Background Music with Video

[joelphilippage]

I hope this isn't my fault but I am trying to play a video while the background music is still playing.

Code: ags

function room_Load()
{
  PlayMusic(7);
  PlayVideo("Movies/Intro.Avi", 1, 10);
  cEgo.Transparency = 100;
}

The music needs to line up with the video and doesn't start until I select the window. The game won't start up selected. Is there a way to fix this?

[Dualnames]

I hope this isn't my fault but I am trying to play a video while the background music is still playing.

Code: ags

function room_Load()
{
  PlayMusic(7);
  PlayVideo("Movies/Intro.Avi", 1, 10);
  cEgo.Transparency = 100;
}

The music needs to line up with the video and doesn't start until I select the window. The game won't start up selected. Is there a way to fix this?

I've used once and more a certain thing in my games..and it did work..does the movie work properly if played by itself?

[joelphilippage]

The movie works fine either way. It's just the sound that won't work while the games not selected.

[Dualnames]

ow, that has to do with setmultitaskingmode function.

[joelphilippage]

Your close. Now it works in windowed mode but not full screen.

[Dualnames]

 PlayVideo("Movies/Intro.Avi", 1, 11);

Try changing to this..that might work full screen..if it does, you can check if the game is full screen or window and play the video accordingly.. 

[joelphilippage]

That didn't work. I guess I'll just run it windowed unless someone knows a way to fix it.

[Trent R]

It has nothing to do with the slash in the file name? That seems to me like it could screw stuff up....


~Trent

[subspark]

So's this a bug or...

Sparx.

[Dualnames]

So's this a bug or...

Sparx.

Joel? Can you remove that line with cego transparency..or add a wait before it?

[joelphilippage]

Trent R: The / in the file name is to show that it's in the movies folder.
Dualnames: I tried it and it still didn't work.

[Dualnames]

Well, I'm out of ideas. I'd go and post about it at AGS Engine Topic. Last guess: are you using media manager plugin(whatever it's called)?

[joelphilippage]

Sorry I don't.

[Dualnames]

Sorry I don't.

Well, it's definetely weird..well CJ might give you an anwer..

[Trent R]

Trent R: The / in the file name is to show that it's in the movies folder.

Well yeah, but have you tried it in the root folder? Does it work then?

~Trent

[joelphilippage]

I tried that too. It's still not working.

[Gilbert]

It would be odd if it's related to in what folder the file is placed, so there's little chance it's the cause.

I'm not familiar with movie playing, but a thing you may check is with what codec the AVI file was encoded in. It may be possible that the driver responsible for playing that kind of movies steals the focus or prevents other sounds to play. You may try AVI files encoded with other codecs (for testing purpose just random movie files may do) and see if it yields a different result.

[joelphilippage]

It's encoded with divix and I'm using a divix codec.

[Dualnames]

It's encoded with divix and I'm using a divix codec.

Try placing a normally encoded AVI instead of that of yours to see if it works,.

[Pumaman]

What exactly is the problem? Is the sound not playing at all?