embedding a large number of copyrighted images

[Eric Chatonet]

Hi Nicolas,

Any Rev stack is fully loaded in RAM then 1000 embedded images might  
mean too much RAM involved: you have to calculate this first.

If it is not too much, store the images into a specific custom  
property set:
set the uImage[x] of this stack to url("binfile:" & <filePath>)
then:
set the text of img x to the uImage[x] of this stack

If it can't be done, a way (not tested) could be to save the images  
stripping off some chars at the beginning of the file and create a  
correct temp file on-the-fly by adding the missing data then delete  
the temp file when it's no longer needed.
Official image files will be unreadable.
See the tempName function in Rev docs.
Hope this helps.

Best regards from Paris,
Eric Chatonet.

Le 6 juin 07 à 06:58, Nicolas Cueto a écrit :

> Hello All,
>
> An application I've made works with 1000's of images (and sounds). Up
> to now, I've used:
>
>   set the filename of [image object] to [file path]
>
> However, the copyright holder of the images advises me that, should I
> wish to share/sell my application, all the images need to be embedded
> into it.
>
> I know about RunRev's "import all images in folder", and about using
> the id numbers of these imported images to set button icons. But my
> images are of varying sizes, and button objects do not resize the way
> image objects do.
>
> So, I guess if I had to go with button icons, I could use "set
> width/height" and then lock the size of each of the 1000+ images.
>
> But, are there other ways of working with referenced images?
>
> Plus, I imagine that the stacks/substacks in which the images (and
> sounds) are stored might be (very?!) large. Are there issues I should
> be aware of when using RunRev with large stacks/substacks?
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Nicolas Cueto

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