player - strange Video behaviour before stop

[JamesWebster]

Hi everyone!,
I encountered a problem with the player object. When I try to play a Video, it plays fine till it is almost finished. Then the Video freezes like half a second before it is supposed to end and then skips right to the end. I tried to mask the player with a graphic "rectangle" (in the "on playstopped" function) already, but this didn't work either. I think it has something to do with the "On playstopped" function. Can anybody help me with this problem? I`m using Livecode Version 4.6.1, thank you for your help in advance! I attached the code I'm using.

best regards,
James Webster

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On opencard
   local filepath
      put specialFolderPath("desktop") & "/Urteil/Video_1.mp4" into filepath
      set the filename of player "Videos" to (filepath)
      start player "Videos"
end opencard

On Playstopped
   lock screen
   set the filename of player "Videos" to empty
   unlock screen
end playstopped

[Mark]

Hi James,

Does it help if you set the alwaysBuffer of the player control to true?

Why locking the screen and why masking? Have you tried it without locking the screen? Why even setting the filename of the player control to empty? What is it that you are trying to achieve by this?

You could execute the following in the message box:

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set the callbacks of player 1 to (the duration of player 1 & comma & "player1CallbackMsg"

and replace the playStopped handler with

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on player1CallbackMsg
     set the filename of player "Videos" to empty
end player1CallbackMsg

Best regards,

Mark

[Klaus]

Hi James,

does it play fine if you comment out the "playstpped" handler?


Best

Klaus

[Mark]

Hi Klaus,

I think it does, because he says he believes it has something to do with the playStopped handler. I presume he did a test without this handler.

Kind regards,

Mark

[Klaus]

Hi Mark,

ah, OK, believing and scritping/programming does not fit too well together, so I just wanted to be sure

James, try this:

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On Playstopped
   lock screen
   lock messages
   ## PLAYSTOPPED will also be sent when you set the FILENAME to a new file or to empty!
   ## maybe this will help...?
   set the filename of player "Videos" to empty
   unlock screen
   unlock messages
end playstopped

Does not make any sense, but what the heck, its worth a try!?


Best

Klaus