User Guide

Rendering functionality 405
Movie properties
Use these properties to control which renderer the movie uses:
colorBuffer
Depth
Get Either 16 or 32, depending on the
hardware card. Controls the precision of
the hardware output buffer.
None
getHardware
Info()
Returns a
property list of the
specifics of the
hardware card (if
any) on the
client’s machine
A property list with the following entries:
#present: TRUE (1) if the card is present;
FALSE (0) if the card is absent
#vendor: the vendor name as a string, with
a value of Unknown if the name can’t be
determined
#model: the name of the model of the
hardware card, as a string
#maxTextureSize[maxWidth, maxHeight]:
maximum height and width of textures.
Textures are reduced in size if they
exceed these maximums.
#supportedTexturePixelFormat: texture
pixel formats supported by card.
#textureUnits: number of texture units
the card has
#depthBufferRange: list of bit-depth
resolutions available
#colorBufferRange: list of bit-depth
resolutions
Property Access Description
preferred3d
Renderer
Get and set The renderer a particular movie prefers. The default value is
#auto, which allows the movie to pick the best available
renderer. This property is not the same as the
currentRenderer property. The preferred3dRenderer
property stipulates which renderer the movie prefers,
whereas the
currentRenderer property gives the renderer
currently in use. The possible values for the
preferred3dRenderer property are as follows:
#openGL: openGL drivers for a hardware accelerator
#directX7_0: DirectX7_0 drivers for a hardware accelerator
#directX5_2: DirectX5_2 drivers for a hardware accelerator
#software: built-in Director software renderer
active3d
Renderer
Get The renderer the movie is actually using. Equivalent to the
RendererServices object currentRenderer property.
Possible values are as follows:
#openGL: openGL drivers for a hardware accelerator
#directX7_0: DirectX7_0 drivers for a hardware accelerator
#directX5_2: DirectX5_2 drivers for a hardware accelerator
#software: built-in Director software renderer
Property Access Description Default