Players, playing data from RAM

[Scott Rossi]

On 6/12/03 1:39 PM, "Dave Cragg" <dcragg at lacscentre.co.uk> wrote:

> My main question is whether there is a way to play audio data through
> a Player object without linking the Player to an external file or url.
> 
> I think the answer is no, but I'm really hoping I've missed something.

I would guess "no" but a few questions first...

Is this for Mac or Windows or both?

Are you relying on QuickTime?  If so, what version?  What version of MC?


> I developed a language learning application that plays a conversation
> as a series of audio clips. Originally the clips were in au format
> and were played with the "play audioclip" command. When one clip
> ended, the next was played. All the clips for a single conversation
> were imported to a single stack. Open the stack (downloaded from an
> ftp or http server) and the clips are all in RAM. This worked fine,
> and the playback was seamless.

Next question would be, do you have to use MP3?  If you can't use au, is WAV
possible?

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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