Record sound from mic

[ittarter]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to record sound with the default recording device. Not sure how to do it. I read that in Livecode 8 Quicktime is no longer supported so this:
http://docs.runrev.com/Command/record-sound
is obsolete.
What is the best way now? I need to produce small-ish files like .mp3s because they're going to be uploaded to a server.

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record sound

does nothing, and I don't see anything on the current player object that records.

Any ideas? I'm hoping I don't have to donate $8k to see this feature added:
https://livecode.com/infinite-livecode- ... recording/

Other sources:
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15321
https://livecode.com/removing-quicktime ... er-object/

[jameshale]

This stretch goal was funded.

https://livecode.com/project/infinite-livecode/

We are just waiting for the summer of 2016.
Unfortunately we do not know which summer of 2016 ;-(

[ittarter]

http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/ ... -8_1_0.pdf

So I'm reading that "64-bit standalones for Mac OS X do not have support for audio recording or the
revVideoGrabber external." (p. 3)

That sounds like audio recording is supposed to work for other OSs. Anybody know how?

pg. 15:

"Windows DirectShow Player Control (8.1.0-dp-1)
Due to the recent decision by Apple to end support for QuickTime on Windows, the player
implementation on that platform has been replaced with one based on DirectShow. This is a
multimedia API that is available by default on all versions of Windows supported by LiveCode.
The new implementation should function as a drop-in replacement for the old one, though some
properties are not yet implemented"

I wonder if audio recording is one of those properties that haven't yet been implemented.

I've checked all patch notes since 8.1.0 DP 1 and nothing mentions audio recording functionality.

[Klaus]

On the Mac you can use "MergAV", since the complete MergExt external collection is now part of LC >= 8.1x!
Check this page for more info: http://mergext.com/home/mergav/

[ittarter]

Hi Klaus! Good to know I can code a Mac recording option but it will be difficult to test for the time being.

Do you know of any options for Windows, Android and HTML5 platform options?