
The TAB download is currently unavailable whilst it is looked into.
Thanks,
catventure
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
Hi,
Need some feedback from any Vista or XP users. TAB download online again.
I've not changed anything. Just need to know if the video clip plays OK in the "graphic_demo" game in TAB Player on your machine.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
http://tab.thinbasic.com/
Thanks.
catventure
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
New version uploaded at 11.20 pm (GMT)
http://tab.thinbasic.com/
Petr has I believe found the problem and it is fixed (fingers crossed!)
Thanks Petr, it is a relief that it was nothing too serious.
And amazing that you pinpointed the cause!!
Top credits to you! I shall sleep better tonight.
catventure.
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
Hehe,
it was pure luck to find out why, hope it will work for all ;D
Thanks for cooperation,
Petr
Learn 3D graphics with ThinBASIC, learn TBGL!
Windows 10 64bit - Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.1GHz - 16 GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
Cat running on XP, everything seems to work wonderfuly!
I heard music, saw the video and of course the pictures. Looks very exciting, thanks!
Acer Notebook: Win 10 Home 64 Bit, Core i7-4702MQ @ 2.2Ghz, 12 GB RAM, nVidia GTX 760M and Intel HD 4600
Raspberry Pi 3: Raspbian OS use for Home Samba Server and Test HTTP Server
Thanks and welcome again Kent.
Glad it Ok on XP now.
@Petr: Maybe I can get a videoclip of farmer's egg sandwich now! ;D
Best wishes,
Phil (catventure)
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
That would be ultimate ... but no CG accepted, only true real life farmer's egg sandwich ;D@Petr: Maybe I can get a videoclip of farmer's egg sandwich now! ;D
Petr
Learn 3D graphics with ThinBASIC, learn TBGL!
Windows 10 64bit - Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.1GHz - 16 GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
Hi,
A strange thing happening when playing a video clip into TAB listview box in the "graphic_demo.tab" adventure.
If I click with the mouse in the titlebar or click with mouse inside dialog window a few times the currently playing video freezes at the frame when the click occurred, I get a Windows message "(Program not responding)" in the TAB Player titlebar next to the title text.
I then have to wait until the playing movie closes ie. when it reaches the end of its length; even though I am looking at a freezed frame...
After the movie has closed the TAB Player window returns to normal and I can continue with the app as normal.
I'm using Michael Hartlef's "mciVideo.inc" file with the PlayMovie(%TRUE) function which means the TAB Player adventure dialog window cannot be resized, minimized or maximized while video playing; also means the app will be on "hold" until video closes.
Am using Windows Vista Home Basic.
Below is screenshot of anomaly:
http://tab.thinbasic.com - Home Of The ThinBasic Adventure Builder Project. (Interactive Fiction/Text Adventure Maker)
Hi,
would it be possible to upload sources of 39 on your web, there is "only" 38?
For now, I think the problem could be in fact that during the time you play video, program waits in WHILE IsMovieFinished loop.
Make sure there is DOEVENTS in that WHILE loop, to make the loop less tight, like:
WHILE IsMoviePlaying( )
DOEVENTS
IF GETWINDOWKEYSTATE( hwnd, %VK_SPACE ) THEN
SLEEP 150
EXIT WHILE
END IF
WEND
Petr
Learn 3D graphics with ThinBASIC, learn TBGL!
Windows 10 64bit - Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.1GHz - 16 GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
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