Re: Layering problem when using video

2013-09-01 Thread tbodine
Bingo! Your option 1 did the trick, Scott. Setting the buffer to ON for the video player allows the video loop to play smoothly while preserving the title text as top layer. (Yes, it is for a desktop app.) Many thanks! Tom Bodine -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278

Re: Layering problem when using video

2013-09-01 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi Tom: Is this a desktop application? If yes, then you might have a couple of options. 1) Set the alwaysBuffer of the player to true. This will layer the movie in among the card objects, but depending on your content, performance may suffer -- you'll have to test. And you'll likely have to cr

Re: Layering problem when using video

2013-09-01 Thread stephen barncard
The current state of video/audio in LC is about at the 2002 level. Not up-to-date. I'd like a timeline object! sqb On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:31 AM, tbodine wrote: > Thanks, Mark. That's a bummer. My need is to be able to place text > dynamically in front of video clips, so I really can't do t

Re: Layering problem when using video

2013-09-01 Thread tbodine
Thanks, Mark. That's a bummer. My need is to be able to place text dynamically in front of video clips, so I really can't do this by editing the movies. Looks like I'll be waiting for the open source/kickstarter project to deliver on a new multimedia control. (The roadmap sure looks like a long hau

Re: Layering problem when using video

2013-09-01 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Tom, The video is rendered in a separate (child) window, on top of everything else. This means that you can't put a control in front of a playing movie. If you really want this, you need to create a palette window with that control and display it in front of the movie. I think that the Kic