User Guide

1080 Chapter 14: Properties
video (RealMedia, Windows Media)
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
memberOrSpriteObjRef.video
// JavaScript syntax
memberOrSpriteObjRef.video;
Description
RealMedia and Windows Media property; allows you to set or get whether the sprite or cast
member renders video (
TRUE or 1) or only plays the sounds (FALSE or 0). Read/write.
Integer values other than 1 or 0 are treated as
TRUE.
Use this property to suppress the video while playing the audio component of a RealMedia or
Windows Media cast member, or to toggle the video on and off during playback.
Example
The following examples show that the video property for sprite 2 and the cast member Real is set
to
TRUE.
-- Lingo syntax
put(sprite(2).video) -- 1
put(member("Real").video) -- 1
// JavaScript syntax
put(sprite(2).video); // 1
put(member("Real").video); // 1
The following examples set the video property to FALSE for the RealMedia video element of
sprite 2 and the cast member Real.
-- Lingo syntax
sprite(2).video = FALSE
member("Real").video = FALSE
// JavaScript syntax
sprite(2).video = 0;
member("Real").video = 0;
videoFormat
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
dvdObjRef.videoFormat
// JavaScript syntax
dvdObjRef.videoFormat;
Description
DVD property. Returns a symbol that indicates the video format. Read-only.