videoClip

Type

object

Summary

An object type that contains movie data.

Syntax

videoClip

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 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

Examples

play videoClip "Spartacus"

delete videoClip ID 2485

Related

glossary: object type

keyword: templateVideoClip

object: stack, player

property: videoClipPlayer

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop