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Previous Cast Member (left arrow)
current cast) in the viewer.
Play initiates the streaming process for the current RealMedia cast member. For more
information about the streaming process, see the
Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
Rewind
stops playback, empties the stream buffer, and resets the stream to the beginning. This is
equivalent to the
see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
Stop stops the playback but does not reset the stream to the beginning or empty the stream
buffer. If the user clicks Play after clicking Stop, play resumes where it left off, without rebuffering
(unless it is a live stream, in which case it rebuffers to join the live stream in progress). This is
equivalent to the
method, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
Current Time Controller
The slider is disabled if the duration of the stream is not yet known (for example, the first time a
stream plays), if
drags the slider while the stream is playing, the stream buffers and automatically starts playing
from the new position, but if the slider is dragged while the stream is paused or stopped, the
user must click the Play button to restart the stream. This is equivalent to the
in script. For more information about this method, see the Scripting Reference topics in the
Director Help Panel.
The media status bar
current time and duration of the stream on the right, in the format MM:SS.S or HH:MM:SS.S.
If the stream is playing, the status appears as Playing. For more information about the
property, see the Scripting Reference topics in the Director Help Panel.
mediaStatus
To view a RealMedia cast member in the RealMedia viewer:
Select Window > RealMedia to open the RealMedia viewer.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the Play button to play the RealMedia cast member that is currently on the Stage or
selected in the Cast window.
Use the Next (right arrow) and Previous (left arrow) buttons to select the RealMedia cast
member you want to view, and click the Play button.
Double-click a RealMedia cast member in the Cast window; a RealMedia viewer opens
automatically.
Publishing Shockwave content with RealMedia
The Xtra for RealMedia is not part of the standard Shockwave 8.5, but can be downloaded from
the Macromedia website. The first time a user attempts to play Shockwave content that contains
a RealMedia cast member, the Shockwave Player automatically downloads and installs the Xtra
for RealMedia if you selected RealMedia Asset.x32 in the Movie Xtras dialog box.
lets you view the previous RealMedia cast member (in the
method in script. For more information about this method,
stop (RealMedia)
pause (RealMedia)
lets the user jump ("seek") to any position in the RealMedia stream.
is
mediaStatus #closed
displays the current value of the
state (RealMedia)
method in script. For more information about this
, or if the cast member references a live feed. If the user
mediaStatus
Using RealMedia content in Director
property in the Scripting
method
seek
property on the left, and the
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