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soundDevice
Syntax
the soundDevice
Description
System property; allows the sound mixing device to be set while the movie plays. The possible settings are the devices listed in soundDeviceList
.
Several sound devices can be referenced. The various sound devices for Windows have different advantages.
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MacroMix (Windows)The lowest common denominator for Windows playback. This device functions on any Windows computer, but its latency is not as good as that of other devices. |
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DirectSound (Windows))A sound device Xtra that permits low-latency audio playback performance on Windows and ensures reliable playing, mixing, and switching between different audio sources such as Director, AVI, and QuickTime sound. DirectSound is the default value for |
This Xtra requires DirectSound 5 or later from Microsoft. The DirectSound Xtra (DirectSound.x32) and Microsoft's DirectSound must both be installed in order for the DirectSound |
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Windows NT 4 does not support DirectSound. |
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QT3Mix (Windows)Mixes sound with QuickTime audio and possibly with other applications if they use DirectSound. This device requires that QuickTime be installed and has better latency than MacroMix. |
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MacSoundManager (Macintosh)The only sound device available on the Macintosh. |
Example
This statement sets the sound device to the MacroMix for a Windows computer. If the newly assigned device fails, the soundDevice
property is not changed.
set the soundDevice = "MacroMix"
See also
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