class Movieplayer
class, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Extends the Movieplayer class inside Realbasic.
Notes: Some calls need QuickTime 2.5 and some 3.0. Ask if you need details and I can add the version requirement to each call.

MoviePlayer.clearMBS as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Clears current selection.
Example:

if movieplayer1.ClearMBS=0 then
  msgbox "ok"
else
  msgbox "unable to clear"
end if

Notes: Returns a Mac OS error code.

MoviePlayer.ControlbarHeightMBS as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Returns the height of the controlbar in pixels.
Example:

msgbox str(movieplayer1.ControlbarHeightMBS)

Notes: Normally 16 pixels.

m=movieplayer1.copyMBS

m=movieplayer1.cutMBS

MoviePlayer.EditableMBS as boolean
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Set and get if a movie can be edited in the movieplayer control.
Example:

EditableMBS.editable=True 'make editable

Notes:
You'll see the controller button changing on QuickTime 4.0.
(Read and Write runtime property)

Movieplayer.KeysEnabledMBS as boolean
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 5.1, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Whether keystokes are enabled or disabled.
Notes: (Read and Write runtime property)

Movieplayer.MovieChangedMBS as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 5.0, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Informs the movie player control that its movie changed.
Notes:
If you change the movie internally you may call this function so the moviecontroller can update itself. (e.g. after you added new stuff to the movie)

Returns a Mac OS error code.

Movieplayer.MovieChangedMBS(themovie as movie) as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 3.2, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Informs the movie player control that the movie changed.
Notes:
If you change the movie internally you may call this function so the moviecontroller can update itself. (e.g. after you added new stuff to the movie)

Returns a Mac OS error code.

i=movieplayer1.pasteMBS(newmovie)

Movieplayer.PlayEveryFrameMBS as boolean
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 4.1, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Whether to play every frame of the movie.
Notes: (Read and Write runtime property)

Movieplayer.PlaySelectionMBS as boolean
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 4.1, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Whether to play only the selection of the movie.
Notes: (Read and Write runtime property)

MoviePlayer.RedrawMBS
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Redraws the current showed picture.
Example:

movieplayer1.redraw

Notes:
Implemented but not tested.
Seems to be not useful in Realbasic.

MoviePlayer.SelectAllMBS
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Select all in the movieplayer.

MoviePlayer.SelectNoneMBS
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Removes the selection of the movie player object.

Movieplayer.ShowStatusMessage(message as string) as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 3.3, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Tells the movieplayer to show a status message.
Notes: Returns a Mac OS error code. (0 for successfull, -1 for function not available)

Movieplayer.StepMBS(value as integer)
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class Movieplayer, Plugin version: 5.0, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Moves the current position by value frames.
Example:

movieplayer1.stepmbs 1 // one frame forward

Notes:
The movement ends on the bounds of the movie without an error.
Negative values for moving backward.

MoviePlayer.UndoMBS as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Undos last action.
Example:

if movieplayer1.undoMBS=0 then
  msgbox "ok"
else
  msgbox "unable to undo"
end if

Notes: Returns a Mac OS error code.

MoviePlayer.volumeMBS as integer
method, QuickTime, MBS QuickTime Plugin (QuickTime), class MoviePlayer, Mac OS X: Works, Windows: Works, Linux x86: Does nothing, Feedback.

Function: Set and get the volume of a movie.
Example:

movie.volumeMBS=256 'max

Notes:
The volume may be between -256 and 256.
you don't hear anything if volume <=0.
For Sound Manager 3.0 and newer it should even work to set volume bigger than 256.
To switch between sound and nosound do:
movie.volumeMBS = -movie.volumeMBS
Disabled in Realbasic 4.5 because there is allready such a method.
(Read and Write runtime property)

Some examples which use this method:

• /QuickTime/Movieplayer with options